I had thought that in order to express a hypothesis, wish or suggestion in the present or future we used the subjunctive. i am confused to see the co

Tom E.C1Kwiziq community member

Asked 5 years ago

InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

Hola Tom

Both, the conditional and the subjunctive, can be used to express wish, suggestion, hypothesis, but in different ways. For example:

If I were you, I'd talk to the boss.

Si you fuera tú, hablaría con el jefe. (conditional)

I hope you talk to the boss.

Espero que hables con el jefe. (present subjunctive)

He suggested that I talked to the boss.

Me sugirió que hablara con el jefe. (Imperfect subjunctive)

I hope this helps,

un saludo

Inma

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