Uses of Subjunctive

  • The Subjunctive is used when two parts of a sentence have different subjects.
  • The Subjunctive is used to express wishes, desires, opinions, doubts, disagreement, denial, recommendations, emotions and impersonal expressions.
  • The Subjunctive is used when certain verbs in the main sentence express desire, doubt, emotion, doubt, disagreement, etc... 
  • The Subjunctive is used after certain conjunctions relating two parts of a sentence.
  • The Subjunctive verb is the one in the second sentence.

Verbs expressing wish, hope, desire or need

AGRADECER
DESEAR
ESPERAR
EXIGIR
INSISTIR
MANDAR
NECESITAR
PEDIR
PREFERIR
QUERER
TO BE GRATEFUL
TO WISH
TO HOPE
TO DEMAND
TO INSIST
TO ORDER
TO NEED
TO ASK
TO PREFER
TO WANT

Verbs expressing emotion

ALEGRARSE
ENCANTAR
ENOJAR
GUSTAR
LAMENTAR
MARAVILLAR
MOLESTAR
SENTIR
SORPRENDER
TEMER
TO BE GLAD
TO BE DELIGHT
TO BE ANGRY
TO LIKE
TO REGRET
TO ASTONISH
TO ANNOY
TO FEEL
TO SURPRISE
TO FEAR

Verbs expressing request, recommendation , suggestion

ACONSEJAR
PROPONER
RECOMENDAR
ROGAR
SUGERIR
SUPLICAR
TO ADVISE
TO PROPOSE
TO RECOMMEND
TO BEG
TO SUGGEST
TO BEG

Verbs expressing doubt or denial

DUDAR
NEGAR
NO COMPRENDER
NO CREER
NO ESTAR SEGURO
NO PARECER
NO PENSAR
NO SUPONER
TO DOUBT
TO DENY
NOT TO UNDERSTAND
NOT TO BELIEVE
NOT TO BE SURE
NOT TO SEEM
NOT TO THINK
NOT TO ASSUME

Impersonal expressions and conjunctions

a menos que ...
unless ...

antes (de) que ...
before ...

con tal (de) que ...
provided that ...

cuando ...
when ...

después (de) que ...
after ...

en caso de que ...
in case ...

en cuanto ...
as soon as ...

es aconsejable que ...
it's advisable that ...

es bueno que ...
it's good that ...

es difícil que ...
it's unlikely that ...

es dudoso que ...
it is doubtful that ...

es fácil que ...
it's likely that ...

es fantástico que ...
it's fantastic that ...

es importante que ...
it's important that ...

es imposible que ...
it's impossible that ...

es improbable que ...
it's unlikely that ...

es incierto que ...
it's uncertain that ...

es increíble que ...
it's incredible that ...

es (una) lástima que ...
it's a pity that ...

es malo que ...
it's bad that ...

es mejor que ...
it's better that ...

es menester que ...
it's necessary that ...

es necesario que ...
it's necessary that ...

es posible que ...
it's possible that ...

es preciso que ...
it's necessary that ...

es preferible que ...
it's preferable that ...

es probable que ...
it's probable that ...

es raro que ...
it's rare that ...

es ridículo que ...
it's ridiculous that ...

es terrible que ...
it's terrible that ...

hasta que ...
until ...

más vale que ...
it's better that ...

mientras que ...
while ...

no es verdad que ...
it's not true that ...

ojalá que ...
if only he would ...

para que ...
in order that ...

sin que ...
without ...

tan pronto como ...
as soon as ...
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