Capítulo 14

¡Me encanta la naturaleza!

Communication Objectives:

  • Discuss the natural environment and outdoor activities.
  • Express PAST wants, emotions, influence, recommendations, requests and doubt as they pertain to someone else!
    • She wanted that I taste the food.
    • I insisted that they order the special.

Grammar Objectives:

  • Review our preterite verbs (specifically the ellos form needed for the new grammar)
  • Learn how to form the imperfect subjunctive
  • Learn how to form the pluperfect subjunctive
    • haber + past participle in the present perfect subjunctive
        • hubiera + PP...........................hubiéramos + PP hubiese + PP...........................hubiésemos + PP
        • hubieras + PP.........................hubiérais + PP hubieses + PP.........................hubieseis + PP
        • hubiera + PP,..........................hubieran + PP hubiese + PP,..........................hubiesen + PP

EJEMPLOS:

            • Ella dudaba que su amigo ya hubiera visto ese programa.
            • (Yo) estaba triste que el juego ya se hubiera terminado.


  • Practice WHEN (!!!) the subjunctive is triggered in noun clauses. (In Ch.12 you already saw recommendations and impersonal expressions.)
    • WEIRDO
      • Wants / Wishes
      • Emotions
      • Influence / Impersonal Expressions
      • Recommendations / Requests
      • Doubts
      • Ojalá


  • Practice when the subjunctive is NOT (!!!) triggered in noun clauses.
      • Reality
      • Thoughts / Beliefs
      • Certainty
      • Five Senses

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