The Subjunctive in English - Complete Advanced English Grammar Lesson

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
00:13 Advanced Grammar Challenge
1:12 What is the Subjunctive Mood?
2:30 Subjunctive verb forms
4:16 Verbs and phrases that are followed by the subjunctive
5:39 Common phrases with the subjunctive
7:28 Bloopers
7:33 OUTRO
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thanks a lot gorgious Lucy🙂

[@Rightwave2]

Really you learned many people how to speak English

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[@kidanuwendwesen8927]

It is Very interesting presentation. Thank you very much!

[@nadineee_12]

This lesson is absolutely on advanced level. I thought that I was already fluent, but after watching this video, I realized I have to dig deep into advanced grammar lessons to really achieve my dream level. Thank you so much! I wish there were more videos like this!

[@annapa5152]

Me too! The same feelings about this video :) My level is quite high but you as we can see: you live and learn!

[@nadineee_12]

@@annapa5152 we really don’t know everything, so we should keep learning everyday! Goodluck on our journey!! ❤️

[@annapa5152]

@@nadineee_12 Couldn't agree more! Thanks!🤩

[@caroditsky]

Not understanding these concepts doesn’t mean that you aren’t fluent. Fluency means you can express yourself and understand efficiently, not that you have no errors. Many native speakers do not even know the subjunctive exists.

[@lmusima3275]

I’m a native speaker of English and I’m reviewing advanced Italian subjunctive moods. I suggested your videos to my friends learning English

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Another example of the subjunctive in English is "may" and "might," the respective subjunctive forms of "can" and "could." People use "May I..." when asking for permission, as in "May I open the window?" ("Can I open the window?" literally means "Am I strong enough to open the window?" though many people say this instead of "May I," particularly children.) "May" is also used in the "volitive subjunctive" to express a wish, as in "May you live to the age of 100!" "Lest" is also used with negative subjunctives: "lest it be lost" means "so that it will not be lost" And it's also used with the EXTREMELY rare negative volitive subjunctive--"Lest we forget," which means "May we remember," is the language's only example of this. Another subjunctive expression I like is "On your head be it!" (Which means "If things go wrong, let it be YOUR responsibility!")

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

A bit more about "may" and "might": "It may not happen" means "I don't know that it will happen." "It may happen" means "I don't know that it won't happen." "It may or may not happen" means "I don't know whether it will happen." "It may not have happened" means "I don't know that it happened. "It might not happen" means "I don't know that it would happen." "It might not have happened" means "I don't know that it would have happened."

[@RobertBee-fs8hv]

Right on. I'm a American English speaker and American English speakers will always say, "Can I open the window" when they mean "may I open the window" If some one said, "May i open the window, their listeners would roll their eyes . Nobody says it that way in America

[@paulabulaun6749]

Thank you so much, Ma'am! Hats off to your effective teaching skills. Sending love from the Republic of the Philippines! ❤️

[@19562008ful]

Living in Québec city, I don't get to speak English every day but your videos help me a lot to keep in touch with the language of Shakespeare. You're doing a great job Mademoiselle, keep up the good work.

[@CatoRenasci]

Very nice. While the subjunctive is indeed falling out of daily use, it is impossible for one to be considered an educated native speaker without mastery of the subjective.

[@tasfiatahsin9848]

Please make more of these advanced grammar lesson videos. They're really helpful and thanks for this lesson. 😘

[@dympulls]

YAY! You covered one of my FAVOURITE grammatical topics I love to teach English learners of Spanish. I wish more English teachers would teach this to English learners!

[@lockheadmaverick489]

A very cool teacher. Speaks clearly, not too fast and easily.

[@thepurplesmurf]

Kinda the job of a teacher, isn't it?! 😜

[@sgsg9251]

I found this lesson excellent for exam preparation C1- C2 as a English teacher, to be honest. Thank you ever so much,Lucy! Well done, you!😄🧡

[@EnglishwithLucy]

Thank you so much ❤️🤗

[@ezozbek6652]

@@EnglishwithLucy l love you beautiful teacher.I would like some girl who is smillar you

[@walaawaloya8973]

@@EnglishwithLucy Hello teacher. I hope u answer my question please😢 When we want to describe an animal in English test ( I mean Duolingo English test) . Can we use he and she for animals instead of it? For instance, he for puppy and she for kitten!! Please I need an answer 😔😔😔😔😔

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[@antejl7925]

Flawless attention to detail from Miss Lucy. Well done.

[@enriqueb6194]

Wow! Beatiful explanation, thank you very much Lucy! it is nice to see a lot of people still looking for keeping the beauty of english, great job!

[@juancastillotorres7711]

Lucy, thank you for being my teacher for about five years. I've learned a lot from you.

[@abdelazizaitlahcen4105]

This lesson was eye-popping and splendid ❤❤❤❤

[@lucamaggi5284]

Thanks Lucy for these goodies!! Often happen to need it! Cheers from Italy

[@manuelgordillo520]

It has been the best class of subjunctives so far. Short and sweet. Stop beating around the bush. Good job. Congratulations.

[@mxxxyxx01]

Explains so well! Thank you!

[@katykelly4375]

Hello Lucy, I love your videos! I am a Spanish teacher and a few years ago I showed my class a video that you and a man made together, it was a skit where you were speaking only in subjunctive sentences, you were married and kind of talking off to the side for the viewers. I cannot find it now, I love it and want to show it to high school Spanish students. Could you please direct me to the video? Thank you.

[@elinks9358]

Hi Lucy, Thank you for the B2 and C1 lesson on the subjunctive mood. When I was in primary school, i learned that "the basic form" is called "the infinitive without to".

[@MsSpiffz]

Watching this as I would find it SO much easier to understand Portuguese grammar, the language I'm learning, if I knew what we do in English!

[@csracencio]

Gracias Lucy por la clase, muy interesante!!

[@Zara-kx2qv]

I'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me understand the subjunctives completely! It's as clear as daylight now! All confusions gone! Thanks again!!! -Lots of love from an IGCSE student!

[@fatmabetul818]

I am loving these advanced lessons 💙

[@vectorpunchclub]

Thanks for lesson! It was great!! Continue doing that way and people can study the English with love, interests and passion!!! Thanks!!! 😁👍

[@artasticme777]

I really fancy the subjunctive mood as it has a classy, refined personality and wish to learn that style of speech 💖 even if it isn't common. I wish to learn more of this type from Lucy ✨

[@user-no2mz9hl4f]

Very well written, indeed!

[@PussSoftPaws-oh4ry]

subjunctive mood has a refined personality 🤣🤣

[@musmes.67]

Hi Lucy. Thanks for the last new video. It was interesting, yet I didn't really catch the common phrases of subjunctive. If only it were a little bit more explained. I will review the video trying to understand and to memorise them.

[@paulolima9762]

Thanks Lucy your English is beautiful really really beautiful!

[@antoniomartinazzo5847]

Thank you so much Lucy. This video is beautifully made and so helpful to me.

[@Yuki-kd5ht]

Thank you for this amazing lesson!

[@handlingmngr642]

Thanks a lot! It was interesting and useful💐

[@AndreCarneiro666]

The most complete explanation about this subject I've ever seen. Thanks again!

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

This great lesson has helped me a lot wit the subjunctive tense. Thank you very much

[@hasanzahidi5875]

Lovely video lesson from a lovely teacher! I really loved the phrases with the subjunctive ❤ Thank you so much madam

[@pradeepranawana7067]

Great lesson. Thank you very much.

[@emerson3853]

Very important, tricky but so beautifully presented. Thank you, outstanding teacher.

[@historylover3018]

Being advanced in a language doesn't only feel expert and scholar.. I think it looks very delicious also. Thanks, Lucy!

[@mairenared]

Well done Lucy, you have explained a complex issue in a simple and straighforward way. Many native English speakers do not understand the use of the subjunctive in English so it must be even harder for people learning English as a second language. Sadly, judging from the number of people who say, "If I was you", the subjunctive seems to be disappearing from common use in English. This lesson is a timely reminder of its importance.

[@PussSoftPaws-oh4ry]

On the surface, English seems like an easy language to learn, but the more you dive into it, the more you realise how complicated and tricky (and of course how beautiful😃) it can be.

[@gabrielkind2970]

As an english speaker learning Spanish, this was incredibly helpful. It's used a lot in Spanish, but was completely invisible to me in english until you pointed it out.

[@santanajs]

Thank you for this amazing lesson, Lucy😍

[@osamaeldenawy7352]

good teacher

[@Hasek7i]

Simple and clear. Perfect

[@abolfazlabouali5084]

Thanks for describing one of the best grammar in English. I like it.💙💙❤❤

[@satyavivekanandbattula1091]

Waiting for this Session. Thanks lucy 😊 .

[@ct7931]

Yessss, my favourite topic !!! I wish we were taught more about that at school, since it sounds elegant and it is quite rewarding when you manage to place it in a conversation. I thought I knew quite a lot already but you proved me wrong. I did learn some new expressions. Heaven forbid the subjunctive actually fall out of use !

[@grazynawilczynosek959]

Such a great lesson! Thanks ever so much ^^

[@ramamoorthyshanmugam1730]

It was very useful Lucy, thank you

[@randyugno4955]

Gotcha again. Thanks for being so generous madam Lucy.

[@mardisiswanto7610]

Clearly explanation of the Subjunctive. Thanks so much, dear teacher.

[@user-ht9wn8uz2g]

Thanks Lucy.. It is really useful..

[@alsadekalkhayer7007]

Thiw lesson is a gem, thank you

[@englishcakewalk8332]

Listening constantly to good English, understanding and repeating it followed by using/speaking it in real life situations day in and day out can enable a learner to speak the language fluently and effortlessly.

[@akunbaru2657]

Good explanation of the subjunctive. Thank you.

[@stellarthv]

Magnificent! Thanks Lucy ❤️

[@raquelluzi6265]

You’re so cute, Lucy! I love the blooper at the end. 😂 I am in the CELTA course and I watch you for help with grammar. I’ve been speaking English my whole life and I am clueless when it comes to grammar. I love your videos. ❤

[@clau_sing_]

I took the CELTA as well :)

[@user-sj8bg2jc9d]

You don´t know hoy relevant and important was everything on this video, thank you and I appreciate every knowledge from this video

[@DiSu.BuDhan]

Desperately waiting for this lesson, Lucy ma'am 🙏❤️❤️

[@ciitaabudu7918]

Hi ma'am I love you tutorial video. I'm preparing for ietls and I found this useful. Keep it up.💙💙

[@sajeelhassan150]

That's awesome, thank you very much,

[@vitakost1137]

Very useful theme... Thanks a lot, desr Lucy!!!

[@mothersblessinghomeopathic7619]

Thanks a lot from the sanctuary of my heart,Madam

[@bmilano1580]

You make me understand the French version of it now! Thanks!

[@user-mm1pf4km2f]

So quaint

[@19562008ful]

Quite useful, excellent, thanks!👏

[@eustaquiozambrano2974]

Thank you so much teacher. 👍

[@jagyansuna6546]

Waiting for this lesson thanks Lucy

[@Tweeteketje]

Ah lovely, I've learnt a lot! We have the subjunctive mood also in Dutch, but the vast majority has no clue.

[@Orincaby]

Even the conjugation tables on Wiktionary say “obsolete”

[@hodaallah372]

I like very much all your courses. I love you.❤

[@contactpjoshi123]

I often watch your videos. It's a learning video but I want to make a comment - I can't decide what is more beautiful - You, or Your way of speaking.

[@nipabegum1652]

Just lovely thank you so much very useful lesson ❤

[@gregoriussudaryono260]

Thanks so much for explaining the complicated English subjects. Great... 🙏 7:51

[@tsaedamehari2884]

I really like this lesson please make more of these advanced grammar lesson videos thanks

[@tareklahlouh1832]

Good evening Lucy I have been learning from your lessons since becoming teacher ,would be really grateful if we dealt with some language points if possible

[@FranciscoRojas-lz3eb]

Hi. Greetings it was a good class. Thanks a lot

[@alexotenko6597]

Awesome! I remembered the use of "were" with any subject, but recently I noticed the native speakers didn't use it, so i started to doubt if my understanding was correct. Thank you for the lecture!

[@jenniferbate9682]

You’re right. I can vouch for that! My ear just doesn’t like some examples of the subjunctive. Maybe because I just got used to the wrong grammar?

[@IngDzib]

Thank you Lucy

[@shinjini4997]

Thanks for the lesson Lucy

[@mourahinawawole4099]

So captivating!

[@li213]

Gracias!

[@ElioMD]

I wrote this on Instagram but in case it wasn't sent, could you please do a video on KZbin concerning habitual actions? When to use would/will for emphasis, present/past continuous for annoying habits and so on, we're currently having this as a lesson. Your way of teaching is always fascinating.

[@Hbkeducationalcomplex]

Usually we use SHALL for first person, but if first person shows any kind of intention in the sentence SHALL is changed into WILL, as We shall play cricket, but We will play cricket at any condition (intention is being showed here, therefore, Shall changed into Will)

[@FartTurd69]

I've been speaking English all 22 years of my life and I still didn't know what this was when I started learning the Spanish equivalent lol. Thanks for the video!

[@umaraatiku7392]

To me, this the mother of all lessons you did previously

[@Petra73387772VPEMFK]

Great lesson!

[@lingerwithlinda5873]

Is anyone like me really miss Lucy’s dancing in the end of video as old version?🥰😎

[@tihomirhristov77]

Love these old fashioned expressions. 👍🏻💙

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

Thankyou very much respected madam 🌹🌹

[@Manuel-wj1cj]

Amazing explaination 👌🏻

[@marcocisneros8643]

In these long four years of learning English I've never ever heard anyone say ''I suggested he stop eating out so often if he wants to save money'', I think it would sound more natural to say in the indicacative like, ''I told him to stop eating if he wants to save money'', I believe here you're expresing the same thing.

[@mdmostafa7679]

Wow... Really so amazing 🤩😍😍

[@ayyazmajeed3286]

Very useful and informative…!

[@permakannaiah2994]

Thanks a lot for the lesson

[@russB0B]

great video, exactly what iw as looking for

[@manwithblackdog254]

Absolutely brilliant by the way.

[@jerometsowinghuen]

This is useful to apply subjunctives in writing.

[@mahmoodshaikhzadeh1406]

Thank you lucy . the best

[@khinhtay994]

Thank you so much.

[@Espiritu_de_Obiwon]

English speaker here, never heard of subjunctive till I started learning spanish. It's certainly more obvious that sub is used in Spanish than English to say the least. Question for anyone who wants to answer though, if 'be' is replaced in the sentence example she gave with is( it is important that she be given priority to it is important that is given priority), would it still be subjunctive; I'm assuming so...

[@hope646]

Thank you!

[@asherjackson4504]

Brilliant video!

[@nastyamastereng1893]

So be it! - love it ♡