El subjuntivo: Verbos regulares
To say that one person wants, suggests, or demands that someone else do something, use the subjunctive mood. A sentence that includes the subjunctive form has two parts, the main clause and the subordinate clause, connected by the word que.
Quiero que respires lentamente.
Sugiero que bebas agua antes de correr.
El entrenador exige que los atletas estiren los músculos.
You can also suggest more general or impersonal ideas using expressions such as es necesario . . . , es bueno . . . , and es importante . . . , followed by que and a form of the present subjuntive.
Es necesario que hagas ejercicio.
Es importante que los jóvenes coman bien.
To form the subjunctive, drop the -o ending to the yo form of the present tense, and add the present subjunctive endings to the stem of the verb.
saltar
conocer
decir
salte
saltemos
saltes
saltéis
salte
salten
conozca
conozcamos
conozcas
conozcáis
conozca
conozcan
diga
digamos
digas
digáis
diga
digan
Verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in order to keep the pronunciation consistent.
buscar (c → qu)
pagar (g → gu)
cruzar (z → c)
busque
busquemos
busques
busquéis
busque
busquen
pague
paguemos
pagues
paguéis
pague
paguen
cruce
crucemos
cruces
crucéis
cruce
crucen
Monday, May 26, 2008
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