If you try the burritos, you will love them! Here, the English verb conjugation ‘you try’ is in the subjunctive mood.īut, you wouldn’t know about it because it appears in this sentence like it would in any other sentence.įor example, in the following sentence, ‘you try’ is in the normal (indicative) mood: We aren’t aware of it because, firstly, they don’t teach it to us in schools, and secondly, and even more importantly, often it doesn’t do anything to the conjugation of the verb.

In English, the subjunctive mood does occur, we just don’t know about it. The subjunctive mood is a behaviour of verb conjugations that often tells us something about the speaker’s beliefs or certainty about a given situation. What is the subjunctive?īefore we get to Spanish, we first need to ask: what is the subjunctive in general? In other words, if the Spanish subjunctive worries you, in this post, you’ll learn how you can avoid the Spanish subjunctive entirely. You can read this post in two ways: as an introduction to the subjunctive, or as a guide to avoid it by simply restructuring how you express a few certain ideas. There are, however, some things I would love to share with you that will help you avoid the subjunctive, and improve your accuracy while developing your skills using the essential vocabulary and grammar introduced in the conversation hacking guide.

It’s about reducing the mental load of learning Spanish by cutting out all non-essential grammar and vocabulary so you can converse in Spanish sooner. This third idea is principally what Real Fast Spanish is based upon. You don’t need it to be conversational.The subjunctive is difficult and an unnecessary distraction for beginners and intermediates.There is a lot of Spanish to learn and understand before you learn the subjunctive.

The reason(s) I haven’t spoken about the subjunctive thus far is because: I have published over 200 articles on Real Fast Spanish, but I haven’t written anything on the Spanish subjunctive. Despite its reputation, the Spanish subjunctive isn’t that bad.īut, it can be avoided and should be avoided if you’re not yet conversational in Spanish.

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