Breakdown of Para cuando cierre este ciclo, las correcciones estarán terminadas.
estar
to be (location/state)
terminar
to finish / to end
para
for
este
this
cuando
when (statement)
cerrar
to close
el ciclo
the cycle
la corrección
the correction
Questions & Answers about Para cuando cierre este ciclo, las correcciones estarán terminadas.
Why is cierre in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative cierra?
The phrase para cuando (by the time) is used to set a deadline. When that deadline is in the future, you must use the present subjunctive (cierre) because the action hasn't actually happened yet, making it an anticipated event rather than a stated fact.
Could we use the future tense for both verbs, like Para cuando cerrará...?
No, Spanish does not use the future tense immediately following time conjunctions like cuando or para cuando. Even though the cycle closing is a future event, the time clause requires the present subjunctive (cierre), while only the main clause takes the future tense (estarán).
Why use estarán terminadas instead of serán terminadas?
We use estar with a past participle to talk about the resulting state of an action. Estarán terminadas focuses on the state of the corrections being complete by that deadline. Using serán terminadas would form the passive voice, which focuses on the action of someone finishing them rather than the result.
Why does terminadas end in -as instead of the standard -o?
Because it is used with the verb estar to describe a condition, the past participle terminadas functions as an adjective. This means it must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes, which in this sentence is the feminine plural las correcciones.
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