{"id":13944,"date":"2017-04-28T13:04:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T11:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=13944"},"modified":"2017-05-10T12:12:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T10:12:14","slug":"the-italian-subjunctive-1-present-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/the-italian-subjunctive-1-present-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian Subjunctive – 1. Present Tense"},"content":{"rendered":"

The congiuntivo<\/strong> (subjunctive) is one of the more challenging forms to learn in Italian, especially as it is rarely used in English.<\/span><\/p>\n

The complexity of Italian grammar is also its beauty as it allows for many subtle shades of expression and a wealth of creative possibilities. This is part of the pleasure of mastering the congiuntivo<\/strong> and using it in everyday conversation.
\nThe Italian subjunctive is a vast, and often abstract topic, so we’ll break it down into bite size chunks over the next few weeks. As usual, the grammatical explanations will be supported by practical examples of everyday usage.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s begin with the <\/span><\/span><\/span>c<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>o<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>ngiuntivo <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>p<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>resente<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> (present subjunctive)<\/span><\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Constructing the <\/span><\/span>congiuntivo presente<\/span><\/span><\/strong> of regular verbs<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nWe<\/span><\/span> construct<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span>congiuntivo presente<\/span><\/span><\/strong> of regular verbs<\/span><\/span> by<\/span><\/span> modifying<\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span><\/span>end<\/span><\/span><\/span>ing<\/span><\/span><\/span> of<\/span><\/span> the infinitive form<\/span><\/span> in<\/span><\/span> the following<\/span><\/span> way<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n