SUBJUNCTIVES

The subjunctive mood expresses uncertainty (a wish or a doubt). It is also used in various constructions, such as result clauses or indirect speech.

For GCSE, you only need to know the imperfect and pluperfect tenses of the subjunctive!

Imperfect Subjunctive:

To form the imperfect subjunctive, take the present active infinitive (2nd principal part) and add the present endings.

Thankfully, this is the same for all conjugations!!

Pluperfect Subjunctive:

To form the pluperfect active subjunctive, take the perfect active infinitive (3rd principal part root + isse = e.g. amavisse) and add the present endings again.

Again, this is the same for all conjugations!!

The pluperfect passive subjunctive is formed with the perfect passive participle (4th principal part) + the imperfect active subjunctive of esse.

And that’s it for subjunctives! Easy right?