210, 216, 239 Subjunctive in adjective and adverbial clauses Flashcards
subjunctive in adjective clauses
describe persons, animals, or things that you are looking for or want but you don’t know if they exist; emphatically describing something that, according to the speaker, does not exist
construction for emphatic statements
no + verb + negative word + que + subjunctive
subjunctive in adverbial clauses: pending actions
when you want to talk about pending actions or states, use the present subjunctive after an adverbial conjunction of time.
construction of subjunctive in adverbial clauses
Independent clause (present indicative or ir a + infinitive) + dependent clause (conjunction of time + present subjunctive)
conjunctions of time
cuando - when después (de) que - after en cuanto - as soon as hasta que - until tan pronto como - as soon as
subjunctive in adverbial clauses: condition, purpose, time
to express condition, purpose, and time, use an adverbial conjunction followed by the subjunctive
conjunctions for condition, purpose, time
en caseo (de) que - in the event that, if
sin que - without
con tal (de) que - as long as, provided that
antes (de) que - before
para que - in order that, so that
a menos que - unless
siempre y cuando - as long as, provided that
two vs. one subject
two subjects: use the “que” and sunjunctive
one subject: do not use the “que” and use the infinitive of the verb
exception: alway use use subjunctive for a menos que and siempre y cuando