uses for quien
only refers to people
usually used after a preposition or the personal ‘a’ and commas
who, whom, that
uses for que
refers to thing(s) and people(s)
que v quien: quien is after the preposition, there is no preposition between the subject and que (i.e.: Mysha que or Mysha con quien)
that, which, who
uses for lo que
doesn’t refer to a specific noun meaning idea or generalized noun (the heat, a house)
that which, what
what is the relative pronoun?
´Ursula, ___ ayudó a mamá
quien
what is the relative pronoun?
Esta oficina tiene todo ___ necesitamos.
lo que
what is the relative pronoun?
___ te dijo Pablo no es cierto.
lo que
what is the relative pronoun?
Los ni˜nos a ___ viste en nuestro jardín son mis sobrinos.
quienes
what is the relative pronoun?
Los señores ___ viven en esa casa acaban de llegar de Centroamérica.
que
what is the relative pronoun?
Voy a utilizar los platos ___ me regaló mi abuela.
que
formal command (yo): dormirlo
duermalo
formal command (ud): no hacerla
no la haga
formal command (ud): barrer
barra
formal command (uds): servir
sirvan
formal command (ud): pensar
piense
formal command (uds): almorzar
almuercen
formal command (ud): jugar
jugue
formal command (uds): sacar
saquen
formal command (ud): haber
haya
formal command (uds): ser
sean
present subjunctive: almorzar (yo)
almuerce
present subjunctive: entender (tu)
entiendas
present subjunctive: hablar (ud)
hable
present subjunctive: ir (nos)
vayamos
present subjunctive: dar (uds)
den
present subjunctive: saber (yo)
sepa
present subjunctive: ver (tu)
veas
present subjunctive: comer (ud)
coma
present subjunctive: traer (nos)
traigamos
present subjunctive: conocer (uds)
conozcan
present subjunctive: traducir (yo)
traduzca
present subjunctive: dormir (tu)
duermas
present subjunctive: venir (ud)
venga
present subjunctive: escribir (uds)
escriban
present subjunctive: sentir (nos)
sintamos
It’s important that
Es importante que
It’s good that
Es bueno que
It’s better that
Es mejor que
It’s bad that
Es malo que
It’s urgent that
Es urgente que
It’s necessary that
Es necesario que
Rewrite the sentence: Quiero ___ (descansar) esta noche.
Quiero descansar esta noche.
Rewrite the sentence: No queremos que tú ___ (hacer) nada especial para nosotros
No queremos que tú hagas nada especial para nosotros.
Rewrite the sentence: Te sugiero que ___ (ir) con ella al supermercado.
Te sugiero que vayas con ella al supermercado.
When using the subjunctive with verbs of influence the word ‘que’ is considered a ___
connector (if u get this <- it counts as right, everything else is a continuation) since it is a connector, the first verb after is to be conjugated as the subjunctive (similar examples of connectors are ‘y’ and commas)