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Review: The Subjunctive Part I Posted by Adir on May 12, 2010
Let’s review the form of some irregular verbs in the present subjunctive. Volar – vuele, vueles, vuele, volemos, voléis, vuelen Querer – quiera, quieras, quiera, queramos, queráis, quieran Poder – pueda, puedas, pueda, podamos, podáis, puedan Volver – vuelva, vuelvas, vuelva, volvamos, volváis, vuelvan Pedir – pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidáis, pidan Sentir – sienta…
The Subjunctive II: Irregular Verbs Forms Posted by Adir on Nov 17, 2008
These are the most common irregular verb forms in the Present Subjunctive. The stems are derived from the present tense first person “yo” form. caber (to fit) – quepa, quepas, quepa, quepamos, quepáis, quepan caer (to fall) – caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan decir (to say) – diga, digas, diga, digamos, digáis, digan hacer…
The Subjunctive I – Forms and Meanings Posted by Adir on Nov 10, 2008
The subjunctive isn’t a tense: present, past, or future. It is a mood (or mode), because it indicates how the speaker feels about or perceives a situation rather than when an action occurred. The subjunctive expresses unreal, hypothetical, theoretical, imaginary, uncorroborated, or unconfirmed conditions or situations. These expressions come from the speaker’s doubts, emotions, wishes…