Subjunctive Desire

Question 1

The subjunctive mood is used whenever the speaker feels uncertain about the action of the sentence, or when the speaker is expressing a subjective opinion.

Answer 1

Here is a list of common expressions that introduce an aspect of desire to the sentence, and therefore trigger the use of the subjunctive.

Question 2

esperar que
to wish that …
insistir en que …
to insist that …

Answer 2

mandar que …
to order that …
preferir que …
to prefer that …

Question 3

prohibir que …
to prohibit that …
querer que …
to want that …

Answer 3

es aconsejable que …
it’s advisable that …
es necesario que …
it’s necessary that …

Question 4

pedir que …
to ask that …
recomendar que …
to recommend that …

Answer 4

rogar que …
to plead that …
sugerir que …
to suggest that …

Question 5

These expressions trigger the use of the INDICATIVE mood, NOT subjunctive since they introduce a quality of certainty or objectivity.

Answer 5

creer que …
to believe that …
no dudar que …
to not doubt that …

Question 6

These expressions trigger the use of the INDICATIVE mood, NOT subjunctive since they introduce a quality of certainty or objectivity.

Answer 6

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 ...