The infinitive after que in Spanish
In Spanish there are relative clauses that use the infinitive after "que" and other relative pronouns. These clauses are commonly used with the verbs tener, haber and quedar. Here are some examples:
En mi ciudad hay muchos monumentos interesantes que visitar.In my town there are lots of interesting monuments to visit.
Notice how in English the equivalent to "que" is "to".
With these relative clauses using the infinitive, it is as if we are omitting part of the sentence and simplifying it with the infinitive:
En mi ciudad hay muchos monumentos interesantes que visitar.In my town there are lots of interesting monuments to visit.
or
En mi ciudad hay muchos monumentos interesantes que [la gente puede] visitar.
Hoy no puedo salir; tengo un montón de cosas que hacer.I can't go out today; I have lots of things to do.
or
Tengo un montón de cosas que [debería] hacer.
Here are more examples:
Relative clauses with a preposition
We can also find this type of relative clause using the infinitive with relative pronouns using a preposition in Spanish. For example:
Tranquilo, habrá mucha gente con la que conversar en la fiesta.Don't worry, there'll be lots of people to talk to at the party.
Relative clauses with donde
With the relative adverb donde we can also form this type of clause using the infinitive. For example:
Donde in these sentences can be substituted for "in/on which": en el que, en la que, en los que, en el cual, en la cual, etc, a relative pronoun with the preposition en, for example:
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