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|Conjunctions |Instructions |
|–|–|
|unless | Feed the fish. |
|although |Buy organic products. |
|provided that |Do not walk the dog in a storm. |
|when |Use only recyclable paper. |
|if | Do not use a lot of water except to water the plants.|
|as soon as |Call me for any problem. |
|for what | |
|as long as | |
|as (soon) as | |
The sentence using the first instruction will be:
– **Dale de comer a los peces (cuando) tienen hambre.** *(Feed the fish when they are hungry.)*
The subjunctive in the singular and future form of the verb is **Dale**. The conjunction is **Cuando**.
The sentence using the second instruction will be:
– **Compra productos ecológicos (siempre que) puedas.** *(Buy organic products whenever you can.)*
The subjunctive in the singular and future form of the verb is **Compra**. The conjunction is **Siempre que**.
The sentence using the third instruction will be:
– **No pasees al perro si hay tormeta (a menos que) lo necesite.** *(Do not walk the dog if there is a storm unless he needs it.)*
The subjunctive in the singular and future form of the verb is **Pasees**. The conjunction is **A menos que**.
The sentence using the fourth instruction will be:
– **Usa sólo papel reciclado (a pesar de que) es más caro.** *(Use only recycled paper even though it is more expensive.)*
The subjunctive in the singular and future form of the verb is **Usa**. The conjunction is **A pesar de que**.
The sentence using the fifth instruction will be:
– **No uses mucha agua excepto para regar las plantas (para que) no se sequen.** *(Do not use a lot of water except to water the plants so that they do not dry out.)*
The subjunctive in the singular and future form of the verb is **Uses**. The conjunction is **Para que**.
The sentence using the sixth instruction will be:
– **Llámame por cualquier problema (tan pronto como) puedas.** *(Call me for any issues as soon as you can.)*
The subjunctive in the singular and future form of the verb is **Llámame**. The conjunction is **Tan pronto como**.
**(1)**
The first sentence is:
– *I will finish my studies on time unless (.)*
We can complete the sentence with another idea.
– *I will finish my studies on time unless **mis amigos me inviten a jugar fútbol.** (my friends invite me to play soccer.)*
The second sentence is:
– *I will go to live in another country in case (.)*
We can complete the sentence with another idea.
– *I will go to live in another country in case **consiga un mejor trabajo.** (I get a better job.)*
The third sentence is:
– *I will save a lot of money, so that (.)*
We can complete the sentence with another idea.
– *I will save a lot of money, so that **me pueda comprar un carro.** (I can buy a car.)*
The fourth sentence is:
– *I will change my career as soon as (.)*
We can complete the sentence with another idea.
– *I will change my career as soon as **me de cuenta que no me interesa.** (I realize that I am not interested.)*
The fifth sentence is:
– *I will retire when (.)*
We can complete the sentence with another idea.
– *I will retire when **haya ahorrado lo suficiente.** (I have saved enough.)*
|Español |English |
|–|–|
| 1. Terminare mis estudios a tiempo a menos que… |1. I will finish my studies on time unless |
| 2. Me iré a vivir a otro país en caso de que… |2. I will go to live in another country in case |
| 3. Ahorrare mucho dinero para que… |3. I will save a lot of money so that |
| 4. Yo cambiaré de carrera en cuanto…|4. I will change my career as soon as |
| 5. Me jubilare cuando… |5. I will retire when |
***Remember:*** We are using future conditionals, things that will happen if other previous situations are fulfilled first.
*I will finish my studies on time unless something unexpected happens.*
First sentence talks about studying and when it might interrupt you.
*I will go to live in another country in case there is a revolution.*
Here we condition the circumstances under which we would leave the country.
*I will save a lot of money so I can buy a car soon.*
Now we explain what we will save money for.
*I will be changing careers as soon as I finish this semester.*
In this case, we condition our actions to a measure of time.
*I will retire when I get older and have a good salary.*
Finally we are planning for the future based on expectations.
The first situation is the following:
– *Light bulbs burn out.*
The sentence about the above situation is:
– **Mantén las luces apagadas cuando no se usen (para que) los bombillos no se quemen.** *(Keep lights off when not in use, so bulbs don’t burn out.)*
The subjunctive verb is **Mantén**, and the conjunction is **Para que**.
The second situation is the following:
– *Windows are breaking.*
The sentence about the above situation is:
– **Cierra las ventanas (cuando) hay una tormenta.** *(Close the windows when there is a storm.)*
The subjunctive verb is **Cierra**, and the conjunction is **Cuando**.
The third situation is the following:
– *The phone lines are down.*
The sentence about the above situation is:
– **Avísale a algún conocido que habrá un huracán (en caso de que) se corten las líneas de teléfono.** *(Let someone you know that there will be a hurricane in case the phone lines are down.)*
The subjunctive verb is **Avísale**, and the conjunction is **En caso de que**.
The fourth situation is the following:
– *The basement floods.*
The sentence about the above situation is:
– **Ten cubetas en la casa (siempre que) se inunda el sotano.** *(Keep buckets in the house whenever the basement floods)*
The subjunctive verb is **Ten**, and the conjunction is **Siempre que**.
The fifth situation is the following:
– *The neighbors have already left.*
The sentence about the above situation is:
– **Cuando hay un huracán vete de la casa (después) que los vecinos se hayan ido.** *(When there is a hurricane, leave the house after the neighbors have left.)*
The subjunctive verb is **Vete**, and the conjunction is **Después**.
The sixth situation is the following:
– *Not enough food.*
The sentence about the above situation is:
– **Compra alimentos (tan pronto como) sepas que viene un huracán.** *(Buy food as soon as you know a hurricane is coming.)*
The subjunctive verb is **Compra**, and the conjunction is **Tan pronto como**.
The seventh situation is the following:
– *There is no Internet connection.*
The sentence about the above situation is:
– **Ten una guía telefónica en la casa (siempre que) no haya conexión a internet.** *(Have a phone book in the house as long as there is no internet connection.)*
The subjunctive verb is **Ten**, and the conjunction is **Siempre que**.
