The Subjunctive with doubt, disbelief, and denial

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The subjunctive with
doubt, disbelief, and denial

Introduction of the WEIRDO acronym to remember all the phrases that trigger the subjunctive.

The Acronym WEIRDO:

is a tool to help you recall all the words and phrases that trigger the use of the subjunctive in the subordinate clause.

We have used the subjunctive after expressions of:

Wishes / desires / hopes

Emotions

Impersonal expressions

Recommendations / will / influence

Ojalá

D

AND

Now, we will be using the subjunctive with expressions of:

W

E

I

R

O

Doubt, Disbelief, and Denial

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The O in the Acronym WEIRDO stands for

original

oír

ojalá

oiga

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Ojalá translates to

to wish

I wish

I recommend

to desire

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The W in the Acronym WEIRDO stands for

whom

wishes

witches

washes

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The I in the Acronym WEIRDO stands for

interpersonal communications

impersonal expressions

personal expressions

impersonal suggestions

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The E in the Acronym WEIRDO stands for

Expectations

Expressions

Emotions

Exagerations

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The R in the Acronym WEIRDO stands for

Recommendations

Reasons

Ratifications

Ramifications

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The D in the Acronym WEIRDO stands for

Doughnuts

Dreams

Destinies

Doubt

The subjunctive is ALWAYS USED in a subordinate clause when:

Doubt, Disbelief, and Denial

there is a change of subject
the expression in the main clause implies NEGATION or UNCERTAINTY

AND

OR IN OTHER WORDS:

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Negation or uncertainty would be the equivalent of:

Recommendations

Wishes and desires

Doubt, disbelief, or denial

Impersonal expressions

Emotions

Commone expressions of:
Doubt, Disbelief, and Denial

WRITE THESE IN YOURN NOTES

dudar	to doubt
negar (e:ie)	to deny
no creer	not to believe
no estar seguro(a) (de)	not to be sure (of)
no es cierto	it's not true; it's not certain
no es seguro	it's not certain
no es verdad	it's not true

Los estudiantes dudan que ellos saquen malas notas.
Students doubt they will get bad grades.

Commone expressions of:
Doubt, Disbelief, and Denial

Add these Impersonal expressions to your notes:

Es imposible	it's impossible
Es improbable	it's improbable
Es posible*; No es posible	it's possible; it's not possible
Es probable*; No es probable	it's probable; it's not probable

*In English: it's possible and it's probable have a high degree of certainty, but in Spanish they imply uncertainty, therefore triggers the subjunctive.

Match

Match the following

dudar

negar

no creer

no estar seguro/a

no es cierto

to doubt

to deny

not to believe

not to be sure

it's not true; it's not certain

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Match the following

es improbable

no es posible

es imposible

no es verdad

no es seguro

it's improbable

it's not possible

it's impossible

it's not true

it's not certain

Please notice the following expressions:

**THEY ARE THE OPPOSITE OF THE PREVIOUS LISTS YOU WROTE.

no dudar	not to doubt
no cabe duda	there is no doubt
no hay duda de	there is no doubt
no negar (e:ie)	not to deny
creer	to believe

estar seguro/a de	to be sure
es cierto	it's true; it's certain
es seguro	it's certain
es verdad	it's true
es obvio	it's obvious

These are all expressions of CERTAINTY!

The subjunctive follows expressions of DOUBT:

No es verdad que mi hermano estudie ecología.
It's not true that my brother studies ecology.

The indicative is used in the subordinate clause when there is no doubt or uncertainty in the main clause:

Creo que mi hermano estudia ecología.
I believe my brother studies ecology.

The expressions:
quizás (perhaps) and tal vez (maybe/perhaps) are usually followed by the subjunctive because they imply doubt about something:

Quizás haga sol mañana.
Perhaps it will be sunny tomorrow.
Tal vez veamos la luna esta noche.
Maybe we will see the moon tonight.

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