Yo querer que trabaja de casa-- is this subjunctive in spanish

Question

i really need some help i need to fit the subjunctive into my essay for spanish and it needs to do with working from home if this is wrong could i have some suggestions please

THANKS

Answer 1

No your sentence isn't an example of the subjunctive mood. (Trabaja is in the indicative present tense.)

Quiero que trabajes.

Here the 'trabajes' is in the subjunctive mood and you use it because you're saying - I want you to work. You're not saying that 'you (tú) are working' just that you wish they were so you can't use the indicative - trabajas and must use the subjunctive trabajes.

The subjunctive is very common after verbs of desire - I want, wish, demand etc when the subject changes - ie. when the person wishing/wanting is different from the person in the second clause.

I want him to go. Quiero que él vaya. (I in the first clause doing the wanting, he in the second clause)

:) - FELIZ77, Mar 31, 2014