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  • Unrealized or hypothetical, Incomplete actions;
  • Wishes, hopes, desires
    -Emotions, Feelings
  • Impersonal expression
  • Recommendation
  • Doubts
  • Ojala
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Unrealized or hypothetical situation

Use when the main verb is in the future tense and the relative clause is introduced by one of the following conjunctions, always use a subjunctive verb in the relative clause

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en cuanto      as soon as
mientras         while
antes de que.  before
a menos que.   unless
con tal que.    provided that
sin que.           without
quizas
tal vez
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Unrealized/ Incomplete actions

Future outcomes of present event

Express that a decision depends on another person (main verb of the sentence is in the imperative form).

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a menos que           unless
a no ser que.           unless
de que           
con tal de que.        provided that
después de que    
hasta que                 until
mientras que            while
tan pronto como      as soon as
cuando
para que              so that
a fin de que          so that
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Wishes

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esperar que
insistir en que. insist that
mandar que demand that
preferir que
prohibir que prohibit that
querer que
es aconsejable que it is advisable that
es necesario que it is necessary
pedir que ask that
recomendar que
rogar que beg that
sugerir que

Ojalá
Espero que
Quiero que
Deseo que

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Emotions

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Estar+adjetivo+(de) que, Tener miedo de que
Alegrarse de que, 
sentir que, 
es bueno/malo que, 
es una lástima que, 
es increíble que, 
qué suerte que
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Impersonal expressions, assessments, valoraciones

Uncertainties: es probable que

Necessity,: es necessario que

Hypothesizes: talking about unrealized events

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es bueno que
es importante que
es posible que
es raro que
es malo que
es ridículo que
es terrible que
puede ser que.                it may be that
es probable que
es necesario que, 
es preciso que.               it is necessary
es imprescindible que.    it is essential
Es aconsejable que
Es maravilloso que
Es increíble
Es fantástico
Es sorprendente 
Es fascinante
Es conveniente que
Es divertido que
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Recommendations

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Pedir que
Decir que
Sugerir que
Aconsejar que
Mandar que (future intentions)
Insistir en que (future intentions)
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expression that force the indicative mood,

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supongo que... i suppose, guess
creer que …to believe that 
no dudar que … to not doubt that
estar seguro que …to be sure that 
no es dudoso que …it is not doubtful that
no hay duda que …there is no doubt that
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Verbs
ser
saber
tener
ir
haber
estar
dar
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Subjunctive irregulars
sea
sepa
tenga
vaya
haya
esté
dé
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verbs with irregular first persons in present indicative

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conocer – conozca
tener – tenga
salir – salga
volver - vuelva
contar - cuente
perder - pierda
caber - quepa
mostrar - muestre
ver - vea
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-ar and -er stem-changing verbs

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piense
pienses
piense
pensemos
penséis
piensen
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ir stem-changing verbs

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dormir – duerma & durmamos
sentir – sienta & sintamos
pedir – pida & pidamos

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verbs that end in -zar, the z changes to c when it comes before the letter e

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empezar (e:ie) - empiece

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verbs that end in -ger or -gir, the g changes to j when it comes before the letter a

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escoger - escoja

elegir (e:i) - elija

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verbs that end in -guir, the gu changes to g when it comes before the letter a

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seguir (e:i) - siga

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verbs that end in -car, the c changes to qu when it comes before the letter e

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buscar - busque

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verbs that end in -gar, the g changes to gu when it comes before the letter e

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pagar - pague

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verbs that end in uir, add the letter y before the letter a.

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huir - huya

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Doubts

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dudar que
es improbable que
es incierto que
es posible que
no creer que
puede ser que               it may be that
es aconsejable que
temer que