Online Course on the Italian Subjunctive – For Students Level B1.2 and Above

Are you studying Italian and want to finally understand how to use the Italian subjunctive without stress? This online group course on the subjunctive is perfect for Italian students at levels B1.2, B2 and above, who want to speak and write in Italian more fluently, correctly and naturally.
You will learn to recognize and correctly use the present, past, imperfect and pluperfect subjunctive, with practical examples, interactive exercises and simple explanations. Our online Italian course will help you improve your Italian and feel more confident in speaking and writing. Join us and take your Italian to the next level!

Course program

Duration: 6 meetings of 1 hour and 30 minutes each

Meeting 1: Introduction to the subjunctive and its fundamental functions

Objectives: To understand what the subjunctive is and its main functions.

Contents:

• What is the subjunctive?

• When is the subjunctive used?

• Main functions: to express desire, doubt, opinion, emotion,

possibility.

• Practical examples and recognition exercises.

Meeting 2: Tenses and forms of the subjunctive

Objectives: To know the various tenses and forms of the subjunctive mood.

Contents:

• Tenses of the subjunctive: present, past, imperfect, past perfect.

• Verb forms and conjugations.

• Conjugation exercises and recognition of forms.

Meeting 3: Tense agreement and verbs of will, doubt,

feeling

Objectives: Learn how to correctly use the subjunctive tenses in

relation to main clauses.

Contents:

• Tense agreement: rules and examples.

• Verbs of will (to want, to desire), doubt (to doubt, not to be

sure), feeling (to like, to fear).

• Practical application exercises.

Meeting 4: Impersonal expressions, opinion verbs and indirect

interrogative sentences

Objectives: Correctly use the subjunctive with impersonal expressions and

in indirect sentences.

Contents:

• Impersonal expressions that require the subjunctive (è importante

che, è possibile che).

• Verbs of opinion and subjectivity.

• Form indirect interrogative sentences with the subjunctive.

• Activity of transforming direct sentences into indirect sentences.

Meeting 5: Final, concessive, relative sentences and other structures with the

subjunctive

Objectives: To construct complex sentences using the subjunctive.

Contents:

• Final and concessive sentences (perché, affinché, anche se, benché).

• Relative sentences with the subjunctive.

• Other advanced structures and uses of the subjunctive.

• Exercises in constructing and analyzing sentences.

Meeting 6: The conditional period and the independent subjunctive

Objectives: To understand the use of the subjunctive in hypothetical propositions and

how to use it independently.

Contents:

• The conditional period: types and rules of use of the subjunctive.

• The independent subjunctive: uses and differences compared to the

dependent subjunctive.

• General review, practical exercises and tips for daily use

The course will take place on Monday evenings on Zoom at 7 pm (Italian time) starting from September 15th.