{"id":2029,"date":"2010-11-03T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T17:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=2029"},"modified":"2010-11-03T17:03:15","modified_gmt":"2010-11-03T17:03:15","slug":"subjunctive-with-sentences-of-probability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/subjunctive-with-sentences-of-probability\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 7 How to use the Present Subjunctive Tense with expressions of probability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 7 How to use the Subjunctive Present Tense with sentences of probability\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_BukxaIv81E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hola!<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoy vamos a practicar como usar el presente de subjuntivo con frases de probabilidad. In this lesson we are going to practice how to use the Subjunctive Present Tense with sentences of probability. \u201cSentences of probability\u201d are sentences that highlight the probability of something happening with words such as \u201cmaybe\u201d, \u201chopefully\u201d or \u201cpossibly\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am now going to give you various examples of this type of sentence and I suggest that you memorise with which words you need to use the subjunctive and with which words you need to use the indicative:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s see first when to use the subjunctive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quiz\u00e1\/s + subjuntivo: Perhaps<\/p>\n<p>Quiz\u00e1 ma\u00f1ana vayamos al cine: Perhaps tomorrow we will go to the cinema<\/p>\n<p>Tal vez + subjuntivo: Maybe<\/p>\n<p>Tal vez nos quedemos unos d\u00edas m\u00e1s: Maybe we will stay a few more days<\/p>\n<p>Posiblemente + subjuntivo: Possibly<\/p>\n<p>Posiblemente consigas el trabajo: Possibly you will get the job<\/p>\n<p>Probablemente + subjuntivo: Probably<\/p>\n<p>Probablemente no quiera venir: Probably he doesn\u00b4t want to come<\/p>\n<p>Puede (ser) que + subjuntivo: It could be that<\/p>\n<p>Puede (ser) que no escuche en clase: It could be that he doesn\u00b4t listen in class<\/p>\n<p>Es posible que + subjuntivo: It is possible that<\/p>\n<p>Es posible que nos veamos: It is possible that we will see each other<\/p>\n<p>Es probable que + subjuntivo: It is probable that<\/p>\n<p>Es probable que \u00e9l sea culpable: It is probable that he is guilty<\/p>\n<p>A lo mejor + indicativo: Maybe<\/p>\n<p>A lo mejor voy al cine esta noche: Maybe I will go to the cinema tonight<\/p>\n<p>Igual + indicativo: Maybe<\/p>\n<p>Igual estudio un poco m\u00e1s: Maybe I will study a bit more<\/p>\n<p><strong>We can use this type of sentence to make predictions. For example: \u201cEs muy probable que dentro de pocos a\u00f1os vivamos en otros planetas\u201d (it\u2019s likely that we will live on other planet within a few years)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s see know some expressions that we use in Spanish to react to predictions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ya me gustar\u00eda, ya: I would love to<\/p>\n<p>Espero que s\u00ed: I hope so<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Ojal\u00e1!: Hopefully!<\/p>\n<p>Yo tambi\u00e9n lo creo: I think so too<\/p>\n<p>Seguro que s\u00ed: Definitely<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Ni que lo digas!: You don\u00b4t say!\/ Tell me about it!<\/p>\n<p>No s\u00e9, no s\u00e9: I really don\u00b4t know<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfT\u00fa crees? No s\u00e9 yo\u2026 Do you think so? I am not so sure<\/p>\n<p>Yo no lo veo tan claro: I don\u00b4t see it that easy\/clear<\/p>\n<p>A ver si es verdad: Let\u00b4s see if that is true<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfS\u00ed?: Really?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1No me digas!: No way!<\/p>\n<p>No creo: I don\u00b4t think so<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1S\u00ed hombre! Of couse!\/Yeah, right!<\/p>\n<p>Eso no te lo crees ni t\u00fa: Not even you believe that<\/p>\n<p>Pero \u00bfQu\u00e9 dices? Eso es imposible. What are you saying? That is impossible!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Lo que nos faltaba!: That\u2019s just what we need! (in an ironic way)<\/p>\n<p><strong>The expressions we\u00b4ve just seen are used a lot in Spanish and their intonation is very important. I recommend that you practice the intonation this week and see how many expressions you can remember. They can be very good fun to utilize in conversation and will really impress a native speaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Espero que teng\u00e1is una semana fabulosa.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hasta pronto!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1Hola! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is? Hoy vamos a practicar como usar el presente de subjuntivo con frases de probabilidad. In this lesson we are going to practice how to use the Subjunctive Present Tense with sentences of probability. \u201cSentences of probability\u201d are sentences that highlight the probability of something happening with words such as \u201cmaybe\u201d, \u201chopefully\u201d or&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/subjunctive-with-sentences-of-probability\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6,13,2617],"tags":[148,155,166],"class_list":["post-2029","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-grammar","category-vocabulary","category-videos","tag-subjunctive","tag-tense","tag-verbs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2033,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029\/revisions\/2033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}