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Sentence Pairs - Subjuctive Feeling

Mary is studying.
María estudia.

I hope that Mary is studying.
Yo espero que María estudie.

The teacher wants Mary to study.
El profesor quiere que María estudie.

We are studying.
Nosotros estudiamos.

The teacher hopes that we are studying.
El profesor espera que nosotros estudiemos.

The teacher wants us to study.
El profesor quiere que nosotros estudiemos.

John is buying the tickets.
Juan compra los boletos.

Mary wants John to buy the tickets.
María quiere que Juan compre los boletos.

The boys are buying the tickets.
Los chicos compran los boletos.

I hope that the boys buy the tickets.
Yo espero que los chicos compren los boletos.

I want the boys to buy the tickets.
Yo quiero que los chicos compren los boletos.

John, I want you to buy the tickets.
Juan, yo quiero que tú compres los boletos.

Mary can find the medicine that you need in the drug store.
María puede encontrar la medicina que tú necesitas en la farmacia.

I hope that Mary can find the medicine that you need in the drug store.
Yo espero que María pueda encontrar la medicina que tú necesitas en la farmacia.

We can go to the party.
Nosotros podemos ir a la fiesta.

I hope that we can go to the party.
Yo espero que nosotros podamos ir a la fiesta.

We are learning the words.
Nosotros aprendemos las palabras.

The teacher hopes that we learn the words.
El profesor espera que nosotros aprendamos las palabras.

The teacher wants us to learn the words.
El profesor quiere que nosotros aprendamos las palabras.

I am learning the words.
Yo aprendo las palabras.

The teacher wants me to learn the words.
El profesor quiere que yo aprenda las palabras.

I want to buy the tickets tomorrow.
Yo quiero comprar los boletos mañana.

Mary wants me to buy the tickets tomorrow.
María quiere que yo compre los boletos mañana.

I am going to buy the tickets tomorrow.
Yo voy a comprar los boletos mañana.

I have to buy the tickets tomorrow.
Yo tengo que comprar los boletos mañana.

I am going to have to buy the tickets tomorrow.
Yo voy a tener que comprar los boletos mañana.

John can buy the tickets tomorrow.
Juan puede comprar los boletos mañana.

I hope that John can buy the tickets tomorrow.
Yo espero que Juan pueda comprar los boletos mañana.

I believe that John is going to be able to buy the tickets tomorrow.
Yo creo que Juan va a poder comprar los boletos mañana.

I want John to buy the tickets tomorrow.
Yo quiero que Juan compre los boletos mañana.

John, I want you to buy the tickets tomorrow.
Juan, yo quiero que tú compres los boletos mañana.