conjugation

Question

Im having a REAL hard time understanding when to use each type of conjugation when it comes to spanish verbs.
Can anyone please describe to me under what circumstances I should use either INDICATIVE, SUBJUNCTIVE, PERFECT, PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE, & IMPERATIVE conjugations'?
thank you..

Answer 1

lazarus1907 said:

jc said:

sorry for the confusion

It's OK. Indicative is used when you want to others to know something you think, know or believe:Creo que va a llover - I think it is going to rain.You can easily say:Va a llover - It is going to rain....and still convey the same meaning, even without "I think that...". You are stating something you believe it to be true, so you use indicative.However, in:No creo que vaya a llover - I don't think it is going to rain.You can't say:Va a llover - It is going to rain.... and convey the same meaning, because you do not want to inform others that you believe that it is going to rain. In these cases, the "rain" verb would be expressed in subjunctive in Spanish.

Hi lazarus, have a question from your post.
I checked the dictionary and got that "llover" means "to rain". When it is conjugated to "lluevo", "llueves", "llovemos", etc, do they mean "I rain", "you rain", "we rain", etc? Or do people not use conjugated verb forms for "llover" except "llueve" which means "it rains"?
The reason why I am asking this question to you is because "I rain", "you rain" or "we rain" doesn't make sense or I am wondering if my understanding is incorrect.

Thank you, lazarus,

Marco

Answer 2

jc said:

sorry for the confusion

It's OK. Indicative is used when you want to others to know something you think, know or believe:

Creo que va a llover - I think it is going to rain.

You can easily say:

Va a llover - It is going to rain.

...and still convey the same meaning, even without "I think that...". You are stating something you believe it to be true, so you use indicative.

However, in:

No creo que vaya a llover - I don't think it is going to rain.

You can't say:

Va a llover - It is going to rain.

... and convey the same meaning, because you do not want to inform others that you believe that it is going to rain. In these cases, the "rain" verb would be expressed in subjunctive in Spanish.

Answer 3

sorry for the confusion

Answer 4

ok, how about just the indicative present'

Answer 5

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