Subjunctive Practice

Llena los espacios con la conjugación correcta (unas son subjuntivo y otras son presente de indicativo). Las respuestas están al abajo. 
Fill the spaces with the correct conjugation (some are subjunctive mood and others are present tense). The answers are at the bottom.

1. Mi hijo quiere que (yo) le _________ (hacer) un pastel.

2. Creo que él _______ (estar) vendiendo sus libros.

3. Es bueno que Jaime ________ (ser) un buen estudiante.

4. Él quiere que ella ________ (tomar) una foto de su familia.

5. This one is subjunctive because it is future tense. If you want to skip it because you don't want to get confused please feel free to do so. 

Mónica traerá los papeles en cuanto ellos _______ (estar) preparados.

6. Pienso que mi mamá __________ (ir) al doctor cada cuatro meses.

7. No creemos que ellos _______ (ganar) el partido.

8. El jefe manda que los empleados ___________ (trabajar) este fin de semana.

9. Él quiere que yo _________ (comprar) un nuevo abrigo.

10. Es aconsejable que ella ________ (comer) muchas verduras.

11. Es verdad que tú ________ (tener) dos boletos. 

12. ¿Es verdad que tú ______ (tener) dos boletos?

13. No es cierto que María ________ (vivir) en Francia.

14. Es necesario que ellos _________ (beber) leche.

15. No pienso que yo __________ (deber) ser el presidente.

16. Es dudoso que usted ________ (venir)

17. Cuidado, te recuerda que el verbo "seguir" es muy irregular...
Es importante que tú no _________ (seguir) tan pesimista.

18. Nosotros preferimos que ustedes _________ (salir)

19. Es importante que ustedes _________ (conocer) al presidente.

20. Las señoritas prefieren que los chicos _________ (tener) autos nuevos.

21. No pienso que tú _________ (deber) estar yendo a la casa de tu amor después once de la noché.


Las respuestas:
1. (haga) The answer is haga because the subject of each clause is different and the first clause a verb of the heart is expressed (querer).

2. (está) The answer is está because the verb in the first clause is the affirmative of a verb of the head, meaning that the subjunctive should not be used.

3. (sea) The answer is sea because the first clause is impersonal ("It's good that...."), where the subject in clause one is the impersonal "it" and the subject in clause two is Jaime.

4. (tome) The answer is tome because the subject of each clause is different and the first clause a verb of the heart is expressed (querer).

5. (estén) The answer is estén because this is a future tense. Other than that I am not sure if there is another reason. My tutor added this one and I cannot explain it further.

6. (va) The answer is va because the verb in the first clause is the affirmative of a verb of the head, meaning that the indicative should be used.

7. (ganen) The answer is ganen because of the negative use of a verb of the head (no creemos) indicating uncertainty, and therefor the subjunctive.

8. (trabajen) The answer is trabajen because the subjects in both clauses are different and this is another example of a verb of the heart (mandar).

9. (compre) The answer is compre because of the use of querer and the use of different subjects in each clause: "Él" in clause one and "yo" in clause two.

10. (coma) The answer is coma because the first clause is impersonal.

11. (tienes) The answer is tienes because, although the first clause is impersonal, it is true (“es verdad...”) which means that there is no uncertainty in this sentence.

12. (tengas) The answer is tengas because it is impersonal but also a question, making doubt inherent. This is the exception to “es verdad que” rule. If something "es verdad que" then it is not subjunctive unless it is a question

13. (viva) The answer is viva because the first clause is negative and impersonal. If this particular sentence read “es cierto que...” then it would be like number 11 because there would not be uncertainty.

14. (beban) The answer is beban because the first clause is impersonal.  

15. (debo) The answer is debo because the subject of both clauses is the same (yo). If the subjects had been different it would have been subjunctive because the first clause was a negative.

16. (venga) The answer is venga because the first clause is impersonal and implies uncertainty (either works here)

17. (sigas) The answer is sigas because the first clause is impersonal.

18. (salgan) The answer is salgan because the first clause uses a verb of the heart.

19. (conozcan) The answer is conozcan because the first clause is impersonal.

20. (tengan) The answer is tengan because the first clause uses a verb of the heart.

21. (debas) The answer is debas because the “no pienso que” in the first clause indicates doubt.