📖LearnModule 7 · Lesson 5 of 30Independent User · CEFR B1, completedUnit 1 · Quiero que — the subjunctive opens
Antes de que, para que, hasta que
Module 7 of the free Spanish course (CEFR B1, completed), lesson 5 of 30: A short list of conjunctions demands the subjunctive every time. 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
antes de que
before (with a verb)
AHN-tehs deh keh
para que
so that
PAH-rah keh
hasta que
until
AHS-tah keh
con tal de que
provided that
kohn TAHL deh keh
llámame antes de que salga
call me before I leave
YAH-mah-meh AHN-tehs deh keh SAHL-gah
te lo explico para que entiendas
I am explaining so that you understand
teh loh ehks-PLEE-koh PAH-rah keh ehn-TYEHN-dahs
explicar
to explain
ehks-plee-KAR
la lista
the list
lah LEES-tah
la conjunción
the conjunction
lah kohn-hoon-SYOHN
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
A short list of conjunctions demands the subjunctive every time, whatever the sentence means: antes de que (before), para que (so that), con tal de que (provided that), sin que (without), a menos que (unless). Hasta que takes it when the event is still to come: hasta que llegues.
Y también · And also
Llámame antes de que salga — call me before I leave. Te lo explico para que entiendas — I am explaining so that you understand. These are worth memorizing as a list, because no logic tells you which conjunctions are on it.
Ojo · Watch out
antes de que, para que, con tal de que and a menos que ALWAYS take the subjunctive. después de que does not for a past event: después de que llegó. And porque never does: porque tengo tiempo.
salir, presente de subjuntivo — the table
yo salga · tú salgas · él/ella/usted salga · nosotros salgamos · ustedes salgan · ellos/ellas salgan
venir, presente de subjuntivo — the table
yo venga · tú vengas · él/ella/usted venga · nosotros vengamos · ustedes vengan · ellos/ellas vengan
poder, presente de subjuntivo — the table
yo pueda · tú puedas · él/ella/usted pueda · nosotros podamos · ustedes puedan · ellos/ellas puedan
Do it now — on paper
Say all 9 words aloud twice from the respelling, then once from the Spanish spelling alone — begin with antes de que.
Copy every word with its accents on paper; then cover the English column and write each meaning back from the Spanish.
Write out salir, presente de subjuntivo and venir, presente de subjuntivo and poder, 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.