Phrases that trigger the subjunctive Flashcards
on the condition that
a condición de que
so that / in order that (not para que)
a fin de que
unless x2
a no ser que
a menos que
although
a pesar de que
even though
aunque
as if
como si
provided that
con tal de que
when / if
When would you use the subjunctive with this word?
cuando
When talking about the future, e.g. WHEN I get back from holiday, I will start studying more
hence
de ahi que
after
después de que
in the case that
en el caso de que
until
When would you use the subjunctive with this word?
hasta que
When talking about the future
while
mientras que
so that / in order that
para que
for fear that
por miedo a que
without
sin que
as soon as
tan pronto como
dudar que
to doubt
necesitar que
to need
esperar que
to hope
pedir que
to ask
no pensar que
to not think
(no) querer que
to (not) want
preferir que
to prefer
desear que
to desire
insistir en que
to insist on
gustar que
to like
decir que
to tell
no creer que
to not believe
ojalá que
hopefully
antes que
before
es importante que
It’s important that
es difícil que
It’s difficult that
es necesario que
It’s necessary that
Es posible que
It’s possible that
tal vez
maybe
Does ‘pensar que’ trigger the subjunctive?
No, only ‘no pensar que’ does
Does ‘creer que’ trigger the subjunctive?
No, only ‘no creer que’ does?
aconsejar que
to advise that
recomendar que
to recommend that
it’s normal that
es normal que
to be happy that
alegrarse de que
It’s a shame that
es una lástima que
It’s worth it that
vale la pena que
to not be sure that
no estar seguro(a) que
it is necessary that (not ‘es necesario que’)
Which French phrase is this similar to?
hace falta que
Il faut que
it is not necessary that (not ‘no es necesario que’)
no hace falta que
Can many of these phrases be used without the subjunctive?
Why/why not?
Yes - it is the presence of ‘que’ that triggers the subjunctive.
The ‘que’ indicates a changes in subject and therefore the subjunctive is needed, e.g.
quiero ir al cine
quiero que vayas al cine conmigo
What does ‘parece que’ mean?
Does it trigger the subjunctive?
It seems that
For the exam, yes it does. In reality, it only does when there’s lots of doubt.
I worry that
preocuparse que
What does ‘hay que’ mean?
Does it trigger the subjunctive?
it’s necessary to
No, it goes with the indicative
to suggest that
sugerir que
Does ‘así que’ trigger the subjunctive?
No - it goes with the indicative
Use ‘para que’ instead
