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Spanish subjunctive phrases and fillers

Can anyone recommend any set subjunctive phrases, I have an as speaking exam in a few days. I've been told to use fillers such as 'pues' and entonces, is this a bad idea
(edited 7 years ago)
Pues and entonces work. Por eso (therefore) can work as well as a 'filler'. Don't overuse them though as it seems like the point is to speak in subjunctive!

Other Fillers:
Sin embargo - however
Bueno - Ok then (Don't overuse this)
Es decir (that is to say)
Luego - later
Por fin - lastly/finally
Es decir - that is to say
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Can anyone recommend any set subjunctive phrases, I have an as speaking exam in a few days. I've been told to use fillers such as 'pues' and entonces, is this a bad idea


Don't use too many fillers, it can seem like you're hesitating too much, use a few but not loads.

Subjunctives:
-Most things with que e.g. Me entristece que haya tanto peligro en el mundo
-Si hubiera __________ tendría (If + subjunctive + conditional)

Which topics are you doing?/ what is your chosen topic?
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Don't use too many fillers, it can seem like you're hesitating too much, use a few but not loads.

Subjunctives:
-Most things with que e.g. Me entristece que haya tanto peligro en el mundo
-Si hubiera __________ tendría (If + subjunctive + conditional)

Which topics are you doing?/ what is your chosen topic?

Thank you, My chosen topic is relationships with family
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Thank you, My chosen topic is relationships with family


Okay well a couple of ideas:
'no creo que todos los padrastros sean horribles'
'espero que continua tener un buen relación con mi hermana'
Original post by Hmb28
Can anyone recommend any set subjunctive phrases, I have an as speaking exam in a few days. I've been told to use fillers such as 'pues' and entonces, is this a bad idea


Hi! I moved this to the Foreign Languages forum for you as other students might find this useful :h:

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