desear
esperar
preferir
querer
Desire/Wish
HELPFUL HINT
The following words and
phrases require the
subjunctive.
to desire
to hope/wish
to prefer
to want
Recommendation-
Suggestion
aconsejar
rogar
sugerir
recomendar
to advise
to beg
to suggest
to recommend
Command
es mejor
es esencial
es importante
es necesario
es urgente
it’s better
it’s essential
it’s important
it’s necessary
it’s urgent
dejar
pedir
prohibir
mandar
permitir
prohibir
exigir
to allow
to ask
to forbid
to order
to permit
to prohibit
to require
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Present Subjunctive
Present:
Examples
(Present Tense)
(Yo) quiero que (usted) hable a David.
(Yo) prohibo que hable a David.
(Yo) aconsejo que escuche a David.
Present:
Present:
Present:
I want you to speak to David.
I forbid you to speak to David.
I advise you to listen to David.
es bueno
es importante
es increíble
es necesario
es sorprendente
Opinion
it’s good
it’s important
it’s incredible
it’s necessary
it’s surprising
es (una) lástima
es malo
es vergonzoso
es extraño
it’s a shame
it’s bad
it’s embarrassing
it’s strange
Es importante que (ellos) vayan ahora.
It is important for them to go now. (plural)
Present:
Es importante que (él) vaya ahora.
It’s important for him to go now. (singular)
*You may use it’s or it is.
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