What is the subjunctive and how do I form it?

The Spanish subjunctive is a "MOOD" which means it reflects the attitude or the feelings of the person who is speaking. You can have a subjunctive mood in different verb tenses (subjunctive present, and subjunctive past). For now [we will go into more detail in the future lesson and look at more complex examples], we can say that the subjunctive indicates that the phrase is "subjective". We will see some examples in a few moments.To conjugate regular verbs in the subjunctive present, we use the endings you're used to seeing:IR / ER: o, es, e, i/emos, ís/éis, enAR: o, as, a, amos, áis, anHowever, in the subjunctive, we use the AR ending for IR/ER verbs, and the ER endings for AR verbs - except for the "yo" form which will end in "a" instead. For example, instead of saying "tu hablas" you will write "tu hables". Instead of saying "yo vivo" you will say "yo viva". Instead of "bebemos" it will become "bebamos". It's easier to see how this works by reading examples.For example, we use the subjunctive to express Wishes, Emotions, Impersonal expressions, Recommendations, Doubt, Ojalá, and Speculations. This forms the acronym WEIRDO to help you remember each type of subjunctive.An example of a Wish-type phrase is "Quiero que él me hable." = I want him to talk to me.[I will then go through some more examples of each type of subjunctive use].Any questions?