SPAN 3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Infinitive
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Como si (as if) + imperfecto del subjunctivo. Ana nos habla del menu" como si conociera al chef. In part i, you learned that the subjunctive mood is used whenever the speaker feels any uncertainty about the action of the sentence, or when the speaker is expressing a subjective opinion. In this lesson you will begin to learn how to conjugate verbs in the present subjunctive. For most verbs, the present subjunctive is formed by following these three steps: start with the yo form of the present indicative, then drop the -o ending, finally, add the following endings: Imperfect subjunctive is also used to express doubt, just in past tense clauses. Add ra, ras, ra, ramos(accent on vowel before) r, ra"is, ran. To conjugate regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs in the conditional, simply add one of the following to the infintive: