4. El indicativo
Handles most everyday situations.
Normal, businesslike, straightforward
For normal, straightforward talk about
whatʼs real, and whatʼs either going on
right now, or definitely going to happen
without a doubt
A business man, the Indicative, Mr.
Straightforward-- looks a bit like this..
6. El subjunctivo
If the subjunctive were a person, it
would look like this (ahh- the secret!)
spaced-out hippy, lodging happily in a
world of unreality and uncertainty,
always subjectively giving his hippy
interpretation of reality and emotions,
philosophizing all day long about
hypothetical and interesting things that
probably havenʼt happened yet!
Slightly disconnected with reality
7. Overview of Subjunctive
vs. Indicative
If you are sure that something exists, you
use the indicative.
But when it’s not specified, or are not sure, if
a certain person, place, or thing exits, the
subjunctive comes into play...
Normal Dude= Indicative
Weird Hippy Dude= Subjunctive
8. Last Example: Elvis T-
Shirt
Let’s say for whatever crazy reason- I want a Elvis
t-shirt.
So I go to the store.. and I can say one of two
things.
1. Busco una camiseta que lleva una foto de Elvis.
(lleva=indicative)
2. Busco una camiseta que lleve una foto de Elvis.
(lleve=subjunctive)
Both sentences mean same thing: I am looking for a
T-shirt with a photo of Elvis.
In 1st sentence, you use indicative, because I know
they have the t-shirt!
In 2nd sentence, you use subjunctive because I’m
not sure they have one!
9. The Subjunctive After
“Que”
The subjunctive likes to
follow ‘que’ and is used
after verbs that
express:
-Wishes, hopes, and
desires
-Esperar que
-Desear que
-Querer que
10. Finally, how to form it...
Present subjunctive- 3 steps only!
Start with the yo form of the present indicative.
Then drop the -o ending.
Finally, add the following endings...
-e
-es
-e
-emos
-eis
-en
-ar verbs -er and -ir verbs
-a
-as
-a
-amos
-áis
-an