COMMON SUBJUNCTIVE PHRASES

a menos que ... es incierto que ...

unless ... it's uncertain that ...

antes (de) que ... es increíble que ...

before ... it's incredible that ...

con tal (de) que ... es (una) lástima que ...

provided that ... it's a pity that ...

cuando ... es malo que ...

when ... it's bad that ...

conviene que ... es mejor que ...

it is advisable that ... it's better that ...

después (de) que ... es menester que ...

after ... it's necessary that ...

dudar que ... es necesario que ...

to doubt that ... it's necessary that ...

en caso de que ... esperar que ...

in case ... to wish that ...

en cuanto ... es posible que ...

as soon as ... it's possible that ...

es aconsejable que ... es preciso que ...

it's advisable that ... it's necessary that ...

es bueno que ... es preferible que ...

it's good that ... it's preferable that ...

es difícil que ... es probable que ...

it's unlikely that ... it's probable that ...

es dudoso que ... es raro que ...

it is doubtful that ... it's rare that ...

es fácil que ... es ridículo que ...

it's likely that ... it's ridiculous that ...

es fantástico que ... estar contento que

it's fantastic that ... to be happy that ...

es importante que ... es terrible que ...

it's important that ... it's terrible that ...

es imposible que ... hasta que ...

it's impossible that ... until ...

es improbable que ... insistir en que ...

it's unlikely that ... to insist that ...
mandar que ... para que ...
to order that ... in order that ...

más vale que ... pedir que ...

it's better that ... to ask that ...

mientras que ... preferir que ...

while ... to prefer that ...

negar que ... prohibir que ...

to deny that ... to prohibit that ...

no creer que ... puede ser que ...

not to believe that ... it may be that ...

no es cierto que ...

it's not certain that ... querer que ...
to want that ...
no estar convencido de que ...
to not be convinced that ... recomendar que ...
to recommend that ...
no estar seguro de que ...
to not be sure that ... rogar que ...
to plead that ...
no es verdad que ...
it's not true that ... sentir que ...
to regret that ...
no imaginarse que ...
to not imagine that ... sin que ...
without ...
no parecer que ...
to not seem that ... sugerir que ...
to suggest that ...
no pensar que ...
to not think that ... tan pronto como ...
as soon as ...
no suponer que ...
to not suppose that ... temer que ...
to fear that ...
ojalá que ...
if only he would ... tener miedo de que ...
to be afraid that ...
LIST OF COMMON PHRASES WHEN NOT TO USE THE SUBJUNCTIVE

creer que ...

to believe that ...

no dudar que ...

to not doubt that ...

es cierto que ...

it is certain that ...

es claro que ...

it is clear that ...

es evidente que ...

it is certain that ...

es obvio que ...

it is obvious that ...

estar seguro que ...

to be sure that ...

es verdad que ...

it is true that ...

no cabe duda que ...

there's no doubt that ...

no es dudoso que ...

it is not doubtful that ...

no hay duda que ...

there is no doubt that ...

Since these expressions introduce a quality of certainty, they do not trigger the use of the
subjunctive.