The Present Subjunctive Tense

The Present Subjunctive Tense

Por la Sra. Kurtz

In Spanish . . .

• There is more than 1 present tense!

– The present indicative tense

• Used to tell what is happening now

– The present subjunctive tense

• Used after expressions of hope or wishes

In English . . .

• A special verb form is not required after

expressions of hope.

– I hope that you do the homework.

• In Spanish, however, it is different!

The Present Subjunctive

1. Start with the YO form

2. Drop the -O

3. Add opposite vowel ending

4. -AR e, es, e, emos, en

5. -ER/-IR a, as, a, amos, an

6. NOTICE! The YO and the ÉL forms are the

same! Include the subject in your sentence

to clarify!

The Present Subjunctive

• The present subjunctive will seem very

familiar to you . . .

• Use the present subjunctive after the

phrase OJALÁ QUE to express hope.

Subjunctive v. Indicative

• Indicative sentence

• Hablamos español hoy.

• We speak Spanish today

• Subjunctive sentence

• Ojalá que hablemos español hoy.

• It’s hoped that we speak Spanish today.

Práctica

Practicamos con la conjugación de los

subjuntivos y expresiones de deseos

(hope).