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Using the indicative is much easier because there are fewer restrictions and, in general, it’s the first mood you’ll learn in any language.

In other words – statements you are certain about. The indicative in Spanish is used to talk about facts and certainty. Remember, we’ll be looking at the differences between these two moods only in the present tense – but remember, we can apply this understanding to past tenses on another day. So now we’ll be focusing solely on the difference in usage between the indicative in Spanish and the subjunctive.

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Now let’s move on to the juicy stuff – how to use the subjunctive vs indicative mood in Spanish. While not a completely fool-proof rule, it can be a helpful guide when you’re working on memorizing. It’s not a perfect explanation, but in general AR verbs take the ER indicative conjugation, while ER and IR verbs take the AR conjugation. Both in conceptual terms and in regard to conjugation. Subjunctive mood conjugation chart Subject PronounĪs you can see, you can kind of think of the subjunctive as the “opposite” of the indicative. So let’s look at the subjunctive conjugation chart, then move on to how to use it. The best way to master the subjunctive mood is by simply practicing it. The subjunctive is used to express emotions, doubt, and feelings – intangible sentiments that aren’t so cut-in-stone. This is mostly because it is very rarely used in English, so we find it complicated to understand. Now we’re moving on to everyone’s most dreaded concept in the Spanish language – the present subjunctive.Ĭonceptually, it can be a bit tricky for English speakers to understand how to use the subjunctive mood.

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We’ll go into full detail for the imperative verbs on a different day – but for today, just pay attention to the conjugations.

Everything else follows the subjunctive mood conjugations.

The Tú informal, affirmative command follows the indicative mood conjugations.

So, the imperative might seem a bit more complicated at first, but this is because affirmative commands and negative commands sometimes use different expressions.īut the truth is, they all follow a very similar conjugation pattern: Imperative mood conjugation chart Subject Pronoun In other words – it’s making the verb into a call to action. That connotation depends on the tone and the context. Well, not necessarily “command” – it can also be a polite request or asking someone to do something for you. When we use this tense, we aren’t simply stating something, we are commanding someone to do something. The imperative mood is also known as the “ command ” mood. Keep this in mind for when we move on to the subjunctive.

Los niños hablan mucho – Children talk a lot.īoth corre and hablan are in indicative because both of those sentences express a fact or a general statement.

José corre todos los días – José runs every day.

You’ll use them to express facts you believe to be true. In other words – you can think of the indicative mood in Spanish as the “normal” verb conjugations. Here’s a quick conjugation chart to review the conjugation for verbs in the indicative present tense: Indicative mood conjugation chart Subject Pronoun – all of those tenses can be expressed through the indicative. The present tense, the progressive, the imperfect, the preterite, etc. In case there is any confusion – the indicative is the mood for EVERY verb conjugation you’ve probably already learned. You are stating something as a fact, or something you believe is a fact. Simply put, the indicative mood is used to indicate something. The indicative mood is the easiest type, so we’ll start here. Let’s take a look at each of these Spanish moods and understand them one by one. Although you can also use these moods in the past tense, we’ll keep things simple to avoid any confusion. For today’s purpose, we’ll be focusing on the three moods in the present tense.