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SPA 201 Informate 12.1

Terms in this set (92)

softened commands
ex. I want you to

uses volition

used to express what one person wants another to do
¿qué quiere la enfermera?
what does the nurse want?
quiere que mama tome la medicina ahora mismo.
she wants mother to take her medicine right now
¿qué nos sugiere Jorge?
what does Jorge suggest (we do)?
él nos sugiere que leamos sobre las nuevas clínicas venezolanas
he suggests that we read about the new Venezuelan cilnics
the verb in the clause that follows the softened expression (the verb that follows (ex. quiero que .....)) uses the ______ verb forms as a ________
same

command
because softened commands can be addressed to anyone, the endings of the verbs after the softened command change to
reflect who should complete the action
verb forms used in softened commands are
subjunctive mood

can be in the past or present tense
quiero que (nosotros) vayamos al hospital a ver a mi primo
I want us to go to the hospital to see my cousin
quiero que (tú) te quedes allí con el hoy
I want you to stay with him today
quiero que el médico nos diga cómo está mi primo
I want the doctor to tell us how my cousin is doing
aconsejar que
to advise ((someone) that)
esperar que
to hope, expect (that)
preferir (ie) que
to prefer (that)
querer (ie) que
to want ((someone/something) to)
recomendar (ie) que
to recommend (that)
sugerir (ie) que
to suggest (that)
Jorge nos sugiere que leamos sobre las nuevas clínicas venezolanas
Jorge suggests that we read about the new Venezuelan clinics
jorge y Rodrigo esperan que su amiga se mejore pronto
jorge and Rodrigo hope that their friend gets better soon
el terapueta les aconseja a los pacientes que hagan los ejercicios todos los dias
the therapist advises the patients to do (that they do) the exercises every day
forms of the present subjunctive
same as the usted (polite) command forms plus the person/number endings

AR verbs take the ER/IR endings

ER/IR verbs take the AR endings
present subjunctive: AR verbs
take the ER/IR endings
present subjunctive: ER/IR verbs
take the AR endings
present subjunctive forms
polite singular command forms with person/number endings
viajar - present subjunctive
viaje
viajes
viaje
viajemos
viajeis
viajen
comer - present subjunctive
coma
comas
coma
comamos
comais
coman
hablar - present subjunctive
hable
hables
hable
hablemos
hableis
hablen
escribir - present subjunctive
escriba
escribas
escriba
escribamos
escribais
escriban
verbs that have different stems in the yo form of the present indicative use
those same stems in the present subjunctive (as they do in the command form)
conocer - present
conozco
conocer - present subjunctive
conozca
conozcas
conozca
conozcamos
conozcais
conozcan
construir - present
construyo
construir - present subjunctive
construya
construyas
construya
construyamos
construyais
construyan
decir - present
digo
decir - present subjunctive
diga
digas
diga
digamos
digais
digan
hacer - present
hago
hacer - present subjunctive
haga
hagas
haga
hagamos
hagais
hagan
nacer - present
nazco
nacer - present subjunctive
nazca
nazcas
nazca
nazcamos
nazcais
nazcan
oir - present
oigo
oir - present subjunctive
oiga
oigas
oiga
oigamos
oigais
oigan
poner - present
pongo
poner - present subjunctive
ponga
pongas
ponga
pongamos
pongais
pongan
recoger - present
recojo
recoger - present subjunctive
recoja
recojas
recoja
recojamos
recojais
recojan
salir - present
salgo
salir - present subjunctive
salga
salgas
salga
salgamos
salgais
salgan
tener - present
tengo
tener - present subjunctive
tenga
tengas
tenga
tengamos
tengais
tengan
traducir - present
traduzco
traducir - present subjunctive
traduzca
traduzcas
traduzca
traduzcamos
traduzcais
traduzcan
traer - present
traigo
traer - present subjunctive
traiga
traigas
traiga
traigamos
traigais
traigan
venir - present
vengo
venir - present subjunctive
venga
vengas
venga
vengamos
vengais
vengan
ver - present
veo
ver - present subjunctive
vea
veas
vea
veamos
veais
vean
les recomiendo que (ustedes) se pongan zapatos cómodos; es una caminata larga
I recommend that you put on comfortable shoes; it's a long walk
mi novio quiere que (yo) conozca a sus padres, pero estoy nerviosa
my boyfriend wants me to meet his parents, but I'm nervous
los abogados sugieren que digas la verdad sobre el accidente
the lawyers suggest that you tell the truth about the accident
dar - present
doy
dar - present subjunctive
de
des
de
demos
deis
den
estar - present
estoy
estar - present subjunctive
este
estes
este
estemos
esteis
esten
ir - present
voy
ir - present subjunctive
vaya
vayas
vaya
vayamos
vayais
vayan
ser - present
soy
ser - present subjunctive
sea
seas
sea
seamos
seais
sean
saber - present
se
saber - present subjunctive
sepa
sepas
sepa
sepamos
sepais
sepan
queremos que vayas de vacaciones con nosotros
we want you to go on vacation with us
espero que mis abuelos estén bien
I hope that my grandparents are well
el veterinario recomienda que ustedes le den la medicina al gato dos veces al dia
the vet recommends that you give the cat the medicine twice a day
car, gar, zar verbs in the present subjunctive
they keep the same spelling changes they undergo in the yo form
verbs with stem-vowel changes e-ie and o-ue in the present indicative
keep those changes in the present subjunctive, except for the nosotros and vosotros forms
pensar - present subjunctive
piense
pienses
piense
pensemos
penseis
piensen
volver - present subjunctive
vuelva
vuelvas
vuelva
vuelvamos
vuelvais
vuelvan
no quiero que (tu) pienses en tu enfermedad
I don't want you to think about your illness
nos recomienda que volvamos mañana; pero sugiero que tu vuelvas hoy
they recommend that we return tomorrow; but I suggest that you return today
claudia quiere que le cuente la historia
Claudia wants me to tell her the story
in the present indicative, the stems of verbs such as pedal, servir and vestir change e-i in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros; however, in the present subjunctive
they have the same stem vowel change in all the forms
pedir - present subjunctive
pida
pidas
pida
pidamos
pidais
pidan
servir - present subjunctive
sirva
sirvas
sirva
sirvamos
sirvais
sirvan
la doctora no quiere que yo le pida mas medicina al enfermero
the doctor doesn't want me to ask the nurse for more medicine
Ella aconseja que no sirvamos licor
she advises that we don't serve liquor
mi madre sugiere que me vista en el bano
my mother suggests that I get dressed in the bathroom
verbs such as sentirse and divertirse, which show an e-ie change in the present indicative as well as an e-i change in the preterite, maintain
both changes in the present subjunctive
verbs such as dormir, which show a o-ue change in the present indicative and an o-u change in the preterite, maintain
both changes in the present subjunctive
sentirse - present subjunctive
me sienta
te sientas
se sienta
nos sintamos
os sintais
se sientan
dormir - present subjunctive
duerma
duermas
duerma
durmamos
durmais
duerman
el medico te aconseja que duermas ocho horas cada noche
the doctor advises you to sleep eight hours every night
todos quieren que nos divirtamos pero los dos estamos resfriados
everyone wants us to have fun, but we both have colds
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