We started working on the past subjunctive this week - it almost seems like an afterthought after slogging through the present subjunctive over the last few weeks. I’m definitely finding it easier to get my head around - at least at first glance!
I’ve pulled together my study notes on the past subjunctive tense (il [...]

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I’ve jotted down my notes on the present subjunctive tense (il congiuntivo presente) - one that is in decline in English, but which continues to flourish in contemporary Italian.
My teacher held off introducing us to the subjunctive tenses until our 4th year, because she says that they can be difficult for foreign students to learn. [...]

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Finally…after weeks of procrastination, I’ve started dumping all my class notes into a journal.
These notes are raw. They are transcribed from my class scribbles and unless absolutely necessary, have been left unedited. So please bear that in mind!
Over the next couple of months, I’m going to backfill with my notes from last year; [...]

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I’ve pulled together my notes on the imperfect verb tense (l’imperfetto) - one of the easiest tenses to learn, yet hardest to use!
I hope that these notes are of interest to other students in some way but as always, I’ve no pretences at expertise here, so I’m happy to fix any glaring errors that you [...]

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So the new school year starts in…a couple of weeks!
Help!  There’s no way that I’m ready.  I feel like I’ve barely thought about my studies since last year…you know that each year you convince yourself that NEXT time will be different and you’ll prepare better!  But you never do.
At the moment, I am frantic with [...]

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