Subjunctive Conjugations
Sentences in the Subjunctive
WEIRDO
Spanish History
Miscellaneous
100

Endings: -a, -as, -a, -amos, -ais, -an

Presente de Subjuntivo (-ER)

100

I doubt that he knows more than me.

Yo dudo que el sepa mas que yo.

100

The W in weirdo stands for this.  In Spanish: "desear".

Wish
100

"Nobody expects [this group]!" founded in 1184 in Spain.

The Spanish Inquisition

100

How many phonetic letters are recognized in the Spanish alphabet?

29 or 30

200

In the present subjunctive tense, we use this existing conjugation form as a base for each of our verbs.

The present "yo" form.

200

We hope that y'all finish high school with good grades.

Esperamos que ustedes terminen el colegio con notas buenas.

200

When asking others for something, we may need to use the subjunctive tense because of R; which stands for these two words.

Requests and Recommendations

200

A long period of conquest stretching from 218 B.C. to 19 B.C. eventually led to this empire taking control of the Iberian Peninsula for over 400 years.

The Roman Empire

200

The Spanish government has gone through many changes over the years, but now operates as this type of government, reminiscent of the United Kingdom.

Constitutional Monarchy

300

Endings:  -ra, -ras, -ra, -ramos, -rais, -ran

Imperfecto de Subjuntivo

300

I will need you to have time off.

Yo necesitare que tu tengas/tuviere tiempo libre.

300

If you are a negative person who doesn't trust people, you may use the subjunctive to express these, symbolized by the "D" in WEIRDO.

Doubts

300

This war, which took less than one year (April 21 - December 10, 1898) started with the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor just off the coast of Spain-controlled Cuba.

The Spanish-American War

300

Spanish is the only language to utilize this very unique from of punctuation in its writing.

Double question marks and exclamation points

400

Not only does the subjunctive tense cover situations listed in the acronym WEIRDO, but it also requires you to have this in each sentence.

Two or more subjects

400

I am happy that you had went with me to the movies last week.

Yo estoy feliz de que tu hayas ido conmigo al cine la semana pasada.

400

The "I" in WEIRDO stands for impersonal expressions, which is also known by this term in English.

Passive voice

400

On October 12, 2017, 65,000 people marched and marked the start of the fight for the political independence of this smaller ethnic area that resides within the borders of Spain.

Catalonia

400

Spanish is a very popular language around the world, being officially recognized in this many countries around the world.

21 (its the only language officially spoken on all 5 continents)

500

Conjugations:  hubiese, hubieses, hubiese, hubiesemos, hubieseis, hubiesen

Pluscuamperfecto Subjuntivo

500

I hope that this letter finds you well.

Espero que esta carta te encuentre bien.

500

O stands for the Spanish term "Ojala" which comes from "'law šá lláh", in Arabic, which literally means this.

If god would want it/god willing.

500

The presence of hominids in Spain date back to the early Paleolithic Era.  Experts debate the exact route they took to get there, but the two dominant theories suggest they came over either this major waterway to the south or this set of mountains to the north.

The Strait of Gibraltar

The Pyrenees Mountains

500

If you plan on traveling to Spain, you may have to rearrange your eating schedule.  Many Spaniards eat dinner around this time of night.

10:00 PM

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