Wow! David and Megan, you guys are getting really good! Really enjoyed this lesson, as it seems as if things are becoming clearer! Love the way the regional lessons reinforce the Newbie Series. Really interesting pedagody.
Felt like I learned a lot today. Thanks guys!

Wow, now I really have to get a move on with my Spanish! Damn my laziness!

Cheers,
Petteri

João Paulo,

Es una buena observación. Yo tampoco creo que el modo subjuntivo es muy difícil. Recordemos que es un “modo” verbal pero no un “tiempo”, ya que hay varios tiempos para el modo subjuntivo. Estoy de acuerdo contigo. Es útil aprender el modo subjuntivo en los dos casos más comúnes: oraciones condicionales y claúsulas subordinadas. En el español de hoy, solemos usar el presente del subjuntivo después de “cuando” (i.e. “cuando llegues…”).

That’s a good observation. I don’t think that the subjunctive mood is very difficult either. Let’s remember that it’s a verbal “mood” but not a tense, since there are numerous tenses for the subjunctive mood. I agree with you. It’s very useful to learn the subjunctive mood in the three most common cases: conditional sentences and subordinated clauses. In the Spanish of today, we tend to use the present subjunctive after “cuando” (i.e. “cuando llegues”).

I think this could be a really interesting and helpful topic for students who are just learning what the subjunctive mood is. I hope that we can continue it here, or perhaps in the forum.

Joseph