Episode #2: The 3 divisions of Spanish tenses (the big picture) indicative (real things), subjunctive (not real things) and imperative (commands)

Spanish in Seconds with Debbie Elias

It's very important for me to let you know from the beginning that Spanish has 3 main parts. If you map up this now, it will be easy to grasp every tense you study and its logic.

Indicative tenses: we use these tenses to express REAL THINGS: I have a cat / Tengo un gato.

Subjunctive tenses: we use these tenses to express NOT REAL THINGS: I hope you have a nice day. / Espero (indicativo) que tengas (subjuntivo) un buen dia. As you see, we express a hope, and hope is not a fact, so that's why we must use subjuntivo, because it is just a desire, something that is not real, it's not a fact.

Imperative tenses are commands, as in English language: Do your homework / Haz tu tarea.

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