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Subjunctive Vs Indicative

The document discusses the subjunctive and indicative moods in Spanish. The subjunctive mood is used to express uncertainty or possibility, such as wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations. It has present and imperfect conjugations. The indicative mood expresses certainty and is used for statements about the present, past and future. Examples are provided to illustrate the difference between using the subjunctive versus indicative mood.

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Subjunctive Vs Indicative

The document discusses the subjunctive and indicative moods in Spanish. The subjunctive mood is used to express uncertainty or possibility, such as wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations. It has present and imperfect conjugations. The indicative mood expresses certainty and is used for statements about the present, past and future. Examples are provided to illustrate the difference between using the subjunctive versus indicative mood.

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Subjunctive or

Indicative
Subjunctive Mood is used when the existence of a person or
object (idea) is uncertain. For example, I can ask you to do
something, but will you? (There is doubt.) I can hope that
something will happen, but will it? (There is doubt.)

The Subjunctive Mood is used to express wishes or desires, to


talk about things that are hypothetical, philosophical, uncertain,
or may not exist.

Imagined, Desired, Hopefully, Doubt

There are two conjugations of the subjunctive mood:


Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Indicative Mood is used when making statements
about things that are certain, probable, and true.
There is no doubt or uncertainty that something
exists. The Indicative Mood is used when talking
about what will happen, what is happening, and
what has happened.

Forms of the Indicative include: Present, Preterite,


Imperfect, Future, and Conditional
Sometimes the difference between subjunctive and
indicative is a small word.

Ex. I need the person that speaks Russian.


I need a person that speaks Russian.

The first sentence is indicative because I need the


specific person. The second sentence is subjunctive
because I need a person that speaks Russian, but is
there someone out there that speaks Russian? We are
not sure.
The subjunctive mood can usually be identified using
the WEIRDO phrase.

Wish/Want/Desire
Emotion
Impersonal Expressions
Requests/Recommend
Doubt/Denial
Ojalá que

There is also usually a change in subject in the


sentence from the beginning until the end.
The word “que” (that) is also used in subjunctive
sentences in Spanish.

It is not always used in English, but must be used in


Spanish.

I hope you have a great day.-English


Or –I hope that you have a great day.-English

Espero que tú tengas un buen día.-Español


Please tell if the following sentences are in the
subjunctive mood or the indicative mood.

 I want to tell you the truth.


 She hopes to travel to Peru in the fall.
 We doubt that you listen to the teacher.
 They recommend that we try the fish.
 He asks you for help.
 You are happy that you have a cat.
 I want to tell you the truth.
 Indicative (want to tell is verb phrase)
 She hopes to travel to Peru in the fall.
 Indicative (subject doesn’t change)
 We doubt that you listen to the teacher.
 Subjunctive
 They recommend that we try the fish.
 Subjunctive
 He asks you for help.
 Indicative (asks you for help, not that you help)
 You are happy that you have a cat.
 Indicative (subject doesn’t change)
Please tell if the following sentences are in the
subjunctive mood or the indicative mood.

 It’s possible that you are telling a lie.


 I hope that we leave school early.
 We like to eat cake.
 Do your homework!
 They are running the race tomorrow.
 He is certain that the food is cold.
 It’s possible that you are telling a lie.
 Subjunctive
 I hope that we leave school early.
 Subjunctive
 We like to eat cake.
 Indicative (no change of subject)
 Do your homework!
 Command (Imperative)
 They are running the race tomorrow.
 Indicative (no change of subject)
 He is certain that the food is cold.
 Indicative (certainty)

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