Subjunctive Triggers Flashcards
tal vez
maybe
gustar que
to like that
Antes de que
Before
Después de que
After
Tener miedo de que
To be scared that
takes subjunctive!
Quizás + subjuntivo if you like
Maybe
Mas vale que
It’s better that
(Takes subjunctive!)
No pensar que/ no pienso que
Not to think that/I don’t think
Con tal de que……
Provided that….
(Takes subjunctive!)
Es importante que
It’s important that (takes subjunctive)
Es difícil que
It’s difficult that
Es necesario que
It’s necessary that
(Triggers subjunctive)
Es posible que
It’s possible that
Quiero que/querer que
I want that / to want that
Preferir que/prefiero que
To prefer that/I prefer that
Desear que/deseo que
To desire that/I desire that
Insisto en que / insistir en que
I insist that/ to insist that
(takes subjuntivo)
Dudo que / dudar que
I doubt that/ to doubt that
Necesitar que / necesito que
To need / I need
Esperar que / espero que
To hope that / I hope that
Pedir que / pido que
To ask that / I ask that
Es malo que
It’s bad that
Es mejor que
It’s better that
Es inútil que
It’s useless that
sentir que
To be sorry that
Temer que
To fear that
(takes subjuntivo)
Es urgente que
It’s urgent that
Subjunctive trigger!
No está claro que
It’s not clear that
Subjunctive trigger
estoy en contra de que…..
I’m against
(Subjunctive trigger)
Me parece una tontería que
It seems daft that
(Subjunctive trigger)
Encuentro genial que
It’s great that
Me parece positivo que
It seems positive to me that
para que
so that
A menos (de) que
Unless
A fin de que
So that
Sin que
Without
Ojalá que
Hopefully
Evitar que
To avoid that
Es una lástima que……
It’s a shame that…..
(With subjunctive)
Es lógico que……
It’s logical that…..
(Takes subjuntivo)
puede ser que……
It could be that……
(With subjunctive)
me alegra que……. OR
me alegro de que
both with subjunctive
No creo que
I don’t believe that /I don’t think that
(Subjunctive trigger)
cuando
(In future)
when (in future)
Then subjunctive trigger
es natural que…..
It’s natural that ….
(Triggers subjunctive)
nos pongamos al día
we can catch up on the day
me deprime que …..
It depresses me that…..
Te / os sugiero que…..
I suggest that you…..
te /os aviso que……
I advise that you…..
Te / os aconsejo que……
I advise that you……
something not known
SUBJUNTIVO
something known
INDICATIVO
es una vergüenza que…
it’s a shame that…..
es incuestionable que……
takes subjunctive
it’s unquestionable that
te agradezco que…..
I’m grateful to you that……
excepto que…….
except that……
SUJUNCTIVE (depending on context)
no es una buena idea que…..
it’s not a good idea that…..
WEIRDO - recommendations and requests
proponer
rogar
suplicar
exigir
insistir
prohibir
solicitar
es preciso que
it’s necessary that
es indispensable que
es fundamental que
es imprescindible que
it’s essential that
es obligatorio que
it’s mandatory that
a menos que
unless
aunque
even if
(means other things, but when it means “even if” it triggers subjunctive)
como si
as if
no parecer
it doesn’t seem
it doesn’t look like
a no ser que
unless
de ahí que
hence
siempre y cuando
as long as
animarse a …..
to encourage (to do something)
hubiera dado lo que sea por ser…..
I would have given anything to be…..
en cuanto
as soon as
