Introduction
Introduzione
The Italian subjunctive mood is one of the most difficult concepts for English speakers to learn. While English has a subjunctive mood, its grammatical formulations aren't quite as different from the indicative tenses.
You use the subjunctive for various reasons:
cases of desire
Io desidero che vengano.
I hope that they come.
to express doubt
Credo che lui vada.
I believe that he will go.
to make impersonal emotional statements
È bene che sia supportato.
How good that it is supported.
to talk about impeding events
Quando ti vada, mandami saluti.
When you go, say "hi" for me.
Italian also has a past subjunctive that describes past events in the same way as above.
You use the subjunctive for various reasons:
cases of desire
Io desidero che vengano.
I hope that they come.
to express doubt
Credo che lui vada.
I believe that he will go.
to make impersonal emotional statements
È bene che sia supportato.
How good that it is supported.
to talk about impeding events
Quando ti vada, mandami saluti.
When you go, say "hi" for me.
Italian also has a past subjunctive that describes past events in the same way as above.
Vocabulary
Vocabolario
Verb Conjugations
Coniugazioni verbali
non-finite
non finito
infinitive
infinito
present participle
participio presente
past participle
participio passato
gerund
gerundio
indicative
indicativo
subjunctive
congiuntivo
present
presente
imperfect
imperfetto