Make Awards Predictions in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to make awards predictions in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• speculate about the future

• state what you think will and won't happen

• talk about vocabulary related to movies

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
galardonado	award-winning
independiente	independent
nominado	nominated
novato	novice
principal	lead
veterano	veteran

examples
Que el cortometraje sea galardonado. For the short film to take the prize.
Que el cine independiente no sea reconocido. For independent cinema not to be recognized.
No pienso que el cantante esté nominado. I don't think the singer is nominated.

Nouns

Spanish	English
la balada	ballad
el cortometraje	short film
la crítica	review
el documental	documentary
el dúo	duo
el galardón	prize
el, la guionista	screenwriter
el Óscar	Oscar
el productor	producer
el reconocimiento	recognition

examples
Que la balada gane canción del año. For the ballad to win song of the year.
Que el cortometraje sea galardonado. For the short film to take the prize.
Que el documental tenga buenas críticas. That the documentary will receive good reviews.

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
la banda sonora	soundtrack
la película biográfica	biopic
la película de animación	animated movie
la película de superhéroes	superhero movie
la película de terror	horror movie

examples
Que la banda sonora sea tan buena. That the soundtrack is that good.
Pienso que la película biográfica perderá. I think the biopic will lose.
Que la película de animación no gane. For the animated movie not to win.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Merecerse

Merecerse(to deserve) is a pronominal -er verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me merezca	I deserve
tú	te merezcas	you deserve	informal singular you
vos	te merezcas	you deserve	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se merezca	he, she deserves
usted	se merezca	you deserve	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos merezcamos	we deserve
vosotros, vosotras	os merezcáis	you deserve	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se merezcan	they deserve
ustedes	se merezcan	you deserve	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Reconocerse

Reconocerse(to recognize) is a pronominal -er verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me reconozca	I recognize
tú	te reconozcas	you recognize	informal singular you
vos	te reconozcas	you recognize	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se reconozca	he, she recognizes
usted	se reconozca	you recognize	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos reconozcamos	we recognize
vosotros, vosotras	os reconozcáis	you recognize	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se reconozcan	they recognize
ustedes	se reconozcan	you recognize	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Repartirse

Repartirse(to be given out) is an -ir pronominal verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
él, ella, ello	se reparta	it is given out
ellos, ellas	se repartan	they are given out

The Present Subjunctive

The Spanish present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) is used to talk about situations of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or uncertainty.

Unlike the present indicative, the present subjunctive is generally subjective.

Conjugating Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

To conjugate a verb in the present subjunctive, you must first remember what the present indicative yo form of the verb in question is. This is because the stem of present subjunctive verbs comes from the yo form of the present indicative. For many verbs, this will be the same as the infinitive stem, but for many others, such as verbs with spelling changes, stem-changing verbs, and irregular verbs, it will be different.

Present Subjunctive Stem Formula

The formula for finding the present subjunctive stem of a verb is the following:

present subjunctive stem = yo form of present indicative minus o ending

Regular Present Subjunctive Endings

Once you have the stem, you will add the present subjunctive ending that matches your subject. There are only two ending sets for the present subjunctive: one for -ar verbs and one for both -er and -ir verbs.

Subject	-ar Verb Endings	-er and -ir Verb Endings
yo	e	a
tú, vos	es	as
usted, él, ella	e	a
nosotros, nosotras	emos	amos
vosotros, vosotras	éis	áis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	en	an

Irregular Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

There are only six truly irregular verbs in the subjunctive. You'll find the conjugations for each of these verbs in the tables below.

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Dar, Estar, and Ser

Subject	Dar	Estar	Ser
yo	dé	esté	sea
tú, vos	des	estés	seas
usted, él, ella	dé	esté	sea
nosotros, nosotras	demos	estemos	seamos
vosotros, vosotras	deis	estéis	seáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	den	estén	sean

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Haber, Ir, and Saber

Subject	Haber	Ir	Saber
yo	haya	vaya	sepa
tú, vos	hayas	vayas	sepas
usted, él, ella	haya	vaya	sepa
nosotros, nosotras	hayamos	vayamos	sepamos
vosotros, vosotras	hayáis	vayáis	sepáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	hayan	vayan	sepan

To remember these six verbs, just think of the mnemonic DISHES:

Dar

Saber

Haber

Estar

Ser

Stem Changes and the Present Subjunctive

While they’re not entirely irregular, the following verbs do have certain changes that we need to keep in mind while conjugating verbs in the subjunctive:

1. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ar and -er Verbs

For verbs in this group, the e in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ie, or the o in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ue. All subjunctive forms follow the stem change except for nosotros and vosotros, which use the infinitive stem.

2. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ir Verbs

All e> ie and o> ue stem-changing -ir verbs follow the same changes as in the present indicative, except the nosotros and vosotros forms, in which the e changes to i and the o changes to u.