Learn Spanish (Latin America): Acepto, siempre y cuando no entres a mi cuarto sin tocar la puerta. - I accept, as long as you do not enter my room without knocking.

Acepto, siempre y cuando no entres a mi cuarto sin tocar la puerta.

I accept, as long as you do not enter my room without knocking.

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Questions & Answers about Acepto, siempre y cuando no entres a mi cuarto sin tocar la puerta.

Why do we use the subjunctive entres instead of the indicative entras?

The phrase siempre y cuando (as long as / provided that) sets up a strict condition for the main action (acepto) to happen. Because this condition is a requirement for the situation rather than a declared fact, it always triggers the subjunctive.

Could I use con tal de que or siempre que instead of siempre y cuando here?

Yes, you could use either! Con tal de que, siempre que, and siempre y cuando are interchangeable when expressing a strict condition like "as long as" or "provided that". All three of these phrases require the subjunctive verb entres.

I learned that "to enter" is entrar en, but here it's entres a mi cuarto. Which preposition is right?

Both are correct, but it depends on the region. In Latin America, it is much more common to use the preposition a after entrar (entrar a mi cuarto). In Spain, you will typically hear entrar en.

Doesn't tocar la puerta literally mean "to touch the door"?