Buenas intenciones: subjunctive after 'para que'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the subjunctive after 'para que' to express purpose or intention.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The subjunctive indicates uncertainty, wishing or possibility, or refers to actions that have not yet happened.
- The conjunction 'para que' translates as 'so that' and is followed by a subjunctive verb.
- Spanish uses the subjunctive after 'para que' even though English uses the indicative after 'so that'.
Keywords
Subjunctive - verb form that indicates actions which are uncertain, wished for, or that have not yet happened; its forms are different from the indicative
Para - preposition meaning 'to', 'for' + noun or 'in order to' + infinitive
Para que - conjunction meaning 'so that', which is followed by a subjunctive verb
Common misconception
We always use 'para que' + subjunctive to express intentions in Spanish.
We only use 'para que' + subjunctive to express intentions when the subject of the 2nd verb in the sentence is different from the first. Where the subject is the same in the whole sentence, express intentions with 'para' + infinitive.
Teacher tip
Teachers can increase the level of challenge for Task B2 by asking students to translate the sentence without referring to the hints on the slide. Additionally, an extension could involve asking students to write their own sentence(s) with 'para' and/or 'para que'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'except'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
owner
gender, genre
October
dog
title
toy
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
good
big
older, larger, main
dead
broken
silly
Q4.Order the words to say: 'my grandmother is medium-sized and my aunties are thin'.
Q5.Write in English: 'el libro se basa en la guerra'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I like reading fiction'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which statements are correct?
Q2.'Ayudo en casa __________ no hagas todo'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q3.'Voy al supermercado __________ comprar la comida'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'in order to look for'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'so that you (informal) go'.
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