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Uses of the subjunctive

Explore the uses of the subjunctive mood in Spanish, including expressing uncertainty, wishes, emotions, impersonal expressions, recommendations, doubts, desires, and indirect commands. Learn when to use the subjunctive in complex sentences and dependent clauses with a change of subject.

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Uses of the subjunctive

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  1. Uses of the subjunctive • El subjuntivo: The subjunctive • Uncertainty • Wants or Wishes • Emotions • Impersonal Expressions • Recommendations • Doubts or Desires

  2. More uses • Orders (indirect commands) The subjunctive may also be used in describing a nonexistent antecedent. It is used in noun, adjective and adverb clauses. In English, we would say “I wish I were. . .”

  3. Three moods in Spanish • The indicative Certainty, facts • The subjunctive Uncertainty, feelings • The imperative Commands, orders

  4. El subjuntivo: The subjunctive UWEIRDO

  5. ncertainty ishes, wants motions UWEIRDO mpersonal Expressions ecommendations oubts, desires rders (indirect commands)

  6. ?Cuándo usamos? • Generally, the subjunctive is used: • in a complex sentence connected by the word “que” • in the dependent clause • when a change of subject occurs Sra. Morgan espera que Uds. estudien

  7. Uncertainty No es cierto que el autobús venga a mi casa. Tan pronto como el autobús llegue a la casa, vamos a la escuela.

  8. Wants or Wishes Esperamos que el conejo gane la carrera.

  9. Emotions Fido está contento que nosotros regresemos a casa.

  10. Impersonal Expressions Es triste que Ferris no pueda ir a la escuela hoy.

  11. Recommendations

  12. Doubts or Desires Dudo que la maestra sea amable.

  13. Orders (indirect commands)

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