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8 categories of the subjunctive

  1. Desire
  2. Ignorance
  3. Emotional statement or comment
  4. Impersonal opinion
  5. Un completed action
  6. Vague or indefinite antecedent
  7. Perhaps or maybe
  8. Even it
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Main Claude of uncertainty + que + verb

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To conjugate
Start with the yo form, drop the O
Ar e, es, e, emos, éis, en
Er & Ir: a, as, a, amos, áis, an

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Note there are no stem change in nosotros or vosotros, except in IR stem changing verbs
Durmamos
Mintamos
Pidamos

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Irregular verbs 6

Dar

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Dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den

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Irregular verbs 6

Estar

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Esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén

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Irregular verbs 6
Haber
Aux: have
Vi: be
V expression:there is, there are
Vtr: be, have
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Haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan

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Irregular verbs 6

Ir

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Vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan

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Irregular verbs 6

Saber

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Sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepáis, sepan

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Irregular verbs 6

Ser

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Sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean

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I doubt that he works much

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Yo dudo que él trabaje mucho

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To demand

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Exigir

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To insist (on)

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Insistir en

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God willing, I strongly hope

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Ojalá

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To request

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Pedir (e>i)

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To prefer

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Preferir

Yo prefiera

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Pray, beg

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Rogar

Yo ruegue

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To suggest

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Sugerir

Yo sugiera

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He prefers that I speak.

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Él prefiere que yo hable

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They hope that we can dance

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Ellos esperan que podamos bailar

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God willing, she will arrive on time

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ojalá que ella llegue a tiempo

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I prefers that there is snow on Christmas

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Prefiero que haya nieve en la navidad

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They want us to do it

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Quieren que lo hagamos

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She hopes you can come to the party

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Ella espera que puedas venir a la fiesta

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They (f) suggest you do it

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Ellas subieron que tú lo hagas

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He requests we be here at 9

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Él pide que estemos aquí a las nueve

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Why do you request that i do it?

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¿Por qué pides que yo lo haga?

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I prefer we not leave the house until five o’clock

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Prefiero que no salgamos de casa hasta las cinco

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She hopes you know her

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Ella espera que la conozcas

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They suggest we put the papers in the cabinet

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Ellos sugieren que pongamos los papeles en el gabinete

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I hope everything goes well for me.

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Espero que todo me vaya bien.

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I prefer that she be more fair than friendly.

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Prefiero que ella sea más justo que amable

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I want her to understand that if I make a mistake (and I am sure that I’ll make many), I want her to tell (it to) me directly.

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Quiero que entienda que si yo cometo un error (y estoy segura que cometeré muchos), quiero que ella me lo diga directamente

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If she suggests that I change some aspect of my work, it’ll be easier to do so then than after working there for a few months.

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Si ella sugiere que yo cambie algún aspecto de mi trabajo, será más fácil hacerlo entonces que después de trabajar por unos cuantos meses.

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To not be convinced that

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No estar convencido/a de que

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To not be sure that

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No estar seguro/a de que

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To not imagine that

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No imaginarse

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36
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To not suppose that

A

No suponer que

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To suspect/fear that

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Temer que

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I don’t suppose you’ll tell me his name

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No supongo que me digas su nombre

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We don’t think the Vikings will win the game

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No pensamos que los Viking ganen el partido

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He is not convinced that I need so much money

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El no está convencido de que yo necesite tanto dinero

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Why don’t you believe that we know him

A

Por qué no crees que lo conozcamos?

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He doubts that they know the answer

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Él duda que ellos sepan la repuesta

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She isn’t sure that we always tell the truth

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Ella no está segura de que siempre digamos la verdad

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He doesn’t believe that I’m his cousin

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El no cree que yo sea su primo

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I don’t imagine that you believe my story

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No me imagino que creas mi historia

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On the other hand, I don’t suppose that anyone can become a great leader overnight.

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En cambio, no supongo que nadie pueda hacerse un gran líder de la noche a la mañana.

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I want everything to go well for him

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Quiero que todo le salga bien

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Emotional statements or comments take the subjunctive

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Emotion or personal feeling + que

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49
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We’re delighted that you can come to the party.

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Estamos encantados que puedas venir a nuestra fiesta

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You’re disgusted that our team will lose every game.

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Estás indignado que nuestro equipo pierda cada juego

51
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She’s worried that I’ll reveal the truth about her.

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Ella está preocupada que yo revele (revelar) la verdad acerca de ella

52
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It’s advisable that

A

Conviene que

53
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It’s a pity/ shame that

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Es (una) lástima que

54
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It’s better that

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Más vale que

55
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It may be that

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Puede ser que

56
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It’s a shame that I’m sick

A

Es una lástima que yo esté enfermo

57
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It’s better that we eat the celery

It’s better for us to eat the celery

A

es mejor que comamos el apio

58
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I hope it doesn’t rain tomorrow

A

Ojalá que no llueva mañana

59
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It’s necessary for you to call them tomorrow

A

Es necesario que les llames mañana

60
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It preferable that you buy the eggs by the dozen

A

Es preferible que compres los huevos por docenas

61
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It’s unlikely that they’ll be ready by five o’clock

A

Es improbable que estén listos para las cinco

62
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It’s advisable that you (formal) have an attorney with you

A

Conviene que tenga un abogado con usted

63
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It may be that Alice doesn’t work here anymore

A

Puede ser que Alicia ya no trabaje aquí

64
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It’s impossible for me to be in two places at the same time

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Es imposible que yo esté en dos lugares al mismo tiempo

65
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If only Jane wouldn’t sing at the wedding

A

Ojalá que Juana no cante en la boda

66
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It’s fantastic that we don’t have to sit next to them

A

Es fantástico que no tengamos que sentarnos al lado de ellos

67
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It may be that Steven isn’t what he says he is

A

Puede ser que Esteban no sea lo que dice que es

68
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It’s impossible for me to be in this room one more minute

A

Es imposible que me quede en este cuarto por un minuto más

69
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Last night for the first time, I read the rules and regulations of the company where I have worked for six years.

A

Anoche leí por primera vez las reglas y los reglamentos de la compañía donde he trabajado por seis años.

70
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It is possible that I am the only person who has read this pamphlet

A

Es posible que sea la única persona que ha leído este folleto

71
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To have nothing to do with

A

No tener nada que ver con

72
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Also, it’s incredible that we have to attend all meetings, including the ones that have nothing to do with our own work (nobody ever goes to these meetings)

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También, es increíble que tengamos que asistir a todas las reuniones, incluso las que no tienen nada que ver con nuestro propio trabajo (nadie asiste a estas reuniones).

73
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If only no one would enforce (imponer) these rules

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Ojalá que nadie imponga estas reglas!

74
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Uncompleted action
When the action of the subordinate clause is pending or indefinite, the verb in the subordinate clause will be in the subjunctive.

We will work until they close the office.

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Trabajaremos hasta que cierren la oficina

75
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Unless

A

A menos que

76
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Before

A

Antes (de) que

77
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Provided that

A

Con tal (de) que

78
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In case

A

En caso de que

79
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Until

A

Hasta que

80
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While

A

Mientras que

81
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So that, in order that

A

Para que

82
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Without

A

Sin que

83
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As soon as

A

Tan pronto como

84
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She’ll call you as soon as I arrive

A

Ella te llamará tan pronto como llegue

85
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I’ll cook so that we can eat

A

Cocinaré para que podamos comer

86
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He won’t go unless you go

A

Él no irá a menos que tú vayas

87
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I will study in case there is a test

A

Estudiaré en caso de que haya un examen

88
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I’ll dry the dishes while you wash them

A

Sacaré los platos mientras que los laves

89
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The game isn’t over until it’s over

A

El juego no se acaba hasta que se acabe

90
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I’ll write you a note so that you can remember to buy milk

A

Te escribiré una nota para que recuerdes comprar leche

91
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You’ll feel better after you take this medicine

A

Te sentirás mejor después (de) que tomes esta medicina

92
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I’ll believe it when I see it

A

Lo creeré cuando lo vea

93
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He’s going to read this book another time in case we have a quiz

A

Él va a leer este libro otra vez en caso de que tengamos una prueba

94
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He won’t eat anything unless he has a napkin on his lap

A

Él no comerá nada a menos que tenga que una servilleta en el regazo

95
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She’ll never be happy unless she knows how to conjugate verbs

A

Ella nunca estará feliz hasta que sepa conjugar los verbos.

96
Q

I can’t wear those pants until I lose ten pounds

A

No podré llevar estos pantalones hasta que pierda diez libras

97
Q

I want to live in a city where there is no crime

A

Quiero vivir en una ciudad donde no haya crimen

98
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Is there anybody in the world who knows how to express himself clearly?

A

¿Hay alguien en el mundo que sepa expresarse claramente?

99
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I will never out myself through that torture again.

A

Nunca más me meteré en esa tortura

Meterse en: to put oneself through

100
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This took half an hour

A

En esto tardó media hora? Tardar (en) to take time

101
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Next, she wanted a dress that has detachable sleeves so that she can wear it all year.

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Entonces, quiere un vestido que tenga mangas de quita y pon para que pueda llevarlo todo el año.

De quita y pon: detachable
Para que: so that

102
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Giralda was furious and told me that there is no one in this wold who understands her fabulous taste.

A

Giralda estaba furiosa y me dijo qué hay nadie en este mundo que entienda su gusto fabuloso
El gusto: taste

103
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Maybe they live here

A

Quizá ellos vivan aquí

104
Q

Perhaps you know him

A

Tal vez lo conozcas

105
Q

Perhaps we are lost

A

Quizá estemos perdidos

106
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Maybe he isn’t the smartest person in the world

A

Quizá él no sea la persona más inteligencia del mundo

107
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Perhaps you shouldn’t drink this milk

A

Quizá no debas beber esta leche.

108
Q

What should I do?

A

Qué debo hacer?

109
Q

Maybe I’ll read a book

A

Tal vez lea un libro

110
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Maybe I’ll go for a walk

A

Tal vez dé un paseo

111
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Even though, although, even if

A

Aunque

112
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Aunque
If the action has not yet occurred or is not known to be occurring, “aunque” sets up the subjunctive. Por ejemplo, Iremos aunque llueva (we will go even if it rains), the rain has not begun. Use the indicative if the action has occurred or is still occurring. Iremos aunque llueve (we will go even though it is raining)

A

That’s it

113
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Even if Jane cooks, I won’t stay.

A

Aunque Juana cocine, no me quedaré.

114
Q

Even if they may want to watch television, we won’t let them

A

Aunque quieren mirar la televisión, no los dejaremos

115
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Even if you yell at me, I won’t change my mind

A

Aunque me grites, no cambiaré mi idea

116
Q

Although he may think he’s a genius, everyone knows that he isn’t.

A

Aunque piense que es un genio, todo el mundo sabe que no lo es.

117
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Although we may be ignorant of the candidates, we still have the right to vote.

A

Aunque ignoremos los candidatos, todavía tenemos la derecha de votar

118
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Even if I know the answer, I won’t tell you

A

Aunque sepa la repuesta, no te la diré

119
Q

There isn’t anyone who can cook as well as my friend Catarina.

A

No hay nadie que pueda cocinar tan bien como mi amiga Catarina.

120
Q

Even if she prepares this treat, it won’t be the same, because she always improves every recipe a little each time she uses it.

A

Aunque prepare esta delicia, no será lo mismo porque siempre mejora un poquito cada receta cada vez que la usa.

121
Q

I know that when I taste that tart again I will either be in heaven or in Catarina’s dining room.

A

Sé que cuando pruebe esa tarta otra vez o estaré en el cielo o en el comedor de Catarina

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