1. Mi madre insiste en que ____ en el aeropuerto a las 2.
A) estabamos
B) estemos
C) estamos
D) estar
I'm confused between B and C because I don't know if I should use the indicative or subjunctive form. Please help.
2. Prohiben que los turistas les ____ comida a los animals.
A) den
B) dan
C) dar
D) dieron
Again I'm not sure which form to use so I'm confused between den and dan. Please help me with this. Thank you.
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Thank you this helped a lot :)
You are entirely welcome!
Sra
In both of these sentences, we have an expression of insistence (insistir en) and a subordinate clause introduced by "que." When we have expressions of insistence, we typically use the subjunctive mood in the subordinate clause.
1. Mi madre insiste en que ____ en el aeropuerto a las 2.
In this sentence, we need to choose between "estemos" and "estamos." To decide which form to use, we need to determine whether it is a hypothetical or uncertain situation. If we are unsure whether we will be at the airport at 2, then we should use the subjunctive form "estemos" (option B). However, if it is a definite plan or arrangement, we use the indicative form "estamos" (option C).
2. Prohiben que los turistas les ____ comida a los animales.
Similarly, in this sentence, we need to choose between "den" and "dan." Again, we need to consider if it is a hypothetical or uncertain situation. If the sentence is expressing a prohibition and it is unsure whether or not the tourists will give food to the animals, then we should use the subjunctive form "den" (option A). However, if it is a definite prohibition where the tourists do not give food to the animals, we use the indicative form "dan" (option B).
To summarize, when faced with expressions of insistence and subordinate clauses introduced by "que," we typically use the subjunctive mood to indicate uncertainty or hypothetical situations. However, if the situation is certain or definite, we use the indicative form.
1. It is Subjunctive because “insistir” usually implies that one person wants another to do something. However it COULD mean that some one merely insists that it IS what2 is happening! (a statement of fact). It is necessary to know what the speaker has in mind!
2. Again, I’d go with the subjunctive = imposition of will.
Sra