Breakdown of Te envío el resumen para que adelantes el proyecto.
para
for
el proyecto
the project
que
that / than
te
to you / you (direct object)
enviar
to send
el resumen
the summary
adelantar
to advance / to make progress
Questions & Answers about Te envío el resumen para que adelantes el proyecto.
Why is adelantes in the subjunctive here instead of the normal present tense adelantas?
The phrase para que (so that) always triggers the subjunctive. It introduces a purpose or goal, which is an intended outcome rather than an established fact. Because of this, we use the present subjunctive adelantes rather than the indicative adelantas.
Could I just use para adelantar instead of para que adelantes?
Not in this sentence, because there is a change of subject. The person sending the summary is 'I', but the person advancing the project is 'you'. When the person doing the first action is different from the person doing the second action, you must use para que followed by the subjunctive. You only use para plus the infinitive when the subject stays the same, like in Leo el resumen para adelantar el proyecto (I read the summary so that I can advance the project).
Does the verb adelantar only apply to work or projects?
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