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Grammar Summary
Spanish-3 Unidad 2 Etapa 3
Subjunctive with Expressions of
Emotion, Doubt, Uncertainty (Review)
The subjunctive follows phrases that express
emotion, such as:
| Me alegro de que |
I'm happy that |
| Es ridículo que |
It's ridiculous that |
| Es triste que |
It's sad that |
| Es una lástima que |
It's a pity that |
| Espero que |
I hope that |
| Ojalá que |
Hopefully, I hope that |
| Siento que |
I'm sorry that |
| Tengo miedo de que |
I'm afraid that |
The subjunctive also follows phrases that express doubt and uncertainty:
| Dudo que |
i doubt that |
| No creo que |
I don't believe that |
| No es cierto que |
It's not certain that |
| No es seguro que |
It's not certain, (for sure) that |
| No es verdad que |
It's not true that |
| Quizás / Quizá |
Perhaps... |
| Tal vez |
maybe... |
The Subjunctive With cuando and Other Expressions of Time
You use the subjunctive after certain conjunctions of
time to show that you are not sure when or if something will happen. You
can use the indicative with the same conjunctions of time, if the main clause referse to
the present or the past. Using the indicative shows that you are already certain
about the outcome of the action described in the subordinate clause:
| Subjunctive (Not Certain of Outcome) |
Indicative (Certain of Outcome) |
| Bucearán hasta que anochezca |
Bucearon hasta que anocheció |
| They will dive until it gets dark |
They until it got dark |
| Avísame cuando sepas |
Siempre me avisas cuando sabes |
| Let me know when you find out something |
You always let me know when you find out something |
These conjunctions of time are:
| cuando |
when |
| en cuanto |
as soon as |
| hasta que |
until |
| tan pronto como |
as soon as |
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