Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions
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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• You know that the subjunctive mood is used to say
  that one person influences the actions of
  another.
• Sugiero que estudies este capítulo

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Sometimes you use an impersonal expression to
  express how you influence another persons
  actions.
• Here are some impersonal expressions that are
  often followed by que subjunctive

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Es importante- its important
• Es necesario- its necessary
• Es mejor- its better
• Es bueno- its good

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Formation of the sentence
1 2 3
Impersonal expression que Subject 2 verb in the subjunctive
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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Es necesario que Uds. tengan buenos modales.
• Its necessary that you have good manners.
• Es importante que nosotros seamos buenos
  turistas

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Es mejor que consigamos una habitación doble.
• Es bueno que lleves ropa cómoda para caminar en
  tu viaje.

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Note that in the examples above, a specific
  person is mentioned in the second half of the
  sentence.
• If no person is specified, the infinitive is used
  without que

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Para ser un buen turista, es importante ser muy
  cortés.
• To be a good tourist, its important to be very
  polite.
• Es importante que seas un turista cortés.
• Its important that you be a polite tourist.

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Práctica

• Its important that you give the waiter a tip.
• Its necessary that you all are punctual
• Its better that you put on a coat