Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Congiuntivo presente - the present subjunctive in Italian

It's subjunctive week. Yesterday we looked at exactly what the subjunctive mood is, and how it is used. Today, we're going to take our first look at how the subjunctive mood is used in Italian, with the congiuntivo presente.

Il congiuntivo presente
The congiuntivo presente, or present subjunctive, describes an uncertain verb action in the present tense. It is formed with the following endings:


 
-are
-ere
-ire
-ire (2)


che io
-i
-a
-a
-isca


che tu
-i
-a
-a
-isca


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