Kilo Lingo

Spanish 路 Chapter 6 路 Lesson 8 路 Phrase session

I'm not so sure

Doubt takes the subjunctive. Certainty does not. Choose wisely.

Why these go together

Doubting, denying and not believing all trigger the subjunctive, and 'quiz谩' can too. These sentences give you the ways to sound sceptical without sounding rude.

  • Dudo que el problema se solucione pronto.

    I doubt the problem will be solved soon.

  • No creo que sea tan sencillo como dicen.

    I don't think it's as simple as they say.

  • Quiz谩 tengan raz贸n, pero me cuesta creerlo.

    Perhaps they're right, but I find it hard to believe.

  • Es posible que los datos no sean correctos.

    It's possible that the data aren't correct.

  • No estoy seguro de que esa sea la mejor soluci贸n.

    I'm not sure that's the best solution.

  • Sospecho que hay algo que no nos han contado.

    I suspect there's something they haven't told us.

  • Posiblemente la situaci贸n empeore antes de mejorar.

    The situation may well get worse before it gets better.

  • Me parece imposible que el sistema sea justo para todos.

    It seems impossible to me that the system could be fair to everyone.

  • Tengo mis dudas sobre si esta medida es eficaz.

    I have my doubts about whether this measure is effective.

Matching

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Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

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Put the missing word back.

  1. Dudo que el problema se pronto. (I doubt the problem will be solved soon.)

  2. No creo que tan sencillo como dicen. (I don't think it's as simple as they say.)

  3. tengan raz贸n, pero me cuesta creerlo. (Perhaps they're right, but I find it hard to believe.)

  4. Es posible que los datos no correctos. (It's possible that the data aren't correct.)

  5. No estoy de que esa sea la mejor soluci贸n. (I'm not sure that's the best solution.)

  6. que hay algo que no nos han contado. (I suspect there's something they haven't told us.)

  7. Posiblemente la situaci贸n antes de mejorar. (The situation may well get worse before it gets better.)

  8. Me parece que el sistema sea justo para todos. (It seems impossible to me that the system could be fair to everyone.)

  9. Tengo mis sobre si esta medida es eficaz. (I have my doubts about whether this measure is effective.)

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