Spanish 3 Formal Commands and Subjunctive

Subjunctive Mood V. Formal Commands

100

What is the subjunctive mood? 

The subjunctive mood expresses the speaker’s attitudes toward events, as well as actions or states the speaker views as uncertain or hypothetical.

200

The subjunctive mood along with formal commands are formed by putting the infinitive in the yo form, dropping the -o, and then adding -a/-an for ER/IR verbs and -e/-en for AR verbs. 

Cierto 

300

If Pablo said, "Siéntense ahora" would this be the subjunctive mood or a formal command? 

A formal command. 

400

Es dudoso que seas realmente tan gracioso.

Subjunctive mood. 

500

Haga su tarea ahora.

Formal command. 

Irregular yo forms

100

Yo form of poner. 

Pongo 

200

Yo form of tener. 

Tengo. 

300

Yo form of decir. 

Digo. 

400

Yo form of ir. 

Voy. 

500

Yo form of venir. 

Vengo. 

Present Subjunctive Conjugations

100

(Tú) estudiar. 

Estudies. 

200

(Francisco) aprender. 

Aprenda. 

300

(María) encontrar. 

Encuentre. 

400

(Nosotros) ir. 

Vayamos. 

500

(Ellos) salir. 

Salgan. 

Vocabulario

100

Barrer

To sweep. 

200

Aspirar. 

To vacuum. 

300

la alfombra 

rug 

400

el dormitorio. 

Room. 

500

La cocina. 

Kitchen.