Era importante que lo leyeran con cuidado.
It was important that they read it carefully.
This category also includes items such as:
es mejor que it is better that
está bien/mal que it is good/bad that
es una pena que it is a pity that
es una vergüenza que it is scandalous that
es imprescindible que it is essential that
es posible/probable que it is possible/probable that
es curioso/normal/lógico que it is strange/natural/logical that
Also, impersonal phrases such as:
puede ser que it may be that
más vale que it would be better that
hace falta que it is necessary that
Note that the subjunctive is not usedafter phrases that are factual and do
not express a feeling, emotion or opinion:
Está claro/Es obvio que está It’s clear that he’s lying.
mintiendo.
Compare the negative use of these and similar phrases in 12.1.2.
(b) In the second pattern, que+ subjunctive follows a verb indicating an
emotional response. In this case, the subject in the English main clause is
normally expressed in Spanish as an indirect object (see 11.5):
Me gustaría que lo arreglara I would like you to fix it now.
ahora.
Me sorprende que lo hagan I am surprised that they are so
tan mal. bad at doing it.
Other verbs in this category include:
alegrar to make happy enfadar to anger
asustar to frighten molestar to bother
encantar to delight
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