The subjunctive in English | Canguro English

[@MrSfein1]

How I wish we had had resources like this back 30 years ago when I started teaching without even knowing what a perfect tense was. Merry Cristmas and keep up the excellent work.

[@nuriarodriguezjurado3037]

Hi, i'm Nuria, from Spain. I follow your videos and of course your podcast. I learn French and German, at the same time I learn English. I say this because in this other two languages and in Spanish, as you already know, this mood is important and i just can say that it's a pitty that some english speakers are slowly forgetting it. For me it's easier to use this mood to make the difference of what i'm saying. Thank you for your work. It really help me understand many many things in this journey. Bye

[@inesgomes7909]

Teacher Christian, you are an incredible teacher because you not only explain but also go deep inside the English grammar. We learn much more than we expect.

[@geraldinasanchezlonngi213]

One of the best findings of this year, is to have discovered you in Canguro English. Thank you and Merry Chrismas Christian! A big hug!

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks Geraldina, you're too kind. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@ФирдавсФайзиев-щ2я]

Thanks for excellent explanation. I finally got it after a long period of Learning English. You have made clear and plain. Keep up the great work!

[@danielsilva7476]

I’ve been watching your explanations and they are really amazing! Congrats! You certainly are helping a lot of people around the world.

[@tarekaidi981]

Couldn't find any other well explained way for the subjunctive anywhere else

[@ENGLISHHOUSETR]

You are teaching with a great excitement, which makes learning fun. Congrats you, man.

[@physicsmathszone7084]

Great great great....no words .. I have been following you for the last 1month. You are simply a great teacher. You teach in a very easy and simple way that I dont come to know that vedio is about to end.

[@florsu7815]

I've always been taught IF I WERE (not WAS). My teacher was wrong all these years then. Well, she wasn't a native speaker.Tks for clarifying it. Now I can use IF I WAS without any remorse.

[@aymaco]

Awesome, I just wanted to learn something about subjunctive mood to help me understand the grammar books. I appreciated for your teaching style, and loving it.

[@ElimarLucas]

I'm a big fan from Brazil and I love you Christian!!

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks Elimar! I have the best students in the world!

[@elizabethcolindres6548]

Thank you for this beautiful explanation

[@linatatianagaviria1099]

You are awesome ! So passionate and energetic ! Please keep doing this

[@nisreenbitar2709]

I would like to bay half of my life to know the person who dislike your videos!!!! Thanks for your efforts Christian

[@Canguroenglish]

Heheehe, haters gonna hate!

[@JuanGarcia-gc8gx]

Hello. Glad to take your classes and today was rather useful because I am a native spanish speaker so I had some doubts about the subjunctive mood but now I have a clear idea about that. Have a nice day.

[@Canguroenglish]

Excellent, that makes me really happy!

[@tomthekhmerbreed9166]

Wow! What a great teacher you are! I desire that I be able to become a good English speaker.

[@PaulaFreirePauluxa]

Great class! Thank you, teacher! I love your sense of humor!

[@FelipeCampelo0]

Mind blowing! So English did sound like German without modals?

[@lcsgs]

That was very weird for me 'cause in Portuguese not only have we lots of conjugation but we also have three subjunctive tenses (imperfect past/present/future) Then I have always had difficulty to express that mood in English. Thank you so much, Christian. I'm really getting a lot of things from you!!!

[@zhannessy]

Hi Christian, keep your excelent teacher job! You are amazing! 💪💪💪👋

[@sokhengtang36]

Hi Christian you are a good teacher i’m appreciate your effort my name Sok Heng from Cambodia l’m support your video it’s very interesting.

[@marymdp]

It is very good this video and I like your explanation very clear. Yo había visto casi todo el video y ahora lo vi todo porque lo vi en el grupo. Kisses and have a good week Christian.

[@marcosdiez7263]

You're a great English teacher. I've found that you provide the sort of background and reasoning I need to understand the why and the how, to relate structures with the Spanish ones, and to settle the knowledge. Now, in this spirit... I have a seldom vague and intuitive understanding of the choice for the use and combination of the "was" or "were" in conditionals (and perhaps even in wishing expressions) was (and it still formally might be) related or hints to whether what you're pondering and/or saying is factual or counterfactual to your assumptions. I've found some explanations supporting this, and controversial opinions when discussing this with native English speakers. Like, if I say "if Mike was here, then Jenny wouldn't" vs "if Mike were here, then Jenny wouldn't", in one case I'm hinting that I assume o believe Mike actually was or could have been in the premises, and in the other that he wasn't or couldn't have been there, and use this to imply or reinforce an educated guess about Jenny's presence o absence. I would like to know your take on this, and if this makes sense, if you could refer to some examples or clarifying sources. Also, I understand that in colloquial language, the choice of "was" or "were" is a hint of the speaker's origin (e.g. in the UK people leans towards the use of "was" and in America towards the "were"... or it's the other way around?). Is that so? Thank you, very much.

[@JkVersus]

Thank you for the lesson, Christian!

[@KatiSvaby]

So the fearful subjunctive is so simple. Thanks for the clear explanation.

[@Canguroenglish]

Yes, it's not so bad, right?

[@oscarlopezgonzalo1806]

It's a great idea add worksheets. It's really helpful. Your lessons as always fantastic. Once again thanks

[@Canguroenglish]

Hi Oscar! I will be trying to provide you with more and more PDFs in the future!

[@mohsenhajinasab4119]

Good job,I strongly love your usuful courses specially your sudden laugh during speaking,I'm a crucial fan of you,sir Christian.

[@granadillolegna]

Great video class! Merry Christmas Christian!

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks Legna! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@YoSoyELNAGUAL]

God bless you! You are great! I have learned a great deal thanks to you. Have wonderful day. Greetings from Chiapas, Mexico.

[@AlexFromTheWoods]

Dear Christian, I was enjoying your class as always and am glad that you gave us such a good explanation. I wish you all the best for christmas and I hope the spirit of the holy eve bless you. ;) Kind regards and best wishes from Germany!

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks for your kind words Alexander! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@anv.4614]

Dear Christian, looking forward to seeing you.

[@nilufarsultana4523]

Hello, Christian how are you ? Merry Christmas to you and as well your family too . I really enjoy your all classes . Thanks again given us such a wonderful lesson .

[@Canguroenglish]

Hello Nilufar and thanks for your kind words! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@paularampinelli6330]

Love you, man!

[@dzhokinadzhokina8102]

Thank you). I love your videos, always easy to follow.

[@vijayarubymalan2409]

Thanks for all the wonderful lessons, Christian. The exercises (PDF) is comprehensive and very useful. If it's not too much to ask, could you provide the answers for the exercises as well?

[@johnnymnemonic1199]

Great as usually :)

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks Johnny!

[@marcosg9736]

Your work is the best, thanks for your time, thanks for share and Merry Christmass. Feliz Navidad

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks Marco, that's very kind! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@przemekx4182]

Merry Christmas and thank you for your channel and everything have been doing for us

[@Canguroenglish]

Merry Christmas to you too! It's my pleasure to make classes!

[@rosacasiero4250]

Hi, Christian! 😊 Understanding English subjunctive is not a piece of cake, but you gave us as always, a very clear explanation, and also a very useful pdf to study with, and that's exactly what i'm going to do right now. I willl never thank you enough for all your efforts to help us learning, so thank you teacher! 😊 And let me as well wish you and your family a joyful Christmas! 😊 🎄 🎉 🎀 🎁 🔔 By the way, thanks to all the patrions who make all this possible, hope to be part of them very soon! 😊

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks as always for your kind words and encouragement Rosa! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@rosacasiero4250]

Canguro English Thanks Christian, you know i find subjunctive a very interesting topic, i really would like to know more about it, is there any possibility that you make some more classes about it in the future? It would be great! 😊 Thanks again teacher, for all. 😊

[@fabianpaez9198]

Hello Christian, I've got a question. Is there any difference between the subjuntive mood and the infinitive to express a request? For example: - I suggested that she eat pizza. - I told her to eat pizza.

[@svenkataramudu7102]

You are very very very good fantastic excellent wadorful sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@blue-mr5ju]

■ Mood 03:16 ■ Indicative 03:25 ■ Interrogative 03:53 ■ Imperative 04:09 ■ Subjunctive (Old) 04:48→ 04:55 ■ Subjunctive (New) ▷ Modal verbs 05:15, 05:27 ▷ Verb related 07:18, 07:55, 08:24, 08:31, 08:38, 09:01 ▷ Conditional 09:27

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[@nohisocitutampoc2789]

Excellent lesson.

[@NicolaSiliprandi70]

Thank you Christian! Your lessons are always smart and useful :-) . Merry Xmas :-)

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks Nicola! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@sudhirthakur8200]

sir please make a video on the differences between long and far

[@ВладимирИванов-ш1м]

Thanks for your job!

[@causilvestrini7000]

Awesome class :-) Thank you!!

[@sumannara4757]

Great way to start the lesson as usual 😃

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks Suman!

[@maryamfalih4225]

Thanks so much for this great info. I've studied this in my MA degree and you in rich the subject anew.

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks Maryam, I'm glad you liked it!

[@yousefal-nazer3259]

Great as usual

[@ВиталийСлонов-ч4ъ]

Happy Christmas, Christian!

[@Canguroenglish]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@augusto321]

Interesting, but incomplete lesson. U affirm: -the use of modal verbs to express the "irreality"(outside of time) of subjunctive, 5:19; -English developed other ways to express "this idea" (i.e. the idea of subjunctive), --9:16--.- Now, we need examples of how to do that. A comparison between 5/10 sentences in the subj. mood and "the other ways" to express the same thing/meaning, by using a different sentence/structure. Ex.: I suggest she eat pizza VS .... ??(what sentence) she should eat pizza? Only in this way our understanding would be unequivocal/definitive. Have u already done it? Could u do it pls? Thanks a lot Christian!

[@elizabethdashwood7274]

Many many thanks for making that clear.

[@moulmour]

Thank you so much!!!! very interisting !!!

[@kavidl8609]

Thank you very much sir Marry Christmas and advance happy new year sir!

[@Canguroenglish]

My pleasure! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@augustosalvadorbrito4693]

Merry Christmas !

[@Canguroenglish]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@Radhakrishnan-ui8th]

I wish I were find this before I will better understanding about subjunctive mood

[@Gustavo-lz5mi]

A very good class, thanks teacher! I wish I were high proficient in English, but I think it is possible for me thanks to your classes :) Besides, I like your accent! Blessings

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks as always Gustavo for your kind words! You can do this!

[@Gustavo-lz5mi]

Thanks! You are the best!!!

[@Gejolito]

At last I understand its story and how it works.

[@nickmunteanu9674]

Christian, in 'I was watching a teacher'', watching is not gerund, but a present participle. Or am I wrong?

[@pradeszebua]

I like your background music, what is the title?

[@pumas5111]

Thank you for this great class😀 where can I find the answers to the work sheet, to make sure i have them right?

[@Canguroenglish]

Hi Jacqueline! I will look for the answer key! I didn't realise it wasn't included!

[@mariaarias-wr3lx]

I absolutely agree with you, but what if we have to do a certification exam? Here the " I wish I was" would be a mistake...just saying...Thank you for your videos. I love your laughing, by the way :)

[@pasqualecangiano4679]

Excellent!

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks Pasquale!

[@pasqualecangiano4679]

My pleasure Christian.

[@mhs8772]

you are great thanx

[@Canguroenglish]

My pleasure! Thanks for your kind words!

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Many Thanks SENSEI

[@Canguroenglish]

Hehehe, my pleasure!

[@ovgunsky3616]

Thank you very much

[@Canguroenglish]

My pleasure Ahmet!

[@magnosilva547]

Hello, Christian, i'm from Brazil. how are you ? Happy New Year to you and as well your family.(Olá, Christian, eu sou do Brasil. Como você está? Feliz Ano Novo para você e também sua família.)

[@Canguroenglish]

I'm great thanks! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@Pablo-ec4my]

So, if I say 'I recommend that he goes on a diet', would it be less formal and more up-to-date, but still correct?

[@del5582]

As an American, the use of the subjunctive indicates authority and polish, like a college professor or police officer. It shows someone cares and definitely went to college. Both are correct, but it depends on the air you want to carry, and I think it would be nice as an English learner to show more finesse with the language than many of the native speakers you will interact with.

[@pawelmacpoof5687]

At this present moment, It doesn’t make sense nor does the pdf, i don’t get the application based on the rules set out.

[@letslearn4039]

Plz do a video on Noun Phrase.

[@Canguroenglish]

I'll put it on my to-do list!

[@pedrobelmont8496]

Hello Teacher Chris How are you feeling today? Im here just for wish merry Christmas to you and to your relatives as well☺😊

[@Canguroenglish]

Hi Pedro, I'm great, thanks! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@tenzingwangdak7548]

Christian, thanks.

[@erichamilton3373]

The subjunctive is alive and well in American which does use it a lot. I can't imagine anyone NOT ever using it. British people perhaps yes as they replace it with indicatives or should. That said, most people don't know it's called subjunctive.

[@sumannara4757]

Merry Christmas Christian Sir . Hope you will get loads of gifts this Christmas 😃 ;)

[@Canguroenglish]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!

[@درشالباشا]

this is not useless but it's USEFULLY

[@Canguroenglish]

I'm glad you think so!

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Ola cristiano tudo bem com voce ai no estado US

[@SashkoGrigoriev]

That crab is really flicking distraaaacting :)

[@Canguroenglish]

Yes, but also awesome!

[@barbarawitkowska4576]

Dear Christian , May the peace and blessing of Christmas be yours and the coming year be filled with happiness

[@Canguroenglish]

Thanks Barbara, that's very kind! The same to you and your family!

[@jasonhurd376]

yeeessssss

[@robymeringues9221]

Good morning

[@Canguroenglish]

Good morning!

[@kuldeepupadhyay4188]

Strange to hear a native mispronounce INTERROGATIVE @4:03

[@rodrigofariscojoaquom1930]

I'm going to demand that congress open an urgent investigation about the disappearance of those huge cans of beer that have often been and have made our happiness in the past.

[@Canguroenglish]

They still have them here in Spain, so I'm a happy man!

[@rodrigofariscojoaquom1930]

viva españa!!!

[@donbipulo5855]

huge

[@partialintegral]

Be it as it may, it's time we stopped saying that the subjunctive is useless :), and: God save the Queen. (Mind you it's not "God, save the Queen".)

[@Ibuprofen200mg]

It is interesting but I don't understand it.

[@b.r.9694]

Merry Christmas!

[@Canguroenglish]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family too!