Subjunctive up close - temporal sequence Flashcards
Understand main rules of what and when
Let’s hope that Juan comes to the party
Present indicative triggers the present subjunctive
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Ojalá que Juan venga a la fiesta
I don’t believe she is coming / will come
Present indicative triggers the present subjunctive
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No creo que ella venga
I hope my friend has the patience to do the project today
Present indicative triggers the present subjunctive
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Espero que mi amigo tenga la paciencia necesaria para hacer el proyecto hoy
It is important that students go to class every day
Present indicative triggers the present subjunctive
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Es importante que los estudiantes vayan a clase todos los días
Do you want me to pay the bill in cash?
Present indicative triggers the present subjunctive
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¿Quieres que yo pague la cuenta en efectivo?
I need a girlfriend who always tells the truth
Present indicative triggers the present subjunctive
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Necesito una novia que siempre diga la verdad
They think it’s fantastic that I work for my father
Present indicative triggers the present subjunctive
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Creen que es fantástico que yo trabaje para mi padre
Let’s hope that Juan has come to the party
Present indicative triggers the present perfect subjunctive
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Ojalá que Juan haya venido a la fiesta
I don’t believe she has come
Present indicative triggers the present perfect subjunctive
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No creo que ella haya venido
My friends don’t believe that you have written so many poems
Present indicative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Mis amigos no creen que tú hayas escrito tantos poemas
If only Juan were coming to the party
Present indicative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Ojalá que Juan viniera a la fiesta
I don’t believe she came
Present indicative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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No creo que ella viniera
My family and I are looking for a hotel that is affordable
Present indicative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Mi familia y yo buscamos un hotel que sea económico
If only Juan had come to the party
Present indicative triggers the pluperfect subjunctive
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Ojalá que Juan hubiera venido a la fiesta
I didn’t believe she would come
Preterite indicative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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No creí que ella viniera
We read the lesson before they spoke to us about the topic
Preterite indicative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Leímos la lección antes de que ellos nos hablaran sobre el tema
He was glad that I came to the party
Preterite indicative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Se alegró de que yo viniera a la fiesta
Juan insisted that they did not accompany him to the cinema
Preterite indicative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Juan insistió en que ellas no lo acompañaran al cine
My friends came before I had time for dinner
Preterite indicative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Mis amigos vinieron antes de que yo tuviera tiempo para cenar
I didn’t believe she would come
Imperfect inidcative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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No creía que ella viniera
They didn’t want us to hear the song before the party
Imperfect inidcative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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No querían que nosotros escucháramos la canción antes de la fiesta
We were looking for a cat that wouldn’t fight with the dog
Imperfect inidcative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Buscábamos un gato que no peleara con el perro
I wanted my parents to give me a bicycle when I was a child
Imperfect inidcative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Yo quería que mis padres me dieran una bicicleta cuando yo era niño
His girlfriend expected him to buy her flowers
Imperfect inidcative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Su novia esperaba que él le comprara flores
I wanted a house that had a view of the sea
Imperfect inidcative triggers the imperfect subjunctive
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Quería una casa que tuviera una vista del mar
I didn’t believe she had come
Imperfect inidcative triggers the pluperfect subjunctive
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No creía que ella hubiera venido
They doubted that he had translated the book before 2000
Imperfect inidcative triggers the pluperfect subjunctive
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Dudaban que él hubiera traducido el libro antes de 2000
