Una pregunta sobre el subjuntivo

Question

Querría preguntarles, ¿como se traduciría esa frase?

"I don't think that I can go to the park tomorrow."

La oración subordinada tiene el mismo sujeto, entonces no se usaría el subjuntivo, ¿no?

«Dudo que puedo venir al parque mañana.»

En general, me confudí cuando la oración subordinada sería en el subjuntivo, pero utiliza el mismo sujeto. {Feel free to correct my grammar in the post as well.} ¡Gracias!

Instead of the subjunctive it goes in the infinitive, as Leumas and Daniela say. - annierats, Jan 29, 2015

Answer 1

Dudo poder ir al parque mañana ------> It's correct

No creo que pueda ir al parque mañana --------> It's correct, too.

No creo que vaya al parque mañana ---------> It's also correct.

The last two sound more natural to me.

:) - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 29, 2015

Answer 2

There are probably some regional differences regarding this, but in every College Spanish textbook they use this construction when there is a "probable" trigger for subjunctive but no change of subject.

Dudo poder venir mañana. It sounds a little strange to English speakers, but this is the way it goes in proper Spanish. My Latino students who are mostly Mexican American think that this is strange, but I'm Spanish and this construction is what I'm used to.

hmm.. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 29, 2015

It's a lot of verbs one after the other but I definitely prefer this. I'd never miss a chance to use the infinitive when I can get away with it :) - Manity, Jan 29, 2015

Answer 3

As there is no change in subject, you don't need a subordinate clause .. just say it as Dani has illustrated above .. Dudo poder venir mañana. or .. no creo poder ir al parque mañana..but if you do use a subordinate clause then subjunctive will be needed (as illustrated by leumas above..

for example .. no creo que le pueda decir "I love you" or .. no creo poder decirle "I love you"

I don't think I can say "I love you" to her .. both are correct ... this concept is often not explained clearly in grammar books and hence renders the students confused ..

Our teacher said when subordinate clause has the same subject, not to use subjunctivo, but to use in infinitivo. but your usage is different. is there something that i do not know? but may be creo que is a bit different. - aileia, Jan 29, 2015