The Conjugation of the Day (2010-04-03)

Question

The Conjugation of the Day ..... Subjunctive Present Tense

[English Form: That + Pronoun + Main Verb in English Subjunctive Present Tense]

[Spanish Form: Que + Pronoun + Main Verb in Spanish Subjunctive Present Tense]

These are the rules:

• Everyday, participants will be asked to write a complete conjugation (all pronouns) for the mood and tense specified.
• You must write your conjugations in both Spanish and English.
• You can use any verb, but you must keep mood and tense
• Finally you must write a sentence in English and Spanish with the verb chosen for any pronoun.
• You can post as many answers as you like.

Everyday the most voted conjugation (or more elaborated) will receive the prize to the best answer.

Please, do not forget to be generous with your voting...Thanks

Carlos, 3rd Person Singular = "thinks" not think. - Maria-Russell, ABR 3, 2010

Sorry María, but you are not right. Remember this is Subjunctive mood and not Indicative Mood. I put this example because the 3rd Person Singular is exactly where you can notice that you are using Subjunctive...Therefore you fell into the trap... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Anyway, don't worry about your mistake because this Mood is uncommon... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

It is rare and that must be why it sounds so strange.No offense but most native speakers would think you were mentally deficient to us "he think" - nizhoni1, ABR 3, 2010

These exercises are good to make me look these kinds of things up - nizhoni1, ABR 3, 2010

I hope after practicing this mood you all don't appear to be mentally deficient according to Nizhoni expression...jejeje (no offense) - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

only in English and if he think comes into the conversation - nizhoni1, ABR 3, 2010

walking out on the English grammar gangplank:It looks like the subjunctive is usually part of the predicate.Your sentence feels wrong to me and I am try to understand why. - nizhoni1, ABR 3, 2010

This makes my head hurt. - 008f2974, ABR 3, 2010

yeah the trampoline does not help - nizhoni1, ABR 3, 2010

Oh my God!!! - Yeser007, ABR 3, 2010

It turns out that I needed the subjunctive in my sentence for the word of the day, and didn't know it ; ) - mar959, ABR 3, 2010

Answer 1

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	that I work	que yo trabaje
You / Tú	that you work	que tú trabjes
He-She / Él-Ella	that he work	que él trabaje
We / Nosotros	that we work	que nosotros trabajemos
You / Vosotros	that you work	que vosotros trabajéis
They / Ellos	that they work	que ellos trabajen

Mi jefe recomendó que (yo) trabaje más horas.

My boss recommended that I work more hours.

Excelente...You got it... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

I finally understand the rationale for some of the corrections in English that I made for people - nizhoni1, ABR 3, 2010

Answer 2

Verb: Creer / To think

Pronoun	To Think	Creer
I / Yo	That I think	Que yo crea
You / Tú	That you think	Que tú creas
He-She / Él-Ella	That he/she think	Que él/ella crea
We / Nosotros	That we think	Que nosotros creamos
You / Vosotros	That you think	Que vosotros creáis
They / Ellos	That they think	Que ellos crean

That he think my team is going to win, doesn't mean it will occur

Que (él) crea que mi equipo va a ganar, no significa que ocurrirá.

In order to have a similar output than shown, you can copy and paste the following code (in blue color) replacing ..english.. and ..spanish.. with the proper verb conjugation.

Important: DO not edit this post, just copy directly from the screen the mentioned code

<table border=3 bordercolor=blue>

<tr>

<td><b>Pronoun</b></td><td><b> English Verb</b></td>

<td><b> Spanish Verb</b></td></tr>

<tr>

<td>I / Yo</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr>

<td>You / Tú</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>He-She / Él-Ella</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>We / Nosotros</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>You / Vosotros</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>They / Ellos</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

</table>

That he thinks my team will win, doesn't mean it will occur. (The word "it" is redundant and confusing in that context). - Maria-Russell, ABR 3, 2010

Nope....Maria you need to study Subjunctive....in 3rd pers. sing. the verb doesn't change like in Indicative Present Tense... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Anyway, the "it" is clearly redundant...Thanks.... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Carlos is right. anyway it would cause some confusion for native speakers because the accusative infinitve is more common than subjunctive though there aree some instances it which it would be necessary a least in formal speech.. - BellaMargarita, ABR 3, 2010

it's "similar to" not "similar than" - nullaus, ABR 3, 2010

Answer 3

Pronombre	English	Castellano
I / Yo	that I know	que (yo) conozca
You / Tú	that you know	que (tú) conozcas
He-She / Él-Ella	that he/she know	que (él/ella) conozca
We / Nosotros	that we know	que (nosotros) conozcamos
You / Vosotros	that you know	que (vosotros) conozcáis
They / Ellos	that they know	que (ellos/ellas) conozcan

Espero que yo conozca la astronomía a fondo.

I hope that I know astronomy well.

Que trabajen en Venezuela no implica que conozcan la cultura venezolana.

That they work in Venezuela does not imply that they know Venezuelan culture.

Deseo que me conozca la cantante que tanto me encanta.

I wish that the singer whom I love a lot meet me.

Brilliant, a lot of examples. Just a little problem with this translation: "Deseo que me conozca la cantante que tanto me encanta" - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Gracias, maestro - Fidalgo, ABR 3, 2010

I wish that the singer whom I love a lot meet me. - ian-hill, ABR 4, 2010

Thank you, Sir Ian :-) - Fidalgo, ABR 4, 2010

Answer 4

Pronoun	To help	Ayudar
I / Yo	That I help	Que yo ayude
You / Tú	That you help	Que tú ayudes
He-She / Él-Ella	That he/she help	Que él/ ella ayude
We / Nosotros	That we help	Que nosotros ayudemos
You / Vosotros	That you help	Que vosotros ayudéis
They / Ellos	That they help	Que ellos ayuden

Estoy agradecido de que nos ayudes a aprender español.

I'm grateful that you help us learn Spanish.

Excelent....You got it...... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Gracias. I'm happy to get my first subjuntive sentence correct after reviewing the lesson here. :-) - Krama, ABR 3, 2010

Felicitaciones. ¿Además lo hiciste a la primera? No way... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Answer 5

to take - tomar

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..that I take..	..que yo tome..
You / Tú	..that you take..	..que tú tomes..
He-She / Él-Ella	..that he/she take..	..que él/ella tome..
We / Nosotros	..that we take..	..que nosotros tomemos..
You / Vosotros	..that you take..	..que vosotros toméis..
They / Ellos	..that they take..	..que ellos tomen..

I suggest that the student take more advanced classes.

Yo sugiero que el estudiante tome clases mas avanzadas.

Brillante... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Answer 6

Pronoun	Verb: to be	Verbo: Ser
I / Yo	..be..	..sea..
You / Tú	..be..	..seas..
He-She / Él-Ella	..be..	..sea..
We / Nosotros	..be..	..seamos..
You / Vosotros	..be..	..seáis..
They / Ellos	..be..	..sean..

El doctor me recomendó que (yo) sea meticuloso.

Doctor recommended that I be meticulous.

Please, Let us look at this case. - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

do you mean tense ? pasat not presenta? - nizhoni1, ABR 3, 2010

Thanks. Sea was on a pretest for a language school I went to, and I didn't know what it meant. - mar959, ABR 3, 2010

Answer 7

Verb: Aprender - to learn

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..that I learn..	..que yo aprenda..
You / Tú	..that you learn..	..que tú aprendas..
He-She / Él-Ella	..that he/she learn..	..que él/ella aprenda..
We / Nosotros	..that we learn..	..que nosotros aprendamos..
You / Vosotros	..that you learn..	..que vosotros aprendáis..
They / Ellos	..that they learn..	..que ellos aprendan..

Es necesario que aprenda el tiempo del subjunctivo.

It is necessary that he learn the subjunctive tense.

Excelente....You got it. I know it's weird but that is Subjunctive Mood... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Wow : ) - mar959, ABR 3, 2010

Answer 8

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..That I can..	..Que yo pueda..
You / Tú	..That you can..	..Que tú puedas..
He-She / Él-Ella	That he/she can..	..Que él/ella pueda..
We / Nosotros	..That we can..	..Que nosotros podamos..
You / Vosotros	..That you can..	..Que vosotros podáis..
They / Ellos	..That they can..	..Que ellos puedan..

They suppose that she can have too much money,but I don't think that's true.

Suponen que ella pueda tener mucho dinero,pero no creo que sea verdad.

.....ella pueda..... I'm not sure about "can to have" expression...Probably "can have" would be correct...I need some help in this issue... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

They suppose that she can have too much money but I don't think that's true. (me either) - nizhoni1, ABR 3, 2010

Answer 9

I/yo believe que yo crea

you/tú believe que tú creas

he/she:él/ella believe que él/ella crea

we/nosotros believe que nosotros creamos

you/vosotros believe que vosotros creáis

they /ellos believe que ellos crean

The notion that I believe I am human because I use language is flawed.

Que yo crea que soy humano por que utilizo el lenguage es una noción defectuosa.

Que yo crea que soy humano por que utilizo el lenguaje es una noción defectuosa. - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

A deep reflection Nizhoni... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

The exercise is therapeutic as well as educational - nizhoni1, ABR 3, 2010

jejeje - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Answer 10

esforzarse - to make an effort; to try

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Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	that I try	que yo me esfuerce
You / Tú	that you try	que tú te esfuerces
He-She / Él-Ella	that he/she try	que él/ella se esfuerce
We / Nosotros	that we try	que nosotros nos esforcemos
You / Vosotros	that you try	que vosotros os esforcéis
They / Ellos	that they try	que ellos/ellas se esfuercen

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Es necesario que la gente se esfuerce más por entender lo incomprensible.

It is necessary that people try harder to understand the incomprehensible.

Brillante como siempre... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Gracias :) - Issabela, ABR 3, 2010

Answer 11

Verb: drink and drive / beber y conducir

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..that I not drink and drive ..	..que yo no beba y conduzca..
You / Tú	..that you not drink and drive ..	..que tú no bebas y conduzcas..
He-She / Él-Ella	..that he/she not drink and drive..	..que él/ella no beba y conduzca..
We / Nosotros	..that we not drink and drive ..	..que nosotros no bebamos y conduzcamos..
You / Vosotros	..that you not drink and drive..	..que vosotros no bebáis y conduzcáis..
They / Ellos	..that they not drink and drive..	..que ellos no beban y conduzcan..

La policía ordenó que él no beba y conduzca.

(The police ordered that he not drink and drive).

Answer 12

PRONOUN = ella/usted/él ENGLISH VERB= it rains SPANISH VERBllover{infinitive} llueva {present subjunctive}

Third person singular only

     Ojalá que no llueva más tarde hoy.
     Hopefully it will not rain later today.

Please, follow the instructions....You don't need to use the table, however you need to conjugate every pronoun ... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Sorry Carols...the reference book I used only showed 3rd person, the rest was blanked out since "I rain-Yo form" isn't ever used. - foxluv, ABR 4, 2010

Answer 13

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	That I buy	compre
You / Tú	That you buy	compres
He-She / Él-Ella	That he/she buy	compre
We / Nosotros	That we buy	compremos
You / Vosotros	That you all buy	compréis
They / Ellos	That they buy	compren

Espero que me compre un ordenador.

I hoped that he'd buy me a computer.

Very good... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

I hopeD that he'd buy me a computer.This illustrates that when a Modal is used the sentence is subjunctive in English. - ian-hill, ABR 4, 2010

Answer 14

dar = to give

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	that I give	dé
You / Tú	that you give	des
He-She / Él-Ella	that he give	dé
We / Nosotros	that we give	demos
You / Vosotros	that y'all give	deis
They / Ellos	that they give	den

Dudo que mi esposo me dé flores para mi cumpleaños,

I doubt that my husband gives give me flowers for my birthday.

jejeje...y'all ; ) - mar959, ABR 3, 2010

I'm not sure this is the best example in English, as it would be more appropriate to say "my husband would/will give me flowers". - joeiv14, ABR 3, 2010

Agreed - ian-hill, ABR 4, 2010

Answer 15

apresurarse

yo,I..............................que me apresure............that I hurry

tú.............................. .que te apresures............that you hurry

él,ella,Ud, he, she, you que se apresure............ that he, she, you hurry

nosotros, we................que nos apresuremos.....that we hurry

vosotros, you...............que os apresuréis...........that you hurry

ellos,ellas,Uds........... .que se apresuren............that he, she, you hurry

Sugiero que os apresuréis porque es muy importante que la gente lleguen a tiempo a un concierto tan importante como éste.

I suggest that you hurry because it is very important that people arrive on time for a concert as important as this one.

Very good... - Carlos-F, ABR 3, 2010

Thank you. I do like this exercise very much because it forces me to use the vosotros which I have not learned in my studies. - Delores--Lindsey, ABR 3, 2010