Commands Subjunctive

• to recommend
• No te recomiendo que hagas mas ejercicio.
• I don't recommend that you exercise more.

When wishing or hoping something for oneself, and the subject does not change you must use the infinitive, not the subjunctive.

• Quieren ir de camping este fin de semana.
• They want to go camping this weekend.
• Espera tejer un sueter pronto.
• She hopes to knit a sweater soon.`
• Deseo trabajar en el jardin esta tarde.
• I want to work in the garden this afternoon.

• to wish
• Deseo que mis padres me regalen tarjetas de beisbol.
• I wish that my parents would give me baseball cards.

• Deseo is indicative present tense
• regalen is the change of subject

• to hope
• Espero que estes contento---no quiero pelear contigo hoy.

I hope that you are happy---I dont want to fight you today.

to recommend; to advise

to demand

to insist

to need

to ask (for); to request

to prefer

to prohibit

tto suggest; to propose

to want; to wish

to beg

to suggest

It is important that

It's better that...

It is necessary that

It's preferable that...