{"id":8401,"date":"2022-04-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/?p=8401"},"modified":"2022-05-04T03:17:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T03:17:28","slug":"do-you-have-doubts-about-using-the-subjunctive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/%d0%b1%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3\/do-you-have-doubts-about-using-the-subjunctive\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Have Doubts about Using the Subjunctive?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you grew up as a native English speaker, you had probably never even heard of the subjunctive before. That\u2019s because we tend not to learn grammar as a native speaker in the same way we do when we learn another language. This grammatical tense is so common, you hear it every day. Here, we\u2019ll help you with any doubts you may have about using the subjunctive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subjunctive in English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

English does have the subjunctive, but it tends to sound \u201cold timey.\u201d However, we actually use the subjunctive in English all the time! Let\u2019s take a look at this example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"CONVERSA
\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/strong>Video: Spanish-English false friends<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

\u201cThey are punished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI recommend that they not be punished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"CONVERSA
\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/strong>Online Activity: Conjugate Spanish Verbs in Present<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

Do you see how the verb changes in English between these two sentences? That\u2019s because it happens in English too! Whenever you need to express uncertainty, or desires, we use the subjunctive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the subjunctive in Spanish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a handy acronym to help us know when to use the subjunctive in Spanish. Since it\u2019s a bit weird<\/em>, we can use the acronym W.E.I.R.D.O.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W- wishes. \u201cQuiero que mis estudiantes estudien.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E- emotions. \u201cMe alegro de que no haya una tormenta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I- impersonal expressions. \u201cEs esencial que prestes atenci\u00f3n.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R- requests and recommendations. \u201cRecomiendo que vayas al restaurante nuevo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D- doubt, denial. \u201cDudo que mis hijos limpien la casa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O- ojal\u00e1. \u201cOjal\u00e1 que mi amiga llegue a tiempo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What all of these have in common is that we use the subjunctive for anything that isn\u2019t a fact. For facts, we use the indicative, or the \u201cregular old present.\u201d Anything that is your opinion, you\u2019ll need to use the subjunctive in Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forming sentences in the subjunctive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When making our own sentences, there\u2019s a formula that will get you started using the subjunctive in your daily life. Most of the time, you can follow this to help:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S1 V1 + que + S2 V2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This stands for \u201csubject 1 verb 1 + que + subject 2 verb 2.\u201d Basically, to form the subjunctive, you need a change in subject, meaning something can\u2019t be describing their doubts or opinions about themself. In this formula, the first verb is in the indicative<\/a>, and the second verb is in the subjunctive, bridged with the word \u201cque.\u201d Let\u2019s see it in action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMis padres prohiben que yo salga esta noche.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this case, the first subject (S1) is padres<\/em>, and the second subject (S2) is yo<\/em>. The first verb (V1) is in the indicative, prohiben<\/em>, and the second verb (V2), is in the subjunctive, salga.<\/em> In order to form the subjunctive, something has to cause it, which is why the subjunctive is in the second part of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This grammatical topic can seem a bit overwhelming at first, but with practice, you\u2019ll get the hang of it. Before you know it, it\u2019ll start to feel natural. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you grew up as a native English speaker, you had probably never even heard of the subjunctive before. That\u2019s because we tend not to learn grammar as a native speaker in the same way we do when we learn another language. This grammatical tense is so common, you hear it every day. Here, we\u2019ll […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":8992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,30,87,97],"tags":[48,81],"class_list":["post-8401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-grammar","category-language","category-spanish","tag-learn-spanish","tag-spanish-grammar"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Do-You-Have-Doubts-about-Using-the-Subjunctive.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}