Grammar: Verbs: Subjunctive: Adjective Clauses Flashcards

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Verbs that use the indicative, not the subjunctive:

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Creer

Pensar

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Use subjunctive if:

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The thing or person described in the adjective clause does not exist with certainty

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Subjunctive can also be triggered by:

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Indefinite articles

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Use subjunctive if the object of the verb is a:

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Person, and there is no personal ‘a’

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‘-quiera’ antecedents require subjunctive if:

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They refer to something indefinite

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‘-quiera’ antecedents:

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Quienquiera
Quienesquiera
Dondequiera
Cuandoquiera
Cualquiera
Cualesquiera
Quequiera
Comoquiera (however)
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‘…por… que…’ structures:

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Por lo mucho que sepa, nunca sabrá demasiado.

No matter how much you know, you will never know too much.

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