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Hola a todos. ¡Buen dia!

I am continuously learning how to use spanish subjunctives in a sentence on how and when it should appear. However, I am reading this book and there is an activity that you would have to read. They are forms of payments e.g. Credit Card and Debit Card.

My concern is why are the following sentences would have to use subjunctives. Can someone explain this to me. Thank you in advance. Truly appreciate it.

1.Acumula el 1% de cualquier producto que compres en supermercados Carrefour.

2.Consigue un 20% extra todo lo que hayas acumulado en hipermercados Carrefour.

3.Consigue cupones descuento en cada compra: utilízalos y haz que tus compras te salgan aún más baratas.

Are the subjunctives use here because this is an advertisement and that they are trying to entice customers to subscribe to their offer? I would appreciate all the explanations that I can get.

Gracias.

If you put "IF" in front of the English equivalents you can see that the subjunctive can / should be used. - ian-hill, Jun 9, 2013

Hi Ian-Hill. Thank you for the response but can you please explain on this further. What do you mean by putting "IF" in front of the English equivalents? Can you provide how you do it which makes it a lot easier for you. Thank you in advance - Michael_88, Jun 9, 2013

Ian-hill is correct--hinging on "can" or (vel) "should". These statements NEED NOT have been phrased this way. Why they were is an open question. - EugenioCosta, Jun 10, 2013

Answer 1

It's because the buying, the accumulating and the shopping being even cheaper haven't happened. They are just a future possibility, dependent on the person taking certain action, so they can't be declared with the indicative mood, they must be expressed with the subjunctive.

Hi Kiwi-Girl. This has surely helped to make me understand this subject more. Gracias. Es de mucha ayuda. - Michael_88, Jun 9, 2013

El placer es mío :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 9, 2013

Answer 2

http://debordiana.chez.com/english/panegyric.htm

Answer 3

Si compra café, siempre compra crema.

Cuando compra café, siempre compra crema.

Compra café y siempre compra crema.

Answer 4

Por qué los estadounidenses consideran tocino y huevos como desayuno tradicional?

La respuesta es un hombre del nombre Edward Bernays.

Answer 5

Capitalism has come very close to destroying the English language, and it has its sights set on the rest.

Answer 6

US: Buy X, get one free!

Is it possible this still rings very rude in Spanish?

The way things are going in PR, not much longer perhaps.