Italian Grammar: Present Subjunctive

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Italian language » Italian Grammar » Subjunctive » Present Subjunctive

ITALIAN GRAMMAR

Present Subjunctive

The present subjunctive of regular verbs is formed by dropping the normal endings, and adding these new endings:

ARE ending		ERE ending		1st. IRE		2nd. IRE
Sing.	Plur.	Sing.	Plur.	Sing.	Plur.	Sing.	Plur.

-i	-iamo	-a	-iamo	-a	-iamo	-isca	-iamo
-i	-iate	-a	-iate	-a	-iate	-isca	-iate
-i	-ino	-a	-ano	-a	-ano	-isca	-iscano

In the other hand, most irregular verbs that change stem in the present conjugation change stem in the "congiuntivo".

The table below provides examples of three regular verbs conjugated in the present subjunctive tense.

Che+Pronoun	-ARE Verb	-ERE Verb	-IRE Verbs

che io	parli	scriva	senta	capisca
che tu	parli	scriva	senta	capisca
che lui/lei/Lei	parli	scriva	senta	capisca
che noi	parliamo	scriviamo	sentiamo	capiamo
che voi	parliate	scriviate	sentiate	capiate
che loro/Loro	parlino	scrivano	sentano	capiscano

Typical phrases that call for the subjunctive tense include:

Credo che... (I believe that...)	Non suggerisco che... (I'm not suggesting that...)
Suppongo che... (I suppose that...)	Può darsi che... (It's possible that...)
Immagino che... (I imagine that...)	Penso che... (I think that...)
È necessario che... (It is necessary that...)	Non sono certo che... (I'm not sure that...)
Mi piace che... (I'd like that...)	È probabile che... (It is probable that...)
Non vale la pena che... (It's not worth it that...)	Ho l'impressione che... (I have the impression that...)

Examples:

• Ho paura che sia troppo tardi � I am afraid it may be too late
• Credo che lavino il cane molto spesso
� I think that they wash the dog very often
• Desidero che venga con me � I want her to come with me
• Spero che prenda la giusta decisione
� I hope that he / she takes (= will take) the right decision
• Penso che dorma � I think he's sleeping
• Che abbia venduto la macchina? � I wonder if he sold his car

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