![]() Do you remember our previous article on conjugations? In that article, we had examples of the subjunctive conjugations of a few different verbs. The subjunctive mood, as we’ve already mentioned, is divided into several tenses. “If I were you, I would go to the doctor.” So, of course, when translated into Spanish, these two sentences also use the subjunctive mood. In the first example, we don’t say “I was,” but “I were.” This is because it’s in the subjunctive mood! In the second example, it shouldn’t surprise us that we use the form “were,” because that’s the form we use for the second person “you.” But it might surprise us that it’s in the past, instead of the present, as in “I wish you are here.” That doesn’t make sense, right? Well, that’s because we need the subjunctive mood, just like in Spanish. “If I were you, I would go to the doctor.”.It’s not as widely used as it is in Spanish, and when it is used, it’s not as obvious. You might not know this, but the subjunctive mood actually exists in English as well. We hope this doesn’t sound too confusing. Instead, this mood has been used to refer to something you wish wouldn’t happen. In the example above, it’s not something that has happened, so it’s not a fact. Among others, this includes hypothetical statements or something you wish had or hadn’t happened. This is definitely a fact, which means it can’t be argued against, so we use the indicative mood.Īs opposed to indicative, subjunctive Spanish marks anything that isn’t a fact. In Spanish, indicative essentially refers to facts, as well as beliefs. In today’s article, we’ll be focusing on the Spanish subjunctive mood, but before we do that, we need to explain some of the differences between subjunctive and infinitive, so that you can understand it more easily. We’ll need to use one or the other depending on what we mean to say. Whether we want to use the present tense, past tense, or future tense, it will always be a part of one of these two moods. ![]() The other two moods, infinitive and subjunctive, are the ones we use every time we speak. For example, if you want to make someone sing, you’ll say: ¡Canta! or ¡Cantad! (“Sing!”), depending on whether you’re telling one person (the first example) or more than one (the second example). Instead, it only refers to very specific forms, which are the ones we use to give orders to someone. The third one, imperativo, is the easiest to explain because it’s not divided into several tenses like the other two moods. ![]() Just like we explained in our article on conjugations, verb conjugations are divided into different groups that we call moods, or modos in Spanish.Įven though there are a few more grammatical moods than the ones we’ll cover today, in Spanish, there are three main verbal moods: infinitivo (“infinitive”), subjuntivo (“subjunctive”), and imperativo (“imperative”). In real life, no one is going to ask you the difference between infinitive and subjunctive, but you must learn them in order to be fluent! Start with a bonus, and download the Must-Know Beginner Vocabulary PDF for FREE! (Logged-In Member Only) Table of Contents This is what’s important: not what we call them-even though it’s still helpful when learning them-but knowing how to use them and understanding the differences between the different moods and tenses. We’re going to teach you everything you need to know about the subjunctive Spanish mood and all its tenses, which is going to be incredibly helpful for your Spanish. But, even if you don’t know all these names, you know how to use them, don’t you? Otherwise you wouldn’t make much sense in your native language. Knowing the names isn’t so important, unless you’re a huge fan of grammar or you study something related to linguistics. ![]() Do you know the names of all the verbal moods and tenses in English (or in your native language)? You might know a few, you might know all of them, or you might not even be familiar with any of them. ![]()
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