il congiuntivo (the subjunctive) l.o : to recognise and use it correctly
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Il congiuntivo (the subjunctive)
l.O: to recognise and use it correctly
What is it?
• It is usually used to express doubt/ might/ possibility
• It is ALWAYS used after certain words• normally after “se”• voglio che = I wish that• in patto che = as long as• finché= so that • siccome= since (due to the fact, e.g. “since he’s not
arrived, we’ll continue without him”)• purché= provided that
The endings of the verbs are as follows in the
imperfect • Se and• Se and• Se and• Se and• Se and• Se and
assi
assi
asse
assimo
aste
assero
Il congiuntivo
• Se capissero la situazione meglio, sarebbe più facile risolvere i problemi
• If they understood the situation better, it would be easier to resolve the problems
• Se fossi andato all’universita, avrei potuto trovare un lavoro superiore
• If I had gone to uni, I could have able to find a better job.
Try these!
• If children ate more healthy food, there wouldn’t be so many obese children
• They wanted children to go to good families
• If the government had more money, they could support such initiatives
• As long as I could understand , I could help him.
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