| A | B |
| 1. importa que (verb of volition/indirect command); IO + importa que (gustarlike verb) | It matters a lot that ... |
| 7. estar + triste de que ..., alegre, contento, enojado, enfadado, furioso, sorprendido, orgulloso, etc. (verb of emotional reaction) | to be + adjective of emotion, sad, happy (2), angry (3) |
| after verbs and expressions of feeling or emotion, and judgment; Person 1 is having an emotional reaction about Person 2's action, forcing the second verb into the subjunctive | Use # 2 |
| 2. alegrarse (de)que... (verb of emotional reaction) | to be glad/ become glad |
| 3. sentir (ie, i)que... (verb of emotional reactioln); lamentar que... | to be sorry, to regret (2) |
| 4. sorprenderse (de) que...(verb of emotional reaction) | to be surprised |
| 5. temer que...(verb of emotional reaction) | to fear |
| 6. tener miedo (de) que... (verb of emotional reaction) | to fear, to be afraid |
| es importante que (verb of volition/indirect command) | It is important that... |
| esperar que...(verb of emotional reaction) | to hope that |
| valer la pena que ...(verb of emotional reaction) | It is worth it (worthwhile) that |
| es absurdo que (verb of emotional reaction) | It is absurd that... |
| es curioso que (verb of emotional reaction) | It is curious/interesting that... |
| es escandaloso que (verb of emotional reaction) | It is scandalous that ... |
| es increíble que (verb of emotional reaction) | It is incredible that... |
| es indispensable que (verb of judgment) | It is essential that... |
| es justo que (verb of judgment) | It is fair that... |
| 8. es (una) lástima que (verb of emotional reaction) | It is a pity/shame that... |
| es preferible que (verb of judgment) | It is preferible that... |
| es ridículo que (verb of judgment) | It is ridiculous that... |
| es sorprendente que (verb of emotional reaction) | It is surprising that... |
| es triste que (verb of emotional reaction) | It is sad that... |
| . 9es mejor que (verb of volition) | It is better that... |
| más vale que (verb of volition) | It is better that... |
| 10. Me molesta que, me enoja que..., me enfada que..., | It bothers me that..., it makes me mad that... (2) |
| quejarse DE; Te quejas de que el examen vaya a tener lugar hoy. | to complain; You complain that the test is going to take place today. |