Orações subordinadas

With their translations and verb tense that follows them

embora (although, even though)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

ainda que (although, even though)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

se bem que (although, even though)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

mesmo que (even if, even though)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

mesmo (even if, even though)

gerund

por mais que (no matter how much, even though)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

por muito que (no matter how much, even though)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

mesmo se (even if)

future subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

apesar de (despite)

personal infinitive

se (if)

future subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

excepto se (unless)

future subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

salvo se (unless)

future subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

caso (if, in case)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

desde que (as long as)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

a menos que (unless)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

a não ser que (unless)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

no caso de (in case of)

personal infinitive

na condição de (on the condition that)

personal infinitive

com a condição de (with the condition that)

personal infinitive

tão (adjetivo) que (so (adjective) that)

indicative

tanto que (so much that)

indicative

tanto quanto (as much as)

depends on the tense and mood of the sentence

daí que (hence, therefore, that’s why)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

de maneira que (in such a way that)

indicative or present subjunctive/imperfect subjunctive

de maneira a que (in such a way that)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

de tal maneira que (in such a way that)

indicative

de modo que (in such a way that)

indicative

de maneira que (in such a way that)

indicative

de modo a (in such a way as to)

personal infinitive

de maneira a (in such a way as to)

personal infinitive

daí (hence, therefore, that’s why)

personal infinitive

não porque (not because)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

por causa de (because of)

noun OR personal infinitive

devido a (due to)

noun OR personal infinitive

por (because of)

noun OR personal infinitive

dado (given, considering)

personal infinitive

pelo facto de (because of the fact that)

personal infinitive

a fim de que (in order that)

present subjunctive, imperfect sunjunctive

para que (so that)

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

quando (when) - indicative if a present or past action

future subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

antes que (before) - indicative if a present or past action

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive

até que (until) - indicative if a present or past action

imperfect subjunctive, future subjunctive

logo que (as soon as) - indicative if a present or past action

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive, future subjunctive

assim que (as soon as) - indicative if a present or past action

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive, future subjunctive

enquanto (while) - indicative if a present or past action

imperfect subjunctive, future subjunctive

sempre que (whenever) - indicative if a present or past action

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive, future subjunctive

cada vez que (every time that) - indicative if a present or past action

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive, future subjunctive

mal (as soon as) - indicative if a present or past action

present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive