Subjunctive or not when following que?

Question

Hi,

I'd like to ask this question.

Am I correct to write: 'Creo que ella volviere pronto' or should the volver verb be 'volverá?

It seems to me that the 'que' demands the subjunctive. There is doubt that she would return later, isn't there?

Thanks for reading.

Answer 1

I suppose there may be exceptions but, creer que is a phrase that indicates the use of the indicative, not the subjunctive.

Here is a link on that subject.

http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/68

Answer 2

Creer in the affirmative always takes the indicative. Creo que viene, creo que vuelve. No creo que venga, no creo que vuelva.

Melita Quebec, Canada

Answer 3

I agree with Kirk

Your creo / belief is a fact and whether or not she returns or not is of no consequence here.

I am not a native speaker though so wait for one of them to come along.

Answer 4

Just to say many thanks for the replies, and I have noted that creer que... does not take the subjunctive.

From my limited learning, I had assumed, wrongly, that que demanded it, but not so.

Just one of the confusing facts about the subjunctive. - annierats, Jul 20, 2013