📖LearnModule 11 · Lesson 7 of 30Proficient User · CEFR C1, first halfUnit 2 · El subjuntivo, dominado
El subjuntivo — la emoción y la duda
Module 11 of the free Spanish course (CEFR C1, first half), lesson 7 of 30: Feelings and doubt take it too: me alegro de que estés aquí. On this page: 9 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line, the conjugation table and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's QR.
The words
Spanish
English
Say it
dudo que
I doubt that
DOO-doh keh
temo que
I am afraid that
TEH-moh keh
siento que
I am sorry that
SYEHN-toh keh
es posible que
it is possible that
ehs poh-SEE-bleh keh
la duda
the doubt
lah DOO-dah
el temor
the fear (formal)
ehl teh-MOHR
que sea verdad
that it is true
keh SEH-ah behr-DAHD
me alegro de que
I am glad that
meh ah-LEH-groh deh keh
dudan que ellos sientan lo mismo
they doubt they feel the same
DOO-dahn keh EH-yohs SYEHN-tahn loh MEES-moh
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
La regla · The rule
Feelings and doubt take it too: me alegro de que estés aquí, siento que se vaya, dudo que tenga razón, temo que sea demasiado tarde.
Y también · And also
One tidy rule to carry: certainty takes the indicative, uncertainty the subjunctive. Es cierto que viene — es posible que venga. And a feeling about a finished fact still takes it: me alegro de que hayas venido.
Ojo · Watch out
Certainty takes the indicative, uncertainty the subjunctive: es cierto que viene, es posible que venga. temer is the formal fear; tener miedo de que is the everyday one. And sentir before que means to be sorry, not to feel.
temer, presente de subjuntivo — the table
yo tema · tú temas · él/ella/usted tema · nosotros temamos · ustedes teman · ellos/ellas teman
sentir, presente de subjuntivo — the table
yo sienta · tú sientas · él/ella/usted sienta · nosotros sintamos · ustedes sientan · ellos/ellas sientan
Do it now — on paper
Say all 9 words aloud twice from the respelling, then once from the Spanish spelling alone — begin with dudo que.
Copy every word with its accents on paper; then cover the English column and write each meaning back from the Spanish.
Write out temer, presente de subjuntivo and sentir, presente de subjuntivo in full from memory, every person, and check each form against the table above.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The Spanish Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
Keep these words
Turn this lesson’s words into flashcards, then space your reviews — the two habits the research behind our study guides backs hardest.