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Hay alguien que ? Hay un lugar donde
?Subjunctive After Nonexistent and Indefinite
Antecedents (Part 1)
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• EXISTENT ANTECEDENT
• Hay algo aquí que me interesa.
• There is something here that interests me.

NONEXISTENT ANTECEDENT No veo nada aquí que me
interese. I dont see anything that interests me.
DEFINITE ANTECEDENT Hay muchos restaurantes
donde sirven comida mexicana auténtica. There are
a lot of restaurants where they serve authentic
Mexican food.
INDEFINITE ANTECEDENT Buscamos un restaurante
donde sirvan comida salvadoreña auténtica. Were
looking for a restaurant where they serve
authentic Salvadoran food.
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Hay alguien que ? Hay un lugar donde
?Subjunctive After Nonexistent and Indefinite
Antecedents (Part 2)
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DEFINITE ANTECEDENT Sí, hay varias bolsas que me
gustan. Yes, there are several purses that I like.
INDEFINITE ANTECEDENT Hay algo aquí que te
guste? Is there anything here that you like?
The dependent adjective clause structure is often
used in questions to find out about someone or
something the speaker does not know much about.
Note, however, that the indicative is used to
answer the question if the antecedent is known to
the person who answers.
OJO
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Hay alguien que ? Hay un lugar donde
?Subjunctive After Nonexistent and Indefinite
Antecedents (Part 3)
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EXISTENT ANTECEDENT Busco al señor que sabe
francés. Im looking for the man who knows French.
NONEXISTENT ANTECEDENT Busco un señor que sepa
francés. Im looking for a man who knows French.
The personal a is not used with direct object
nouns that refer to hypothetical persons. Compare
the use of the indicative and the subjunctive in
the sentences above.
OJO
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Lo hago para que tú...Subjunctive After
Conjunctions of Contingency and Purpose (Part 1)
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CONJUNCTIONS OF CONTINGENCY AND PURPOSE (ALWAYS
INTRODUCE THE SUBJUNCTIVE) a menos
que unless antes (de) que before con tal (de)
que provided (that) en caso de que in
case para que so that
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Lo hago para que tú...Subjunctive After
Conjunctions of Contingency and Purpose (Part 2)
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• PREPOSITION (one subject)
• Estoy aquí para aprender.
• Im here to (in order to) learn.

CONJUNCTION (two subjects) Estoy aquí para que
Uds. aprendan. Im here so that you will learn.
PREPOSITION (one subject) Voy a comer antes de
salir. Im going to eat before leaving.
CONJUNCTION (two subjects) Voy a comer antes de
que salgamos. Im going to eat before we leave.