As we continue talking about the present subjunctive, we find that there is a useful acronym: WEIRDOS, which can helps us remember many of the instances where we will need the present subjunctive.
In this lesson, we’re going to go over the W in WEIRDOS, which stands for Wishes, desires and imperatives. So check out the video and practice afterwards to check your understanding!
A lot of people have been requesting a series on the subjunctive! So here is the intro to the series. In this I go over a concept that kind of blew my mind when I heard it from a college professor.
¡Hola! If you find yourself in Spain and plan on bossing around multiple people, you might want to use the vosotros commands. In this lesson, we’ll be talking about the vosotros commands.
Keep in mind that the ustedes commands are another way to order more than one person around.
¡Hola! So if you wanted to order around a group of people you’re with (including yourself), you would need nosotros commands. If you’re not sure what that would sound like in English, it would be like saying, “Let’s [do something]!”
¡Hola! If you’ve wanted to boss around multiple people in Spanish, then the ustedes commands are the commands for you. Notice that in Latin America, this will be the standard way to boss around more than one person.
In Spain, you might come across the vosotros commands more often, while ustedes commands could still be used.
¡Hola! If you’ve wanted to boss someone around in Spanish but fear offending them with using the “tú” commands, then look no further! In this lesson, we’ll be talking about how we form “usted” commands and also practice.
So we’ve been talking about tú commands: the affirmative commands & the negative commands, and something we’ll have to think about also is what to do with those pesky pronouns: direct object pronouns (me, te, lo, la, nos, *os, los, las), indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, *os, les), and reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, *os, se).
Check out these videos with an explanation and practice as well!
Explanation:
Practice 1: Affirmative + Pronouns
Practice 2: Negative tú commands + Pronouns
Practice 3: Affirmative & Negative Tú commands + Pronouns