Use of the subjunctive in Spanish
I am watching a TV show and I am confused about a few of the uses of the subjunctive.
The teacher is trying to get everyone's attention and says "bien, escuchen todos" and earlier in the episode, a boy spills something on himself and his friends laugh and say "miren!"
Why are these examples used as the subjunctive?
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In this case, the subjunctive would be:
"Bien,... si todos escucharan (lo que estoy diciendo)...": Well,... if you all listened (to what I'm saying)..."
The same with '¡miren!':
Si ustedes miraran a lo que estoy señalando...: If you looked at where I'm pointing...
Those are subjunctive verbs. In those situations, they indicate that the interlocutors are doing exactly the opposite. The speaker wishes the people would do what he is saying, but he is not giving an order.
Well, I hope my English is comprehensible. (Not sure about it.)
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These uses are subjuctive but in this case we use this form for commands. Imperative is only used in second person of singular or plural. When we want to use the imperative in other person, we use the subjuctive.
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Ohhh my mistake! Thank you everyone!
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Those are not pertinent to the subjunctive mood, those are pertinent to the imperative which is the mood that one uses to direct/command someone or a group of people.
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Both examples are in Imperative form. We use it to give orders or to require something.
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