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Old May 07, 2010, 04:47 AM
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Can I construct a subjunctive sentence using Esperar?

¿Puede construir una sentencia/oracion por usando el verbo esperar? por ejemplo ¿puedo decir 'Espero que yo tenga tiempo escucharlos (los podcasts) durante el fin de semana. O espero que el tiempo sea bueno durante el fin de semana?

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Old May 07, 2010, 04:51 AM
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Sí, puedes:

Espero que el tiempo sea bueno.
Espero que llegue el fin de semana para ir a la playa
Espero que vengas a la fiesta.
Espero que apruebes el examen.
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Sí, puedes:

Espero que el tiempo sea bueno.
Espero que llegue el fin de semana para ir a la playa
Espero que vengas a la fiesta.
Espero que apruebes el examen.
Gracias para tu respuesta, puede decirme si lo que he escrito arriba es correcto? i.e
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¿puedo decir 'Espero que yo tenga tiempo escucharlos (los podcasts) durante el fin de semana. O espero que el tiempo sea bueno durante el fin de semana?
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Old May 07, 2010, 07:14 AM
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Look, you have two sentences:

A: yo espero que B
B: el tiempo es bueno, tener tiempo de escucharlos.

Subject of A = subject of B => infinitivo

(yo) Espero (yo) tener tiempo de escucharlos.
(yo) Espero poder (yo) estudiar este fin de semana.
(tú) Esperas (tú) ganar mucho dinero.

Subject of A subject of B => subjuntivo

(yo) espero que el tiempo sea bueno este fin de semana.
(yo) espero que (tú) vengas pronto.
(tú) esperas que (yo) te diga la verdad.

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Old May 07, 2010, 07:32 AM
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I think I understand, so the answer to my previous question is that you cannot use the subjunctive if talking about yourself i.e yo.

Instead of espero que yo tenga tiempo I use espero que tendré tiempo.
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I think I understand, so the answer to my previous question is that you cannot use the subjunctive if talking about yourself i.e yo.

Instead of espero que yo tenga tiempo I use espero que tendré tiempo.
I don't think so. The idea is that if there is no change of subject, you use esperar + infinitive

Este año espero ir a Berlin
Francisco espera aprobar el examen
Esperamos recibir el dinero mañana

IF there is a change of subject, use esperar que + subjunctive

Elena espera que tú la ayudes.
¡Espero que tengas suerte!

Irma's examples of esperar + infinitive are 1st person singular, but it is not restricted to that, as my examples above show.
Does that help?
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¿Puede construir una sentencia/oracion por usando el verbo esperar? por ejemplo ¿puedo decir 'Espero que yo tenga tiempo escucharlos (los podcasts) durante el fin de semana. O espero que el tiempo sea bueno durante el fin de semana?

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Espero tener tiempo de escuchar los podcasts.
I hope to have time of listening/to listen the podcasts.

Espero que tengas tiempo de escuchar los podcasts.
I hope you have time to listen the podcasts.

(The latter is using the subjunctive)
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I hope my son is cured soon.
Espero que hijo este curado pronto.

I hope haven't this trouble with the back the next week.
Espero no tener este problema con el banco la semana entrante.


I hope that my example can help you.
Espero que mis ejemplos te ayuden.

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