List of Expressions Followed by the Subjunctive in Spanish

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Expressions Followed by the Subjunctive

  1. no puede ser que - "it can't be"
  2. cuando (referring to the future) - "when"
  3. qué raro que - "how strange that"
  4. es posible que - "it's possible that"
  5. qué pena que - "what a shame that"
  6. qué lástima que - "what a shame that"
  7. qué bien que - "how good that"
  8. no es cierto que - "it's not true that"
  9. no es verdad que - "it's not true that"
  10. no es evidente que - "it's not evident that"
  11. no está claro que - "it's not clear that"
  12. no es que - "it's not that"
  13. ojalá (que) - "I hope / wish"
  14. lo mejor es que - "the best thing is to"
  15. es necesario que - "it's necessary to"
  16. es probable que - "it's probable that"
  17. para que - "in order to"
  18. hasta que (referring to the future) - "until"
  19. excepto que - "unless"
  20. con tal de que - "provided that"
  21. en caso de que - "in the event that"
  22. en cuanto - "as soon as"
  23. mientras (referring to the future) - "while"
  24. aunque (referring to the future) - "although"
  25. como (threat) - "if"
  26. siempre que - "provided that"
  27. siempre y cuando - "provided that"
  28. es normal/lógico/necesario (etc.) que - "it's normal/logical/necessary that"

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