Conjunctive Phrases

a fin de que

in order that, so that

a menos que

unless

a no ser que

unless

con tal (de) que

provided (that)

en caso (de) que

in case (that)

no sea (fuera) que

lest (so that…not), in case that

para que

in order that, so that

sin que

without

Aunque takes the _____ when it refers to an unaccomplished act or hypothesis, or when it indicates that the speaker does not believe the statement to be a fact.

Subjunctive

_________ is always followed by the subjunctive since it introduces an action or state that is not, was not, or will not be a reality at the time expressed by the main verb

antes (de) que

antes (de) que

before

apenas

as soon as

cuando

when

después de que

after

en cuanto

as soon as 

hasta que

until

mientras (que)

while, as long as

tan pronto como

as soon as

Other conjunctions of time take

either subjunctive or indicative

Conjunctions of time take the subjunctive when

they introduce an action or state that has not yet taken place

Conjunctions of time take the indicative when

the action or state that they introduce is customary or has already taken place