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Español
201 |
Prof.
Angeles Castrillejo |
Cap.9
Presente
de subjuntivo |
Uses of the
present subjunctive 1:
There
are many uses of the present subjunctive today we’re going to focus only in
two of them.
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The use of the present subjunctive to express wishes suggestions and
advice. |
Example:
Te recomiendo que
estudies mucho
español.
(main clause:indicative)
(subordinate clause: subjunctive).
Mis amigos me sugieren que
compre un
carro nuevo .
(main clause:indicative)
(subordinate clause: subjunctive).
Note that "que " introduces the subordinate clause.
Some verbs to express advice, or express wishes or
suggestions in the main clause are the following: aconsejar, desear, esperar,
pedir, permitir, preferir, prohibir, querer, recomendar, rogar, sugerir.
When you see these verbs in the main
clause, that’s a clue to know that the verb
in the subordinate clause must be in
the present subjuntive.
The use of the
present subjunctive with impersonal expressions
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Some
impersonal expressions are used in main clauses to express advice, to give
suggestions or to make request.
Here
you have some examples:
Impersonal expressions |
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Es
importante que |
It’s
important that |
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Es
justo que |
It’s
fair that |
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Es
mejor que |
It’s
better that |
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Es
necesario que |
It’s
necessary that |
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Es
preciso que |
It’s
necessary that |
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Es
urgente que |
It’s
urgent that |
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Ojalá
que |
I
hope that |
Note:
When these expressions are
not followed by que
( that is, when they are nor followed by a subordinate clause) they are
followed by an infinitive.
Example:
Es
importante tener
amigos
Es
importante que tengas
amigos.