Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• You know that the subjunctive mood is used to say
  that one person influences the actions of another.

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Sometimes you use an impersonal expression to
  express how you influence another persons
  actions.
• Here are some impersonal expressions that are
  often followed by que subjunctive

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Es importante
• Es necesario
• Es mejor
• Es bueno

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Es necesario que Uds. tengan buenos modales.
• Its necessary that you have good manners.

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Es mejor que consigamos una habitación doble.
• Its better that we get a double room.

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Note that in the examples above, a specific
  person is mentioned in the second half of the
  sentence.
• If no person is specified, the infinitive is used
  without que.
• Compare the following sentences.

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Para ser un buen turista, es importante ser muy
  cortés.
• To be a good tourist, its important to be very
  polite.

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Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

• Es importante que seas un turista cortés.
• Its important that you be a polite tourist.