Present subjunctive
1. Overview of the Subjunctive
An introduction into what the Subjunctive Mood is and does. There is no actual conjugating in this video. Come back to this video when beginning the other tenses of the subjunctive, or when beginning to use the subjunctive in various types of clauses.
An introduction into what the Subjunctive Mood is and does. There is no actual conjugating in this video. Come back to this video when beginning the other tenses of the subjunctive, or when beginning to use the subjunctive in various types of clauses.
- 0:57 - Subjunctive vs. Indicative vs. Imperative
- 2:23 - Jussive/Hortatory Subjunctive use (independent)
- 2:47 - Potential & Optative (2:56) uses (independent)
- 3:02 - Deliberative use (independent)
- 3:44 - Purpose (dependent/subordinate)
- 4:38 - Result (dependent)
- 5:07 - Indirect Questions (dependent)
- 5:46 - Cum clauses
- 6:01 - Conditions
- 6:38 - Subjunctive = UNreal actions
2. Present Active Subjunctive
- 0:50 - Review of conjugation number (2nd principal part)
- 1:46 - Formation of Present Subjunctive - changing the stem vowel
- 2:31 - A mnemonic device "We fear a liar." (My favorite: "We beat a friar.")
- 2:56 - conjugating an example verb from each conjugation in the Subjunctive
- 4:23 - Irregular Present subjunctives: sum; volō; nolō; malō; eō
- 5:50 - A couple Jussive examples
- 6:18 - the Tense matrix (the very basics of Subjunctive Sequence of Tenses)
3. Present Passive Subjunctive
The Present Passive Subjunctive is formed with the same change in stem vowels as in the Active (above). The only difference: it uses the Passive personal endings instead.
The Present Passive Subjunctive is formed with the same change in stem vowels as in the Active (above). The only difference: it uses the Passive personal endings instead.
- 1:32 - examples of the present passive subjunctive (regular)
- 1:50 - none of the irregular verbs (see above) can be conjugated in the passive voice because they are all intransitive
- 2:26 - the passive forms of the verb faciō are usually replaced with the forms of the verb fiō. Here is fiō, fierī, factus sum in the present (active) subjunctive.