Using infinitives with verbs of influence
When you want to tell, advise, or ask someone to do something, you use a verb of influence like aconsejar (to advise), pedir (to ask), or mandar (to order). These verbs take an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, les) to indicate who is being influenced.
One common way to structure these sentences is to follow the verb of influence directly with the second action in its infinitive form.
The "que" + subjunctive alternative
You can express the exact same idea by swapping out the infinitive for que followed by a verb in the subjunctive mood. Both structures are perfectly correct, carry the same meaning, and are frequently used interchangeably in everyday Spanish.
Alternating between structures
As you practice using different verbs of influence, you will see these two patterns side-by-side. Whether you are asking, ordering, or forbidding, you can confidently choose either the infinitive or the que + subjunctive structure.
Here is how they alternate with pedir:
Here is the same structural swap with mandar:
And finally, the exact same rules apply when forbidding an action with prohibir: