Another Spanish subjunctive trigger

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I’m on to my next subjunctive trigger so I thought I’d share. Last week, I did Avísame cuando… (let me know when) and quiero que…(I want you, us, them to…). This week I’m working on Es important/posible/necesario que… These three work the same. One thing to remember, es importante is not subjunctive. The trigger is adding que. The difference: it’s important/possible/necessary is a general term. Ex. It’s important to speak clearly. Es importante hablar con claridad. Adding the que makes it specific to you, someone else, us, they. Ex. It’s important that we win the game. Es importante que ganemos el partido. I’ve added a verb cup for non subjunctive and for the subjunctive. Ultimately, as Tony has said, the verb does what it does. Practice saying what you want to say with or without the que and you’ll start saying it correctly. Enjoy and feel free to share.

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