Donot use pues at the beginning of a sentence in this sense: use one of the other
conjunctions.
Pues is one of the commonest fillers in Spanish (see 30.8).(b) Concession18.2.3 (p. 88); 52.1 (p. 306)
aunque‘although’
aun cuando‘although’, ‘even though’For examples and use of the indicative and subjunctive with these conjunctions see
18.2.3.(c) Condition18.2.3 (p. 88); 51.3.6 (p. 304)
a condición de que‘on condition that’
a menos que‘unless’
a no ser que‘unless’
a pesar de que‘in spite of the fact that’
como‘if’
con tal (de) que‘provided that’
si‘if’
siempre que‘provided that’For examples and use of the indicative and subjunctive with these conjunctions see
18.2.3.(d) Purpose18.2.1 (p. 86); 43.5 (p. 258)
para que‘in order that’
de manera/modo/forma que‘so that’
These conjunctions are used with the subjunctive: for examples see 18.2.1.(e) Consequenceconque‘so that’
de manera/modo/forma que‘so that’These conjunctions are used with the indicative: for examples see 18.2.1.(f) Time18.2.2 (p. 87)
antes de que‘before’
apenas‘scarcely’
cuando‘when’
desde que‘since’Subordinating conjunctions 27.2