Sample question: "Creo que yo estoy a punto de encontrar la solución."
Is there a reason the "estoy" isn't subjunctive? If it were "espero que" instead of "creo que" would that matter?
Subjunctive after "que"?
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R Z.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Subjunctive after "que"?
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using Estar a punto de + [infinitive] = to be about to do something in Spanish (perífrasis verbal)"
Asked 4 years ago
Marsha C. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
You would need to say No creo que for the subsequent sentence to be in the subjunctive. This is because negative opinion phrases use the subjunctive. Other examples would be No pienso que, no estoy segura de que. If you just write pienso que or estoy segura de que it would take the indicative. Espero que however, always takes the subjunctive.
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hola R
it is exactly as Marsha was saying and here is a lesson on this specific topic.
Have a look. Using the subjunctive with negative opinion phrases
I hope it is helpful.
Saludos
Inma
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