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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions. P. 371 Avancemos 2. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions. You know that the subjunctive mood is used to say that one person influences the actions of another. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions.

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

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  1. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions P. 371 Avancemos 2

  2. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions • You know that the subjunctive mood is used to say that one person influences the actions of another.

  3. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions • Sometimes you use an impersonal expression to express how you influence another person’s actions. • Here are some impersonal expressions that are often followed by que + subjunctive:

  4. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions • Es importante • Es necesario • Es mejor • Es bueno • Es malo • Es preferible

  5. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions • Es necesario que Uds. tengan buenos modales. • It’s necessarythat you have good manners.

  6. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions • Es mejorque consigamos una habitación doble. • It’s betterthat we get a double room.

  7. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions • Note that in the examples above, a specific person is mentioned in the second half of the sentence. • If no person is specified, the infinitive is used without que. • Compare the following sentences.

  8. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions • Para ser un buen turista, es importante ser muy cortés. • To be a good tourist, it’s important to be very polite.

  9. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions • Es importante que seas un turista cortés. • It’s important that you be a polite tourist.

  10. Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions • You already know that hay means there is / there are. The infinitive is HABER. • Es importantequehayaentrevistas con los estudiantes en el periódico escolar. • Itisimportantthattherebeinterviews withstudents in theschoolnewspaper.

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