Estructura 6.2 - Subjunctive in adverbial clauses

Question 1

What are the conjunctions that require the subjunctive tense?

Answer 1

• a menos que (unless)
• antes (de) que (before)
• con tal (de) que (provided that)
• en caso (de) que (in case)
• para que (so that)
• sin que (without, unless)

Question 2

What happens if there is no change of subject introduced in the sentence?

Answer 2

• the prepositions antes de, con tal de, en case de, para and sin can be used (without que) followed by the indicative

Question 3

What happens when there is no change of subject introduced in the sentence?

Answer 3

• the prepositions antes de, con tal de, en caso de, para and sin are used (without que) followed by the indicative.

Question 4

What are conjunctions followed by the subjunctive and the indicative?

Answer 4

• if the main action has not yet been introduced, subjunctive is used after conjunctions of time and concession
• is the main action has already happens or happens habitually, then the indicative is used in the adverbial clause

Question 5

What are the conjunctions of time and concession?

Answer 5

• a pesar de (despite)
• apenas (as soon as)
• aunque (although, even if)
• cuando (when)
• después (de) que (after)
• en cuanto (as soon as)
• hasta que (until)
• luego que (as soon as)
• mientras que (while)
• ni/no bien (as soon as)
• siempre que (as long as)
• tan pronto como (as soon as)