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What is the subjunctive and when should it be used?

The subjunctive is a mood (not tense) used fairly commonly in Spanish. It can be formed in the present and past tenses (the present form of subjunctive is used when talking about the future also). At G...

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Answered by Kieran N. Spanish tutor
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¿Cuándo se utiliza el pretérito perfecto, el imperfecto y el pretérito? = When do you use the perfect, the imperfect and the indicative past?

Firstly, let's start with the 'imperfecto' tense as it's the easiest to differentiate. The endings for this tense are as follows:

For regular verbs ending -AR in the infinitive (that is t...

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Answered by Alya M. Spanish tutor
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How do you use the subjunctive mood?

The subjunctive tense in Spanish can't be thought of like the other tenses (present continuous, perfect etc). It is used to reflect the mood of the speaker. In English, the subjunctive is not that comm...

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Answered by Vance L. Spanish tutor
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How do you form negative imperatives?

In the affirmative imperative form both the indicative and subjunctive moods are used 

(e.g. habla, hablad - indicative)

(e.g. hable, hablen - subjunctive)

Whe...

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Answered by Lily G. Spanish tutor
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How do you form the imperative in Spanish?

There are many different forms for the imperative in Spanish using the indicative and subjunctive moods and for informal and formal forms. 

Informal

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Answered by Lily G. Spanish tutor
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