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Worksheet-Subjunctive vs. Infinitive
How do you teach the subjunctive? This sheet, intended for learners who already know what the subjunctive is and how it is formed, builds learners' understanding. First they'll simply change the verb from the infinitive to the...
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The Present Subjunctive: How?
Once your class has mastered the indicative, it's time to present the subjunctive mood. This resource focuses solely on how to conjugate in the present subjunctive, but does link to more information on how to to use it. Class members can...
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The Present Subjunctive: When?
Some Spanish learners believe the subjunctive is frightening. Help eradicate that fear by going into depth on when to use the present subjunctive. There are many different situations in which the subjunctive is used described here. You...
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The Imperfect (Past) Subjunctive: When?
Is your class in the mood for the imperfect subjunctive? They will be if they understand when to use it. Pupils can read, or you can take lesson inspiration from, the the provided information. Learners will find out all about using the...
Languages Online
Languages Online: Si Clauses + Conditional Tense
This exercise-practice the teaches students how to write imperfect subjunctive and the conditional tense used in Spanish "if-would" clauses. Fill in the blank with the conditional or past subjunctive form of the verb. Answers may be...
Languages Online
Languages Online: Time Phrases and Verbs
Good exercise for practicing time phrases and verb conjugations! A true test of a student's comprehension of time and tenses. Matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and crossword exercises provide excellent practice with gerunds,...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Imperfect Subjunctive
This Spanish grammar exercise provides excellent practice conjugating verbs in the past subjunctive tense in verb charts. Fifty different infinitives give the student plenty of practice with conjugations of the imperfect subjunctive....
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Subjunctive or Indicative (Part 2)
Fantastic review of subjunctive and indicative tenses. Examine the verb in the main clause. Then provide the correct conjugation of the verb given in the subordinate clause, or keep it unchanged in its infinitive form. Type in the...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Subjunctive or Indicative (Part 1)
Great practice for reviewing the subjunctive and indicative tenses. Determine which verb tense to use in a sentence based on the tense that is used in the main clause. Choose the present or past subjunctive form, or the present,...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Past Subjunctive Si Clauses
This Spanish grammar exercise provides adequate practice conjugating verbs in the conditional tense and in the past subjunctive in sentences that contain "if" clauses. Answers may be checked and corrected.
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Spanish Language & Culture: Past Subjunctive Adjective Clause
This Spanish grammar exercise provides excellent practice of the past subjunctive tense in adjective clauses. Students choose a past tense (preterite, imperfect, or imperfect subjunctive) that correctly completes each adjective clause....
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Subjunctive Adverb Clauses (Part 1)
Practice using the present subjunctive or present indicative in the adverb clause after certain conjunctions. Students choose the correct verb conjugation,the present subjunctive or present indicative, to complete the adverb clause in...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Subjunctive Adverb Clauses (Part 2)
Students practice using the present subjunctive, the present indicative, or the infinitive after certain conjunctions. This exercise helps fortify the use of the subjunctive in adverbial clauses. Answers may be checked and corrected.
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Spanish Language & Culture: Present Subjunctive Forms (Part 1)
Completion of these thirty clauses provide a very extensive review of regular and irregular verbs, stem-changers, and spelling changes in the present subjunctive tense. Verb infinitives are provided that need to be conjugated in the...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Present Subjunctive Forms (Part 2)
Completion of these twenty-four clauses provide an extensive review of regular and irregular verbs, stem-changers, and spelling changes in the present subjunctive tense. Verb infinitives are provided that need to be conjugated in the...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Subjunctive Noun Clauses #4
This exercise practices the present subjunctive with verbs of influence: aconsejar, decir, insistir, mandar, necesitar, pedir, preferir, prohibir, querer, recomendar, rogar, and sugerir. An English translation is provided as a foundation...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Subjunctive With Commands
Hear a "tu" command and complete the indirect command with the correct form of the verb in the present subjunctive. Answers may be checked and corrected.
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Spanish Language & Culture: Subjunctive Verbs of Emotion
With the English translation as a guide, the student completes the Spanish equivalent by conjugating the verb of emotion into the present indicative and the verb in the noun clause into the present subjunctive. Good practice for spelling...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Subjunctive: Regular Stem Changing
Comprehensive lesson on how to conjugate verbs in the present subjunctive. Regular and stem-changing verbs are presented in this explanation. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of verb conjugations in the present...
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Study Spanish: Subjunctive: Spelling Changes
Fantastic explanation of spelling changes in the Spanish language and their effect upon conjugations in the present subjunctive. Verb infinitives that end in -car, -gar, and -zar are among those that are considered. A quiz at the end of...
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Study Spanish: Subjunctive: Impersonal Expression
Great explanation of the subjunctive mood used in impersonal expressions and contrasted to contradictory applications in the indicative. Ample examples illustrate the difference between these two moods. A useful list of impersonal...
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Study Spanish: Subjunctive: Ignorance or Doubt
Great explanation of the subjunctive mood used to express ignorance or doubt and contrasted to contradictory applications in the indicative. Ample examples illustrate the difference between these two moods. A useful list of expressions...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Subjunctive: Actions Not Completed
Great explanation of the subjunctive mood used with expressions that indicate actions not yet completed. Examples of this use of the subjunctive are contrasted to contradictory applications in the indicative. An extremely useful list is...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Subjunctive: Irregular Verbs
Great explanation of how to conjugate the six irregular verbs in the present subjunctive: dar, estar, haber, ir, saber, and ser. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of irregular conjugations in the present...