The present subjunctive

Question 1

When is it used?

Answer 1

When its trigger is used

Question 2

How to form it

Answer 2

1) Conjugate into present regular YO form : tener > tengo
2) drop the final “o” to create the stem : tener > teng-
3) add the appropriate ending to the verb

Question 3

What are the endings for AR verbs

Answer 3

e
es
e
emos
éis
en

Question 4

What are the endings for ER/IR verbs

Answer 4

a
as
a
amos
áis
an

Question 5

What does the subjunctive mean

Answer 5

uncertainty

Question 6

What is CASE 1 of the triggers

Answer 6

wishing / advising / requesting … that somebody else does something

Question 7

Case 1 trigger: I want that

Answer 7

Quiero que

Question 8

Case 1 trigger: I hope that

Answer 8

espero que

Question 9

Case 1 trigger : i wish that

Answer 9

deseo que

Question 10

Case 1 trigger : I ask that

Answer 10

pido que

Question 11

Case 1 trigger : I advise that

Answer 11

aconsejo que

Question 12

Case 1 trigger : I say that

Answer 12

digo que

Question 13

Case 1 trigger : let’s hope that

Answer 13

ojalá que

Question 14

case 1 trigger : i need that

Answer 14

necesito que

Question 15

case 1 trigger : i recommend you that

Answer 15

te recomiendo que

Question 16

case 1 trigger : I suggest you that

Answer 16

te sugiero que

Question 17

case 1 trigger : i advise you that

Answer 17

te aconsejo que

Question 18

What is CASE 2 of the triggers

Answer 18

after expressions of:
joy, 
hope,
anger,
other emotions,
lile,
dislike ....... that somebody else does something

Question 19

Case 2 trigger : I like

Answer 19

me gusta que

Question 20

Case 2 trigger : i hate

Answer 20

odio que

Question 21

Case 2 trigger : i prefer

Answer 21

prefiero que

Question 22

Case 2 trigger : I;m fed up with

Answer 22

estoy harto de que

Question 23

Case 2 trigger : i’m happy that

Answer 23

estoy contento de que OR me alegro de que

Question 24

Case 2 trigger : (something) bothers me

Answer 24

me molesta que

Question 25

Case 2 trigger : (something) worries me

Answer 25

me preocupa que

Question 26

Case 2 trigger : (something) seems unfair to me

Answer 26

me parece injusto que

Question 27

Case 2 trigger : it's unfair that

Answer 27

es injusto que

Question 28

Case 2 trigger : it's unbelievable that

Answer 28

es increible que

Question 29

How many irregulars are there

Answer 29

6

Question 30

Irregular : ser - to be

Answer 30

``` sea seas sea seamos seáis sean ```

Question 31

Irregular : ir - to go

Answer 31

``` vaya vayas vaya vayamos vayáis vayan ```

Question 32

Irregular : estar - to be

Answer 32

``` esté estés esté estemos estéis estén ```

Question 33

Irregular : saber -to know

Answer 33

``` sepa sepas sepa sepamos sepáis sepan ```

Question 34

Irregular : haber -to have

Answer 34

``` haya hayas haya hayamos hayáis hayan ```

Question 35

Irregular : Dar - to give

Answer 35

``` dé des dé demos déis den ```

Question 36

Stem change : AR verbs

Answer 36

stem-change in all but the nosotros/vosotros form

Question 37

ALMORZAR = to have lunch

Answer 37

``` almuerce almuerces almuerce almorcemos almorecéis almuercen ```

Question 38

stem change : ER verbs

Answer 38

stem-change in all but the nosotros / vosotros form

Question 39

QUERER = to want

Answer 39

``` quiera quieras quiera queramos queráis quieran ```

Question 40

Stem change IR verbs

Answer 40

Stem-change in all, but in the nosotros / vosotros form change the E-> I or O -> U where appropriate

Question 41

MENTIR = to lie

Answer 41

``` mienta mientas mienta mintamos mintáis mientan ```

Question 42

Spell - changing verbs : Verbs ending in CAR

Answer 42

change C ---> QU

Question 43

Spell - changing verbs : Verbs ending in GAR

Answer 43

change G ----> GU

Question 44

Spell - changing verbs : Verbs ending in ZAR

Answer 44

change Z ----> C

Question 45

What is the acronym for the usages

Answer 45

``` W: wishes, desires, orders E: emotions I: impersonal expressesions R: recommendants and suggestions D: doubt and verbs of belief used negatively O: ojalá (if only) ```

Question 46

``` phrases that require the subjunctive: so that provided that unless in case without before the fact that provided that ```

Answer 46

``` a fin de que / para que con tal (de) que a menos que en caso de que sin que antes (de) que el hecho de que siempre que ```

Question 47

``` Set subjunctive phrases whatever happens be that as it may whatever he does / i do wherever it comes from whatever they say ```

Answer 47

``` pase lo que pase sea como sea haga lo que haga venga de donde venga diga lo que digan ```

Question 48

``` Conjunctions of time: as soon as while when until however much after no matter how much ```

Answer 48

``` tan pronto como / en cuanto / luego que mientras cuando hasta que por mucho que después que por más que ```

Question 49

When to use conjunctions of time with subjunctive

Answer 49

if the main clause is in the future or a command

Question 50

Subjunctive in relative clauses

Answer 50

use subjunctive when the antedecent (the word the clause modifies) is indefinite or negative e.g i need a doctor who speaks Spanish

Question 51

``` indefinite expressions are always followed by the subjunctive: whoever whenever wherever however whatever ```

Answer 51

``` quienquiera cuandoquiera dondequiera comoquiera cualquiera ```