Subject change with subjunctive, a question about talking about yourself.

Question

I am working on the subjunctive. I read in the reference section:

Elements of the Subjunctive There are three main parts to a subjunctive sentence:

1. Two Different Subjects One subject in the main/independent clause, and one in the noun/dependent clause.

Does that mean that you never use the subjunctive when speculating about yourself?

For example

Espero que llege temprano. I hope that you, he, she arrive early. I think this is correctly in the subjunctive but what about

Espero que llege (or llego) temprano. I hope that I arrive early. Do I use the subjunctive or the indicative?

Answer 1

If there is no subject change use the infinitive rather than a subordinate clause.

Espero llegar temprano. I hope to arrive early.

Espero que él llegue temprano. I hope that he [will] arrive[s] early.

Gracias. I am just getting back to this and this makes sence to me. Using the infinitve will work with the 1st person but it wouldn't with the 3rd. Gracias, otra vez. - abuelita, Feb 10, 2010

Answer 2

Ten cuidado.... there is a spelling change on llegar in subjunctive

llege ---> "g" now sounds like English h"

llegue ---> "g" stays as English "g"

-gar verbs ----> -gue in subjunctive

-car verbs ----> -que in subjunctive

-zar verbs ----> -ce in subjunctive

-ger/gir verbs ----> -ja in subjunctive

Gracias. I am just getting back to this. I was concentrating so hard on the subjunctive I forgot that "little detail" about how a g sounds with an e. Sometimes things just fall into the huecos in my head. - abuelita, Feb 10, 2010

Gracias Luciente. Esto está bien claro con esta explicación - CalvoViejo, Feb 10, 2010