The Subjunctive with Conjunctions 13.3
13.3 Subjunctive with conjunctions When stipulating a condition, you will need to use the subjunctive. Cojunctions that require the Subjunctive A menos queunless Antes (de) que before Con tal (de) queprovided that En caso (de) que in case (that) Para queso that Sin quewithout Voy al cine a menos que tenga que trabajar.
Conjuctions followed by the infinitive If there is no change of subject, the following conjunctions are not followed by que + subjunctive, but by the infinitive. ANTES DE PARA+ INFINITIVE SIN Voy al cine antes de cenar.
Conjunctions with the subjunctive or the indicative The following conjunctions may be followed by the indicative or the subjunctive depending on the time frame. Cuandowhen Despues de queafter En cuantoas soon as Hasta queuntil Tan pronto comoas soon as
time FRAMES PAST ACTIONS Sentences that express completed actions in the past will use the Indicative. Fui al cine cuando mi padre llegó a casa. HABITUAL ACTIONS Sentences that express habitual actions in the present will use the Indicative as well. Los domingos voy al cine cuando mi padre llega a casa. ANTICIPATED / FUTURE ACTIONS Sentences that express anticipation of a future action will use the Subjunctive. El proximo domingo voy al cine cuando mi padre llegue a casa.
SENTENCE STRUCTURES PAST + CONJ + PAST Fui al cine cuando mi padre llegó a casa. PRESENT + CONJ + PRESENT Los domingos voy al cine cuando mi padre llega a casa. COMMAND + CONJ + SUBJUNCTIVE Ve al cine cuando tu padre llegue a casa. FUTURE + CONJ + SUBJUNCTIVE Voy al cine cuando mi padre llegue a casa.