If I was...? If I were...? - Learn The Subjunctive Mood!

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Please explain why did you use from another teacher ? What did you mean to sat ?

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@@PiushRayhe meant that he is a teacher too, so that clearly was a teacher-to-teacher conversation lol.

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Ain't it 'I wish we would have more teachers like you'?

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[@AlwaysSomewhere3]

"Why? Because ENGLISH that's why" :'D

[@stardust-reverie]

i’m an english native but this video seriously helped me decrypt the subjunctive mood in spanish, which actually isn’t nearly as weird as i thought it was! muchas gracias amigo

[@rogervallecillo292]

Hola. If you already know it well discard it. The subjunctive were in Spanish is Fuera. Example: Si tu fueras un pajarito no te gustaría las jaulas. If you were a bird you wouldn't like cages. Adios.

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My teacher asked why in exam and I wrote that's because it is English and he gave me a nice zero. Thanks.

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[@jinyuelin6149]

It is necessary that everyone (should) stay in their home tonight. I always understand the subjunctive mode in that clause in this way, what is left after you omit the modal verb.

[@alexfrt01]

Thank you very much, sir! Your explanation is more than clear for me! You are an awesome teacher!

[@eduardoedo97]

Subjunctive that-clause Expressing a doubt , a wish , a regret, a request, a demand, or a proposal

[@del5582]

As an Amerian, "If I was you..." sounds very informal. The subjunctive is not dying but it is a marker of education and will probably go on to simply be used in strict contexts, like "that clauses" and orders.

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So easy to understand, and your voice is really clear. Thanks from Vietnam.

[@jakepitts6282]

It actually raises more questions than answers!

[@memyselfandiabcd]

This is awesome! I'm using this as a study guide to help me learn french haha! It is very interesting to see the same verb tense usage as it applies to your own language. Thanks for your videos!

[@abbiebeck6711]

Lol I'm also using this to learn French

[@hhc2022]

As a spanish native speaker, the subjuntive mode was easy to understand, why? Because we use it all time and it's quite common in spanish "espero que estés ahí", " I hope you be there" for instance. Great video, thanks "

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[@josenildosantos7590]

“I wish you were here”. Pink Floyd best song ever and papa teach me best British English ever too! from Brazil.

[@LingoJunkie]

02:40 "... because ENGLISH, that's why" LOL, that was funny 😄 Thanks for the awesome video!

[@darwinwins]

4 years into a professional editing career and I finally start studying proper grammar rather than winging it the way I have been.

[@PyckledNyk]

I reckon that we ought to make an effort to bring back the subjunctive mood. At the least, we should so that we can better distinguish linguistically between someone who is intentionally lying and someone who is being wistful.

[@yingo4098]

5:03 ” I wish he were her- ”FBI OPEN UP!”🤣😂😅

[@Awlo81]

Subjunctive is an integral part of neolatin languages: Italian has plenty of expressions which require subjunctive mood - and the meaning of a sentence can shift between real and hypothetical instances, entirely depending on the mood you use.

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[@StaticBlaster]

The subjunctive mood is pretty cool but it's still common in lawer jargon, terms of use, contracts, and what not.

[@eduardoedo97]

May the force be with you!

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0:01 - Idk thats why i'm here... 0:09 - IDK THATS WHY IM HERE! Also no hate and love the content

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Awesome explanation. 😊

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[@annahermannova2432]

Hey Aly, what about making a lesson about using whatsoever (I´m quite confused about this one) or whatever, what if, whatnot, whatsit, etc? Might be interesting. Anyway, great lesson, as usual, blessings! You´re the best!

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excellent! quick and clear...

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[@LuckyDubaiGuy]

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[@chrisdolling4471]

This is a better exposition (sorry, no discriminatory or pejorative intended as your video will be illuminating for many), than some other crap about the subjunctive I've endured dealing with the conditional, imagined, hoped, wished for etc. aspects of language. The point about this grammatical or mood category, in Indo European languages at least, is that it discriminates between what is effective, accomplished, philosophically MANIFEST and that which is YET to be brought into manifest reality, hence the wishing, hoping category we are all taught about , in my case in relation to French. German seems to deal with this much better. Either something is manifestly evident, in the indicative, or it is as yet unproven, as with reported speech in German. We should all read Benjamin Worf's "Language Thought and Reality". qv

[@denkozlov4220]

Thanks for the video man! I am from UKraine and i study english at university which is my major. For me it's interesting to hear how natives explain the way subjunctive is dying, or whatever is happening with it. Somehow you remind me jason statham :p

[@j_4985]

Thank you for clearing that up! 😊

[@antoniomartinazzo5847]

Fantastic video. It is interesting how the subjunctive is slowly disappearing in other languages as well. Why do you think that is?

[@gabrielnahuel1574]

It came to my mind beyonce´s song "If I were a boy" LOL

[@romeosblueskies6706]

You're the best Aly! My English has improved drastically since the time I started watching your videos( Please correct me if I'm using DRASTICALLY in wrong way because I've learnt this word recently and I just wanted to try it 😄)

[@romeosblueskies6706]

Azren the Language Nerd​ Hahaha its no way that much better. Thank you so much Azren for your nice explanation :)

[@hesamvazife5073]

Very good. Shouldn't we say 'I hope it be rainy tomorrow '? Thanks a lot.

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very interesting video, I can watch this over and over. Make more videos please!

[@QuierooAprender]

So, if a girl tells me "I hope you are my boyfriend", she is really expecting that. But is she tells me "I wish you were my boyfriend", she is implying that it's impossible. Am I right? I thought only Spanish was that crazy with the subjunctive mood.

[@15nicinho]

This is a year ago but you’re correct

[@spencer2083]

Awesome video thanx a lot 👍

[@Nainco07]

Teacher: Ok class, what did we learn today? Class: Because English! Teacher: Great!

[@saeedbaloch2393]

You're obviously super awesome dear in particular the way you illustrate the clear methodology it's rather confusing to inversion and subjunctive.anyways where exactly you come from the south or north England you've got lovely accent. is there any possibility to get in touch with you.

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Beautiful explanation

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[@Peaceful_Days]

I always remember the song Creep by Radiohead with "I wish I was special" and it's not correct.

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I hope I meet you in the future. I wish I learnt British English easily...

[@tatiaquino2882]

wow, that was fast! simple and good explanation though..many thanks for that

[@urthcreature]

Great video. One small point: The reason you don’t use the subjunctive in the example “I believe that God is/isn’t real” is because it is indicative, not a subjunctive (contrary to fact or recommendation scenario.) If you were giving a recommended or proposed scenario or recommending to God to do something lol, you would use it: “It’s vital that God be real for me tomorrow during my test”…Or: “It’s important that God not be present during my test to see how little I studied.” Or if you are expressing a contrary to fact conditional you would use subjunctive: If God were real, there wouldn’t be so much suffering in the world.” (Your meaning being that he isn’t real.) Or, “If God weren’t real, miracles like life wouldn’t exist.” (Your meaning being that he is real.)

[@sabrinalai2147]

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[@priyaprerna6900]

Hey, can you explain me please the differences between these sentences- " 1) If I had you , 2) If you had me, 3) if I were you ." Thank you..

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[@MAAivoges]

I speak Spanish and German so the subjunctive mood is second nature to me. It's extremely easy in English. It's much more complicated in German.

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I enjoyed your lesson. Thank you so much!!!

[@eduardoedo97]

Verbs that require the subjunctive ask [that] + someone do something/ [that] + something be done. insist [that] + someone do something/ [that] + something be done. prefer [that] + someone do something/ [that] + something be done. regret [that] + someone do something/ [that] + something be done. suggest [that] + someone do something/ [that] + something be done. demand [that] + someone do something/ [that] + something be done. order [that] + someone do something/ [that] + something be done. recommend [that] + someone do something/ [that] + something be done. request [that] + someone do something/ [that] + something be done. advise propose wish {that} + someone did something / {that} + something were/ was done

[@bartekszafraniec7700]

I have a question about the third conditional. I took a part in an English contest and there was this example: "Peter WOULDN'T BE in hospital now if he hadn't tried to swim in such cold water." And there's the problem I wrote WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN. Is it possible to use this form? Please let me know, thanks.

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i like the way your escape when you exposed to question of "why this stuff are like this in english?", why??? because it's english. I really wonder this guy who invented this language. :)

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+Helen Lin if I were in Italy, would we eat pizza with pineapple?

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Learn English with Papa Teach Me If you eat pizza with pineapple in Italy, you'll get instantly arrested lol

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Learn English with Papa Teach Me Sincerely I never heard of it.😂 However, that sounds like very good.😄 salty and sweet together. I guess no one pizzeria make it ahah, but you can eat Chinese pineapple fried-rice instead as you really like pineapple.😁 Here in Verona many Italians make "Risotto with strawberry" too. If one you will pass though Verona the only thing that you must absolutely not miss is BOLLITO E PEARA', one of this city's quintessential😎😎😎

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Helen Lin No, fidati fa cagare la pizza con l'ananas

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[@viswamitra2938]

at 3.48 , in indicative mood, if i be, not if i was.

[@jeylful]

Great video, cleared my doubts :)

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Fun learning

[@jorgealatorre5847]

How about using the present tense of the subjunctive for desires that might still be possible, like «I wish you be here»? As opposed to the past tense of the subjunctive, which, as you said, are desires that are no longer possible like «I wish you were here». And what about the future tense of the subjunctive masked with the auxiliary "should"?

[@cyncha6486]

I wish sincerely having understood this lesson. I have a question though: Is it the subjunctive mood what we use in the conditional sentences/clauses? Thanks a lot, and great stuff!!!!

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Great as allways .

[@Zephon9]

In Ænglish, it used to be such that words like "waken" would have its past forms as woke, wokest, woken, and gewoken, where the E at the end of "woke" is pronounced. "Woke" where the E is not pronounced (wōk) would be the past - subjunctive form. "Wake" where the E is not pronounced (wæk), would either be the present subjunctive or imperative form.

[@artisticcreature]

in spoken egnlish we use as it is already. like was with I,HE,SHE,IT , and were with THEY,WE,YOU. however , when it comes to written english you have got to use according to this rule . for example , in spoken - if i was you i would take more efforts in written- if i were you i would take more efforts.

[@MARCELEITA]

hello!!! how can I learn English with you?? Have you some class online?

[@315315Barbara]

In Spanish subjunctive is even more difficult