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Subido el 14 de julio de 2022 por Josã© Joaquã­n M.

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Una introducción al subjuntivo de mandato en inglés. Un modo diferente de expresar importancia, necesidad u obligación en registros formales.

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Hello, hello, and welcome to a new episode of Learn English for Spanish Speakers. 00:00:00
Over the next few minutes, I'm going to talk you through one of the most advanced 00:00:14
grammar points in the English language. 00:00:19
It is no other than the present subjunctive. 00:00:23
Understanding this feature of the language, and eventually using it naturally, will help 00:00:28
you express much finer shades of meaning, that extra nuance that you need to convey 00:00:34
at levels C1 and, above all, C2. 00:00:41
Well, well, are you ready? 00:00:46
In this tutorial, I'm going to go through the following aspects of the present subjunctive. 00:00:50
1. Why do we use it? 00:00:58
2. What does it look like? 00:01:01
3. When do we use it? 00:01:05
So, let's start. 00:01:12
Why do we use the present subjunctive? 00:01:15
Well, we use it to convey the idea that doing something is of paramount importance or necessity. 00:01:19
Similarly, we may be in a situation where, in a polite manner, we need to stress that 00:01:29
someone must do something. 00:01:37
I've no doubt you must have come across some realizations of this phenomenon when 00:01:40
you read or listen to English. 00:01:45
Now, whether you spotted this unusual feature of the English language, and became aware 00:01:48
of its implications, is another thing. 00:01:53
Shall we focus on the form now? 00:01:58
What does it look like? 00:02:02
The subjunctive form is the same as the infinitive, without to. 00:02:05
Consequently, it does not show any marking for tense. 00:02:10
This means there is no "-s ending for the third person singular in the present conjugation, 00:02:15
there is no "-ed ending nor the use of an irregular past form in the past conjugation, 00:02:23
and we don't need to use the auxiliary form will for future, nor the auxiliary form would 00:02:33
for conditional. 00:02:41
So, as an example, the present subjunctive of the verb to live is live. 00:02:44
And what about use? 00:02:54
When do we use the present subjunctive? 00:02:57
Well, there are two main areas. 00:03:01
A. In certain fixed expressions. 00:03:04
And B. After some verbs, adjectives and nouns. 00:03:07
As far as the first area is concerned, let's see an example and how it translates into Spanish. 00:03:15
Think of somebody shouting the following message out loud to a crowd. 00:03:24
Long live our community! 00:03:30
Which in Spanish might be translated as 00:03:33
Viva nuestro pueblo! 00:03:36
If we are talking in a rural area. 00:03:38
Viva nuestro barrio! 00:03:42
If we are talking in a town or in a city. 00:03:44
Did you notice that the word live does not include the S third person singular? 00:03:50
The second area where we find the present subjunctive is 00:04:01
after some verbs, adjectives and nouns, 00:04:05
expressing importance, necessity or obligation in a formal and polite way. 00:04:10
Now, let's focus on another example and its corresponding translation into Spanish. 00:04:20
Listen to an example with a verb. 00:04:29
In her progress report, Sarah's tutor recommends that she do her swimming practice daily. 00:04:32
And in Spanish. 00:04:41
Did you spot the word do, not does? 00:04:53
This usage is more frequent in American English than in British English, 00:04:58
where the auxiliary form should is preferred. 00:05:04
So, in British English, you are more likely to hear something like 00:05:08
In her progress report, Sarah's tutor recommends that she should do her swimming practice daily. 00:05:13
Other reporting verbs that can take the present subjunctive are 00:05:24
decide, demand, insist, propose, request and suggest. 00:05:31
And this brings me to the end of this tutorial. 00:05:43
Thank you for listening. 00:05:46
So, it's goodbye now. 00:05:50
Until next time, keep up the good work learning English and take care. 00:05:52
Bye. 00:06:00
Idioma/s:
en es
Autor/es:
Joaquin Moreno
Subido por:
Josã© Joaquã­n M.
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