the subjunctive with impersonal expressions
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The Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions
In Spanish, the SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD is used for the many situations in life when something is not 100% certain or true. The subjunctive is used for uncertainty, doubt, desire, wishes, feelings, things that are impersonal, and several other moods. For now, we are only going to discuss the present subjunctive when it is used with the impersonal expressions, because there is no guarantee that the next part of the sentence will happen.
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es bueno que it's good thates importante que it's important that
es lógico que it's logical thates malo que it's bad thates mejor que it's better /best that
es necesario que it's necessary thates peligroso que it's dangerous thates posible que it's possible that
es raro que it's rare (strange) thates ridículo que it's ridiculous that
es triste que it's sad thates una lástima que it's a pity that
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el subjuntivo
• The construction of the present tense subjunctive sentence with impersonal expressions will look like:
Impersonal expression (this is the “trigger”) +que + new subject + present subjunctive of the verbYou need to have a NEW subject for the sentence to be subjunctive. In these impersonal expressions, the first subject is the “it.”
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• The formation of the present tense subjunctive will be easy for you because it is exactly the same as the formal commands!
• This time, you can follow the rule for more endings than just Usted and Ustedes.
• Remember, since you are switching endings, the –car, -gar, -zar rules apply!
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Take the yo form, drop the O, add the opposite ending.Comer
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Take the yo form, drop the O, add the opposite ending.Hablar
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Take the yo form, drop the O, add the opposite ending.Escribir
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Take the yo form, drop the O, add the opposite ending.Hacer
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For -ar and -er stem-changing verbs, the formula applies except that there is no stem change in the nosotros form.
Poder
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For -ir stem-changing verbs, the stem change in the nosotros form follows these patterns:
o ue verbs change o u; eie verbs change e i; e:i verbs change e i.
Remember dormir and durmiendo?Dormir:
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Take the yo form, drop the O, add the opposite ending.Sentir
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Take the yo form, drop the O, add the opposite ending.Buscar
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Take the yo form, drop the O, add the opposite ending.Llegar
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Take the yo form, drop the O, add the opposite ending.Almorzar
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Irregulars in Ud. Commands = irregular in subjunctive!Ir
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• So now, on to USING the subjunctive with impersonal expressions:
• Impersonal expression (this is the “trigger”) • +que • + new subject • + present subjunctive of the verb
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It’s important that you study. (are you definitely studying? No. This person speaking feels that it’s important, but you can’t say “estudias” because that means you definitely study. The subjunctive is going to open up the idea that there is no guarantee here).
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• In Spanish: Es importante que tú estudies. • It’s important that you study (for you to study)• Sometimes in English we don’t say things
exactly grammatically correct, so sometimes instead of “that” we use “for (subject) to.”
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It’s necessary for you guys to get good grades on this quiz = what you are really saying is
• “it is necessary that you all get good grades on this quiz.”
• Es necesario que ustedes saquen buenas notas en esta prueba.
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It may be helpful for you to rewrite sentences in English to be sure you know that it fits this model with the “que” plus a different subject:
1. It’s important for her to study Spanish in college= rewritten in ENGLISH = ______________________________________________________________________Now, the Spanish version with subjunctive:______________________________________________________________________
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• It’s logical for him to arrive late tonight. =Eng = ______________________________________________________________________
• Span = ______________________________________________________________________
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3. It’s strange that she eats lunch alone. ______________________________________________________
4. It’s ridiculous that we don’t have spring break next year. ______________________________________________________________________
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5. It’s better for us to go to the store now. ______________________________________________________________________
6. It’s a shame that they don’t know the new student. ______________________________________________________________________
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7. It’s important for her to come to class on time. ______________________________________________________________________
8. It’s dangerous that your dad doesn’t use a helmet! ______________________________________________________________________
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