Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses: present indicative, present subjuntive, or infinitive.

Question

Can someone please check my answers and let me know whats wrong? Thanks! (My answers are at the bottom). Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses: present indicative, present subjuntive, or infinitive.

MAGDA: No hay ninguna pelicula que (interesarme) _________ ver este verano. ISIDORO: Si, me sorprende que la seleccion (ser) _________ tan mala. Pero es posible que en el Cine Universal (pasar) __________ peliculas interesantes. Todos los veranos presentan peliculas internacionales de los festivales de cine.

MAGDA: Pues debemos investigarlo, ?no? Podemos buscar una pelicula que (estar) ___________ doblada. No quiero ver peliculas con subtitulos en espanol. No me gusta (tener) __________ que leer. Es mejor que uno (poder) _____________ escuchar y observar a los actores. ?Te gustan las comedias romanticas? Si, pero me sorprende que no (haber) ____________ muchas peliculas de esa clase fuera de Hollywood. Entiendo lo que dices pero creo que los dramas y documentales (ser) ___________ mas aptos para un publico internacional.

(My answers: 1.interesare 2. sea 3. paso 4. estan 5. tengo 6. poden 7. habla 8. ser)

Answer 1

As mentioned above the future subjunctive is no longer used in every day conversation, instead the present subjunctive is used for both present and future. So it should read 'me interese'.

Also, option three should be 'pasen' not 'paso'. Phrases like 'Es posible' are clear indicators of the subjunctive mood.

Option four should read 'está'.

Option five should read 'tener' because it comes after the conjugated form of the verb 'gustar'.

Option six is also subjunctive it is a statement of opinion 'Es mejor que (it is better that)'. The verb should read 'pueda'.

Option 7: you seem to have confused 'haber (the auxiliary verb meaning to have, as in 'i have gone to the store')' for hablar. In this case it should also be subjunctive, as you are stating your personal feeling on the subject. It would read 'hayan'.

Option 8: should read 'son'. It must be conjugated because it makes no sense to say, "... Documentaries to be more suitable/fitting/etc. ..."

Answer 2

1- me interese. 2.-sea. 3.-pasen. 4.-esté. 5.-tener. 6.-pueda. 7.- hayan. 8.-deberían ser

hmmm... out of curiosity why did you say that #4 would be esté. I don't see any relative indicator of needing subjunctive. I find it to be a relative statement of fact, "we can look for a movie that's dubbed'. I suppose depending on how your read it... - phantom00700, Nov 3, 2011

I think that the "a movie" makes it indefinite. If it were "the movie" that is dubbed then we would know that the movie exists. - 0074b507, Nov 3, 2011

"Titánico" es una película que está doblado. We know that the movie exists. una película que esté doblado (we don't know if the movie exists) - 0074b507, Nov 3, 2011

ah, yes. I suppose neither is technically wrong, but the underlying meaning would change from one to the other - phantom00700, Nov 3, 2011

Answer 3

MAGDA: No hay ninguna pelicula que (interesarme) _________ ver este verano.

No hay ninguna película que me interese ver este verano. (present subjunctive [for future time])

your answer: interesare (is that supposed to be future subjunctive?) The future subjunctive is disused in modern Spanish except in classic literature and legal documents.