Exprésate 3: Cap.2.5

The SUBJUNCTIVE is also used after “QUE” when the verb before que expresses a WISH or HOPE for someone or something else.

I hope that I get a good grade. My parents want that I clean my room. My mom insists that we do our chores.

Esperar que Querer que Desear que Preferir que Necesitar que

Insistir en que Pedir que Decir que

= to HOPE that = to WANT that = to WANT/WISH that = to PREFER that = to NEED that (someone do

something) = to INSIST that = to REQUEST/ASK that = to TELL/SAY that (tell

someone to do something)

If one of those verbs is used before QUE, the subjunctive must be used after que because it expresses wish.

Usually, there are 2 DIFFERENT subjects in the sentence: 1 before que and a different subject after que.

If there is no que, there can’t be a subject change and the infinitive is used.

Quiero VISITAR Italia. VS. Quiero que VISITEMOS Italia.