Sentences with the Subjunctive Flashcards
Es importante darle las noticias a Juan lo antes posible.
It’s important to give Juan the news as soon as possible.
Nuestros padres esperaban que nosotros tuviéramos éxito en la vida.
Our parents hoped we would be successful in life.
Diles que no vayan a esa playa porque hay mucha contaminación.
Tell them not to go to that beach because it is very polluted.
Era preciso que ellos sirvieran la comida a tiempo.
It was imperative that they serve the food on time.
Dudo que tu sepas mucho sobre la astronomía de los babilonios.
I doubt that you know much about Babylonian astronomy.
No creíamos que ella hubiera estudiado la lección antes de venir a clase.
We did not believe that she had studied the lesson before coming to class.
Los médicos no recomiendan que durmamos por lo menos siete horas.
Doctors recommend that we get at least seven hours of sleep.
Va a ser muy importante que tu puedas usar el subjuntivo si quieres ir a Mexico.
It is going to be very important for you to be able to use the subjunctive if you want to go to Mexico.
Ella dudaba que él quisiera que ella lo acompañara a la fiesta.
She doubted that he wanted her to go with him to the party.
No podía creer que Susana me hubiera investigado antes de pedirme la lista.
I couldn’t believe that Susan had investigated be before asking me for the list.
Her friends asked her to bring her digital camera to the party.
Sus amigos le pidieron que trajera su cámara digital a la fiesta.
We were hoping she would find a new boyfriend.
Esperábamos que ella consiguiera un nuevo novio.
They wanted him to leave.
Ellos querían que él se fuera.
Do you hope the opera will start soon?
Esperas que la ópera comience pronto?
Her parents are glad that she has married Matthew.
Sus padres se alegran de que ella se haya casado con Mateo.
Is it necessary that we pay for the food here?
Es necesario que paguemos la comida aqui.
Her bosses expected ther to tape all the phone calls.
Sus jefes esperaban que ella grabara todas las llamadas telefónicas.
The police asked the people to look for the lost dog.
La policía pidió que la gente buscará el perro extraviado.
Are you glad that she went to Europe?
Se alegra Ud. de que ella fuera a Europa?
Were they angry that she had returned early?
Se enojaron de que ella ella hubiera vuelto temprano?
The engineers needed to find a solution that wasn’t so costly.
Los ingenieros necesitaban hallar una solución que no fuera tan costosa.
We preferred to listen to music that would not make us nervous.
Preferiamos escuchar música que no nos pusiera nerviosos.
The musicians have guitars that sound good.
Los músicos tienen guitarras que suenan bien.
The astronaut wanted to have a boyfriend who would be faithful to her.
La astronauta quería tener un novio que le fuera fiel.
There is no clothing by those designers that is practical.
No hay ropa de esos diseñadores que sea práctica.
I am not interested in the books that are sold at the supermarket checkout.
No me interesan los libros que se venden en el cajero del supermercado.
One day we hope to live in a house that has a big garage.
Un dia esperamos vivir en una casa que tenga un garaje grande.
I wanted to buy a sailboat that could sail very fast.
Deseaba comprar un barco de velas que pudiera navegar muy rápido.
There is no man who can equal Don Juan in gambling, in dueling, or in love.
No hay hombre que iguale a Don Juan en juegos, en lid o en amores.
I have a flashlight that lights up a great part of the road.
Tengo una linterna que ilumina un gran trecho del camino.
They needed a table that was bigger.
Necesitaban una mesa que fuera más grande.
We want to find a city that has less crime.
Queremos hallar una ciudad que tenga menos crimen.
There wasn’t a guy there who didn’t like sports.
No habia ni un muchacho allí a quien no le gustaran los deportes.
He and I were looking for a dictionary that included mechanical terms.
El y yo buscábamos un diccionario que incluyera términos de mecánica.
I want a garden that has all blue flowers.
Quiero un jardín que solamente tenga flores azules.
He wants to vote for the candidate who has the best ideas.
El quiere votar por el candidato que tiene las mejores ideas.
He hopes to find a candidate who is honest.
El espera encontrar un candidato que sea honesto.
They were looking for a map that showed the parks.
Ellos buscaban un mapa que indicara los parques.
Do you want to go to a beach that has picnic tables?
Quieres ir a una playa que tenga mesas para comidas campestres.
We found a used car that had new tires.
Encontramos un carro usado que tenía llantas nuevas.
It was important to finish the road before they began the walls.
Era importante terminar el camino antes de que ellos comenzaran los muros.
The young woman refused to knit the sweater unless her boyfriend bought her the wool.
La muchacha no quiso tejer el sueter a menos que su novio le comprara la lana.
There were a lot of people in the park despite the fact that it was raining.
Habia mucha gente en el parque a pesar de que llovia.
They fixed the project’s model so it would look more realistic.
Arreglaron el modelo del proyecto de modo que se viera mas realista.
The teenagers were eating as if they had gone days without a bite.
Los adolescentes comian como si hubieran pasado días sin un bocado.
The thieves left the bank without anyone seeing them.
Los ladrones salieron del banco sin que nadie los viera.
They are going to place an ad in the newspaper so that more people will apply for the job.
Van a poner un anuncio en el periódico para que más gente solicite el puesto.
They read the novel from cover to cover so that they could discuss it.
Ellos leyeron la novela de cubierta a cubierta a fin de poder discutirla.
I am going to go out as soon as I finish this chapter.
Voy a salir en cuanto termine este capitulo
The boss was going to write us a check unless there were no funds in the account.
El jefe iba a escribirnos un cheque a no ser que faltaran fondos en la cuenta.
The team will go to bed so early that they can play better tomorrow.
El equipo se acostara temprano para poder jugar mejor mañana.