Is this sentence subjunctive: "Creo que no tengas champu" What about "Yo busco un pluma que me des"?

Answer 1

Hi, I believe that the first one is objective and the second one is indicative.

Here they are rewritten properly:

"Creo que no tengo champú" "Yo busco una pluma que me des"

In subjective form it would be.

"Tu crees que yo no tengo champú?" "Yo quiero que tú me des una pluma."

Answer 2

For the first sentence, the correct way to say it should be: "Creo que no tienes champu." (I believe you don't have shampoo.) Therefore, it is not subjunctive.

tienes is the indicative form - as in you have now; tengas is subjunctive form - as in you would have if... (condition)

The second sentence should read: "Yo quiero que me des una pluma." (I would like you to give me a pen.) It is a subjunctive if you write it the way I show above. It shows command.

The subjunctive mood is when the verb form is used to express a wish, a suggestion, a command, or a condition that is contrary to the fact. In Spanish, for most verbs, the present subjunctive is formed by following these 3 steps:

1. Begin with the yo form of the present indicative.
2. Drop the -o ending.
3. Add the following endings:

-ar verbs: -e, -es, -e, -emos, -en

-er and -ir verbs: -a, -as, -a, -amos, -an

I hope this was helpful.