WEDDING describes a condition requiring the use of the subjunctive mood.
W – Wish/Will
Verbs that express a desire, including querer/to want, desear/to desire and preferir/to prefer, require the subjunctive
mood.
El professor quiere que sus alumnos hablen en español todos los días./The teacher wants his students to speak
Spanish every day.
E – Emotion
Some verbs expressing emotion include esperar/to hope, alegrarse/to become happy and temer/to fear. They all call
for the use of the subjunctive.
¡Cuanto me alegro de que mi amiga regrese de las vacaciones!/I'm so happy that my friend is returning from
vacation!
D – Doubt
Use the subjunctive with the verb dudar/to doubt.
Dudo que mi hermana vaya a la universidad./I doubt that my sister will go to college.
D – Denial
Negar/to deny is another verb that will always require the subjunctive.
Señora Solís negó que estuviera en casa a las cinco./Mrs. Solis denied that she was at home at five o'clock.
I – Impersonal expressions
When you use impersonal expressions like es necesario, this is another occasion when you will need to turn to the
subjunctive.
Es mejor que la fiesta termine a la medianoche./It's better if the party ends at midnight.
N – Negation
Although verbs like creer/to believe and pensar/to think call for the indicative mood, in their negative forms,
Spanish speakers must switch to the subjunctive.
No creo que haga sol mañana./I don't think it will be sunny tomorrow.
G – God
The expression ojalá que will always require the subjunctive mood. Although the phrase is used to convey, "I hope
that . . .", its literal translation is, "may God grant that . . ."
Ojalá que ganes el campeonato./I hope you win the championship.
THE PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE:
Impersonal expressions, expressions of emotion, doubt, disbelief, denial, conjunctions
Nombre: _________________________________________
La fecha: _________________________________________
Translate into grammatical Spanish, with brackets { } around the main clause, around the subordinate
clause, circle your connector/conjunction, underline the indicative verb in the main clause with a
single line, and double underline any verb in the subjunctive.
GRAMMATICALLY TRANSLATE ALL OF THE BELOW.
IMPERSONAL EXPRESSIONS USING THE SUBJUNCTIVE:
1. I am happy that you come today. (to come = venir)
2. It’s sad that my friend loses her dog (perro) every day. (to lose = perder, eie)
3. It’s a shame that I have a cold (to have = tener; a cold = un resfrío)
4. It’s strange that you don’t bring books to class. (to bring = traer)
5. It’s impossible that your mother arrives today. (to arrive = llegar)
6.
It’s necessary that my family cleans (limpiar) my clothes (mi ropa.)
7. It’s urgent that Miguel goes to the hospital (al hospital)!
EXPRESSIONS OF DOUBT, DENIAL, DISBELIEF USING THE SUBJUNCTIVE:
8. You doubt that I study every night. (to study = estudiar)
9. Raúl denies that his friends fight. (to fight = pelear)
10. There is no doubt that we have a meeting today. (a meeting = una reunión.)
11. We believe that there is hope. (there is = hay; hope = la esperanza)
12. My doctor is certain that I am sick. (to be = ser or estar—you choose!)
13. My friends are sure that we have a test today.
14. I don’t think that you understand the story. (to understand = comprender; the story = la cuenta)
USING THE SUBJUNCTIVE WITH CONJUNCTIONS
15. My family goes (ir) to the store (la tienda) so that we can cook tonight. (poder)
16. You don’t take the food unless he needs it. (to take = tomar; to need = necesitar)
17. I began to study as soon as I arrived home. (to begin = empezar; to arrive = llegar)
18. The boys need to exercise in case they have a competition today. (to exercise = hacer ejercicios)
17. I studied as soon as he I arrived. (to arrive = llegar)