Subjunctive Trigger Phrases

Use this set to practice common phrases that "trigger" the subjunctive after.

Es bueno que

It's good that

Es mejor que

It's better that

Es malo que

It's bad that

Es importante que

It's important that

Es necesario que

It's necessary that

Es urgente que

It's urgent that

Aconsejar que

To advise that

Desear que

To wish that

Insistir en que

To insist that

Mandar que

To order that

Necesitar que

To need that

Pedir que

To request that

Preferir que

To prefer that

Prohibir que

To prohibit that

Querer que

To want that

Recomendar que

To recommend that

Rogar que

To beg that

Sugerir que

To suggest that

Alegrarse de que

To be happy that

Esperar que

To hope that

Me gusta que

I like that

Me molesta que

It bothers me that

Sentir que

To regret that, to be sorry that

Me sorprende que

It's surprises me that

Temer que

To be afraid that, to fear that

Tener miedo de que

To be afraid that

Es extraño que

It's strange that

Es una lástima que

It's a shame that

Es ridículo que

It's ridiculous that

Es terrible que

It's terrible that

Es triste que

It's sad that

Ojalá que

Hopefully...

Dudar que

To doubt that

Negar que

To deny that

No creer

To not believe that

No pensar que

To not think that

No estar seguro/a de que

To not be sure that

No es cierto que

It isn't true that

No es seguro que

It's not certain that

No es verdad que

It's not true that

Es imposible que

It's impossible that

Es improbable que

It's unlikely that

(No) es posible que

It's possible/impossible that

(No) es probable que

It's likely/unlikely that

Tal vez

Maybe

Quizás

Maybe