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.