Spanish Subjunctive Flashcards
Learn the Spanish subjunctive mood through examples
I doubt that it will turn out well
Dudo que salga bien
He denied that he had a sexual relationship with her
Negó que haya tenido relaciones sexuales con ella
I don’t think he is very good
No creo que él sea muy bien
I think he is very good
Creo que es muy bien (indicative)
I think that he is not very good
Creo que no es muy bien (indicative)
I am not sure it works
No estoy seguro que funcione
I am not sure it worked
No estoy seguro que funcionara
I am not sure it has worked
No estoy seguro que haya funcionado
I am sure it has not worked
Estoy seguro que no ha funcionado (ind.)
I don’t think that he is going to go see the Mona Lisa
Yo no pienso que él vaya a ver la Mona Lisa
I order you to bring it to me now
Te ordeno que me lo traigas
I told you to eat the fish
Te dije que comieras el pescado
I said to you that you were eating the fish
Te dije que estabas comiendo el pescado.
I don’t want you to go now
No quiero que te vayas ahora
He didn’t want you to stay
No queria que te quedaras
You made her cry
La hiciste llorar
Can you check that he is eats it
Puedes comprobar que se lo coma todo
Are you suggesting I leave my job?
¿Estás sugiriendo que deje mi trabajo?
He recommended that you knew the truth
Recomendó que supieras la verdad.
They recommend that you drive more slowly. They were recommending that you drove more slowly. They recommended that you drove more slowly.
Te recomiendan que manejes más despacio. Te estaban recomiendo que manejaras mas despacio. Te recomendieron que hubieras manejado mas despacio.
It makes me happy that you worked so hard
Me alegra que hayas trabajado tan duro.
Aren’t you glad that I am here
¿No te alegras de que esté aquí?
Didn’t it make you happy that I was here?
No te alegró que estuviera aca?
Did it anger you that he did not come?
Te enojó que no viniera?
It bothers me that he knows it all
Me molesta que lo sepa todo.
Sorry that you had to wait
Siento que tuvieras que esperar
I am sorry that he drove so bad
Lamento que manejara tan mal
It scares me that they drive too fast. It scared me that they have driven too fast. I was scared that they were driving too fast.
Me asusta que manejen demasiado rápido. Me asustó que hayan manejado demasiado rápido. Me asustaba que manejaran demasiado rápido.
Are you worried that you drive too slow?
¿Te preocupas que manejes demasiado lento?
Were you worried that you had driven too fast?
¿Estabas preocupado de haber conducido demasiado rápido? (Ind. - no doubt)
Were you worried that he was driving too slow?
¿Te preocupaba que él estuviera manejando demasiado lento?
Do you fear that you had eaten your last dinner?
¿Temes haber comido tu última cena? (Ind - same person is worrying as being worried about)
Do you fear that he had eaten his last dinner?
¿Temes que haya comido su última cena?
I wish to be taller
Deseo ser mas alto (Ind)
I wish that you were taller
Deseo que fueras mas alto
I hope that the bus arrives soon
Espero que el bus llegue pronto.
He hopes that he (himself) arrives soon
Espera que llega pronto
He hopes that he (another person) arrives soon
Espera que él llegue pronto
Do you insist that he goes?
¿Insistes en que se vaya?
Do you insist that you go?
¿Insistes en ir? (Ind)
I wouldn’t have done that
Yo no hubiera hecho eso
I wished to be rich
Deseaba ser rico (ind)
I wished that she were rich
Deseaba que ella fuera rica
I was hoping that he had the money
Esperaba que él tuviera el dinero.
I prefer the red over the blue
Prefiero el rojo sobre el azul (ind)
I prefer that I fly in first class
Prefiero que vuele en primera clase