Question

Which best completes the following sentence?

Es importante que __
A) beber mucha agua
B) bebes mucha agua
C) bebo mucha agua
D) bebas mucha agua

Answer 1

D. Bebas mucha agua. That's the correct answer.

Answer 2

Right answer:

D) bebas mucha agua

This sentence is given in the subjunctive mood. We use the subjunctive to express desires, doubts, the unknown, the abstract, and emotions. Subjunctive sentences often have parts linked by a relative pronoun (que, quien, como). So here we use the relative pronoun que. So bebas is the conjugation of the verb beber for the second person singular in the subjunctive mood. To contrast this, beber is an infinitive verb, bebes is the conjugation of beber for the second person singular in the simple present and bebo stands for the same but it stands for the first person singular. Finally:

Es importante que bebas mucha agua