93 Useful Spanish Subjunctive Phrases

Spanish subjunctive phrases related to expressions of feelings or emotions

Amar que

To love that

Gustar que

To like that

Apreciar que

To appreciate that

Temer que

To fear that

Vergüenza de que

To be ashamed that

Deplorar que

To deplore that

Detestar que

To detest that

Sorprenderse que

To be surprised that

Estar feliz que

To be happy that

Odiar que

To hate that

Estar triste que

To be sad that

Es extraño que

It is strange that

Arrepentirse que

To regret that

Lamentar que

To be sorry that

Es útil que

It is useful that

Es inútil que

It is useless that

Es bizarro que

It is odd that

Es confuso que

It is confusing that

Es gracioso que

It is funny that

Llorar que

To cry that

Related to expressions of will such as orders, advice or desires

Preferir que

To prefer that

Comandar que

To order that

Demandar que

To ask that

Desear que

To desire that

Ordenar que

To order that

Prevenir que

To prevent that (something from happening)

Evitar que

To avoid that

Exigir que

To demand that

Es de esperarse que

It is to be hoped that

Es esencial que

It is essential that

Es importante que

It is important that

Es natural que

It is natural that

Es necesario que

It is necessary that

Es normal que

It is normal that

Es tiempo que

It is time that

Es urgente que

It is urgent that

Es requerido que

It is required that

Es mejor que

It is better that

Es peor que

It is worst that

Restringir que

To restrict that

Sugerir que

To suggest that

Insistir que

To insist that

Querer que

To want that

Oponerse que

To oppose that

Spanish subjunctive phrases related to expressions of opinion, possibility or doubt

Aceptar que

To accept that

Dudar que

To doubt that

Es conveniente que

It is convenient that

Es apropiado que

It is appropiate that

Es posible que

It is possible that

Es dudoso que

It is doubtful that

Es imposible que

It is impossible that

Es probable que

It is probable that

Es improbable que

It is improbable that

Es justo que

It is fair that

Es evidente que

It is evident that

Es obvio que

It is obvious that

No es correcto que

It is not correct/right that

No es verdad que

It is not true that

Puede ser que

It may be that

El hecho que

The fact that

Negar que

To deny that

Suponer que

To suppose that

Juzgar que

To judge that

Concluir que

To conclude that

Negative or interrogatory statements that need the subjunctive

Es que

It’s that

Creer que

To believe that

Decir que

To say that

Esperar que

To hope that

Estar seguro de que

To be sure that

Estar certero que

To be certain that

Está claro que

It is clear that

Pensar que

To think that

Saber que

To know that

En el sentido que

To mean that

Encontrar que

To find that

Es evidente que

It is clear/obvious that

Conjunctive phrases that need the subjunctive

Siempre que

Provided that

A menos que

Unless

Asumiendo que

Assuming that

Suponiendo que

Supposing that

Así que

So that

Antes que

Before

Aunque

Although

De modo que

So that

Por miedo que

For fear that

Sin que

Without

Mientras que

While

Sin importar que

No matter what

Proveyendo que

Provided that

Porque

Because

Ahora que

Now that

Luego que

After that

Sabiendo que

Knowing that

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93 Useful Spanish Subjunctive Phrases

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Spanish subjunctive phrases related to expressions of feelings or emotions

Related to expressions of will such as orders, advice or desires

Spanish subjunctive phrases related to expressions of opinion, possibility or doubt

Negative or interrogatory statements that need the subjunctive

Conjunctive phrases that need the subjunctive

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