Verbs – The present subjunctive tense

Summary of contents - lesson 10

1-     Introducing the present subjunctive tense and looking at how it is formed.

2-     Looking at the fundamentals. Introducing the concepts of when to use the tense. Comparing the tense as used in Spanish to how it may be expressed in English.

3-     Looking at common uses of the tense in everyday speech. When to expect it!

Aims of the lesson:-

1-     Being able to recognise the present subjunctive tense and understanding the basics of its formation.

2-     Understanding why and how the tense is used. How it is used with different sentence structures.

3-     Being able to logically translate the use of the tense in a way that makes sense in English.

4-     To be able to predict the usage of the tense by identifying sentences, words and structures which are commonly used in conjunction with the tense.