The Subjunctive Mood: How to Use the Subjunctive Mood in English! Improve your English Grammar!

If I were you, I would watch this video and learn how to use the subjunctive mood in English! The subjunctive mood is a point that many students who study English often get confused with. Today’s lesson aims to clear up that confusion and help you create awesome subjunctive sentences!
There are two main moods in English, the indicative mood and the subjunctive mood: 1. The indicative mood is used for things are are true, that are facts. 2. The subjunctive mood is used for things that are not facts, that are imagined and hypothetical.
The subjunctive mood is mostly used in three main ways:
1. Suggestions or recommendations
2. Demands or requests
3. Wishes
The most common pattern with the subjunctive mood is:
Subject + Verb + That + person + base verb + object.
There are also 12 specific verbs that are usually used with this structure: suggest, recommend, propose, advise, demand, insist, ask, request, command, desire, wish, prefer.
Ex: Her husband suggests that she visit the doctor. I request that you subscribe to JeN's Jyugyou. They recommend that he study English grammar.
Another common structure with the subjunctive mood is for requests that are urgent or important. The subjunctive form used this way is:
It is + Adjective (which means important) + that + person + base verb + object.
The top six adjectives used in the subjunctive this way are: urgent, important, crucial, imperative, essential and vital.
Ex: It is important that she learn English grammar. It is crucial that he listen carefully. It is essential that we pay our taxes.
*Note: In British English sometimes the word ‘should’ is added to these types of sentences. In American English something the word ‘that’ is omitted. Here in Canada, both of these possibilities can be heard in Canadian English. Ex: I suggest she visit the doctor. I suggest that she should visit the doctor. I suggest she visit the doctor.
For wishes in the subjunctive mood we often use the following pattern:
I wish I were … In this situation, all pronouns must use ‘were’.
Ex: I wish I were rich. She wishes she were smarter. We wish it were sunny. They wish they were in Canada. He wishes he were famous.
We can also use would with wishes in the subjunctive mood: I wish I would win the lottery. She wishes he would call. His wife wishes he wouldn’t drink so much.
Another point for the subjunctive form is conditional sentences. Often used for giving advice, a very common sentence structure in the subjunctive mood is:
If I were you, I would …
Ex: If I were you, I would give this video a thumbs up. If I were you, I’d study English every day.
This pattern for the subjunctive also includes other types of conditionals using ‘if’ and ‘would’ such as: If I were a bird, I would fly. If he were to win the lottery he would travel around the world.
For more examples and extra grammar tips for the subjunctive mood, be sure to watch the entire lesson.
By the end of today’s English lesson you will have learned many important tips on how and when to use the subjunctive mood that you can use to sound like a native English speaker. This lesson will to help you improve your English grammar and teach you useful sentence structures commonly used with the subjunctive mood. Thank you for watching, “The Subjunctive Mood: How to Use the Subjunctive Mood in English! Improve your English Grammar!” I hope these grammar tips will be useful for you as you improve your English and successfully talk about unreal / hypothetical situations in the subjunctive. Good luck with your English studies!
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Great suggestion and recommendation 😉☺️! I also wish that travel restrictions will be lifted by then. ❄️ (PS. Since I know you're working so hard with your English studies, I will make two small corrections to your sentences. 1. "never stop with THESE amazing English lessons." 'This' is only used to talk about one thing, but since there is more than one lesson, you need to use 'these'. Last year I made a lesson about this, that, these, those: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmnYhYd5eK5neas 2. "I wish I would be ALLOWED to travel this winter." Would be + past particle. ex: I wish that I would be chosen. I am not sure if I mentioned that specifically, but I have a lesson about the 7 different ways to use 'would' in English: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX-raJ-rjLiofrc )

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Thanks for your comment, Ahmed. Excellent sentences.👍🏻

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Hello Yeniceri 😎 Thanks for your example sentences written in the subjunctive mood. 🙂 I love your use of the expression 'jump the gun' in your first sentence. 😄 Just a small point, but your last example sentence should be, "I wish that I had more time." 😉

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Thanks for your comment, Mena☺️. I am glad to hear that this lesson on the subjunctive was helpful for you. Thanks for your suggestion about a lesson on stative verbs. I will do my best to create a lesson on that topic. For most verbs they can either be used in the continuous or are stative verbs. However, 'feel' is unique. I'll briefly explain: 'Feel' is usually a stative verb when using it to talk about your sense of touch / perception. When using 'feel' to talk about your emotions sometimes it is used as a stative verb, but can also be used in the continuous. Ie: The sunlight feels nice on my face. (You can't use the continuous because feel is used as a sense.) Vs. I feel happy today / I am feeling happy today.(Both are okay here because feel is describing an emotion, not a sense.) While I work on creating a lesson, I hope that helps a little. 😉

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Hello Sampuran 🤗. It is a pleasure to hear from you ✨. Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦🤩. How are things in Saskatchewan 🍁? Thank you for your lovely message ☺️. I am really happy to know that you enjoy me English lessons and that they have been helping you😁. I wish you all the best 🌸.

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Dear Jen, in Br.English it's possible to use both "was/were" in the subjunctive ( all textbooks say). Also, if the subject is "I" you can't say "I wish I would travel to Canada next summer", but "I wish I could travel..."

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Hi Lana, thank you for your comment.☺️ I never knew that about British English. In Canada we are always taught that you can't use 'was' with the subjunctive. We need to say, "I wish I were rich", and 'I wish I was rich' is incorrect. 🤓 Also, you're correct: "I wish I could travel" sounds much better and more correct than 'I wish I would travel.' 👍🏻

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Great suggestions, Mari! Thanks for your comment ☺️ I wish that your family will be able to come to Toronto. 😉 Any of the grammar lessons I have created can be used in both writing and speaking. Is there a specific grammar point you would like to see a lesson about?

[@santiepful]

Jen, a very motivating video. I think in my case I make some mistakes. The Spanish subjuntive is much more complicated. 😒 This lesson will help me a lot. I’m so grateful to you. 👏✨ "I suggest that we BE careful if we go outdoors at this time." "I ask my friends NOT go (NOT going?, NOT to go?= wrong?) to the beach until the weather is warmer" "When I was little my mother wanted me BE a great boy, (wanted me TO BE?)" “I wish I WERE younger now, I´d do so many things that I´ve never done” “I wish I WOULD be younger now (I have doubts if this is wrong)” “I wish my friend will visit me today” Thanks again for your kindness ❤

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Hi Santiago, thanks for your comment and for so many great sentence examples. ☺️ I'll go through each example for you to see if I can help. 👍🏻 Your first sentence is perfect! "I ask my friends not go to the beach..." is correct! "When I was little, my mother wanted me TO BE a great boy." The next sentence is also perfect! The easiest way to write this sentence is, “I wish I WERE younger now." “I wish my friend WOULD visit me today” (or if there is a possibility that your friend could visit then you can used the indicative mood with 'hope': "I hope my friend will visit me today.") Great work! ❤️

[@santiepful]

@@JeNsJyugyou Oh, my God. I made you work a lot. You are so kind, Thanks a lot,Jen.🍁✨ You know, it has been too long since I don´t have a chance to speak English with natives, though I read and also listent to the radio. Even now I have discovered how to watch CBC News Network TV live any time I want in the computer or phone.😋

[@JeNsJyugyou]

It's no problem, I enjoy helping☺️ Listening to English is still a great way to practice and keep up your skills. CBC is an excellent source of news and is great for improving English. 👍🏻 I am glad that you are able to find many resources to help you. 🙂 PS. watch CBC live ON the computer or phone (not in) 😉

[@santiepful]

JeN's Jyugyou / ジェンの授業 ON the computer or telephone. Yesss... thank you, Jen.😹

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Any time. Prepositions are tricky 😉

[@gabriellamagana3644]

I suggest that you upload videos about present perfect,thank you I love your videos!

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Excellent sentence and great suggestion ☺️! Thank you, Gabriella ❤️

[@JeNsJyugyou]

@Gabriella Magaña Hi Gabriella ☺️ I don't know if you had a chance to see it yet, but I took your suggestion and created a video about the present perfect: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2mvdoN_gNaZirM

[@gabriellamagana3644]

@@JeNsJyugyou Hello, yes I have already watched the video, excellent video and I understood present perfect thanks a lot!❤ 👏

[@JeNsJyugyou]

@@gabriellamagana3644 I am very glad to hear that! ☺️ Thank you for the suggestion. 👍🏻

[@zhizhou5200]

The year before I relied on Canada, I had a lot of contact with Russia-related topics, so I always associate Canada and Russia together. Even when I come to Canada, I sometimes mix English and Russian.

[@JeNsJyugyou]

That means you are able to communicate in at least three languages. I wish I were able to speak more languages. 🙂

[@shmhussein142]

I wish your vedio last a little longer Hussein from Sri Lanka.

[@arsenal707]

Many thanks Jen, that was amazing i didnt knew that. Well, if i were you i would explain the passive voice after subjunctive mood like: 1- It is important that the pie has to be eaten (is that correct?) 2- Can i say: if i were you i would have explained the passive voice 3- Is that subjunctive or indicative? you should have taken the job when it was offered to you. 4- What about the other verbs and adjectives like: think, believe, preferable, advisable, recommended ... etc. Many thanks again

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Thanks for your nice comment and questions🤗. Since making this subjunctive mood lesson I have made a lesson on the passive voice which I hope you will enjoy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gabCdZSNhpx4rrc 1. It is important that the pie is eaten. 🥧 2. Correct! 😁 3. You should have taken the job when it was offered to you. = subjunctive mood 4. Verbs and adjectives other than the ones I taught in this lesson can sometimes be used in the subjunctive mood. I just gave the top 12 verbs and top 6 adjectives that are used the most often so people will be familiar with them as it is highly likely those are the words they'll come across in daily conversation. I hope this helps ✨.

[@KaruseTang]

Hi Jen, could you tell me which is correct "It is important that he comes here" (noun clause) or "It is important he come here" (subjunctive mood)

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Hello Karuse 🤗. Sorry for the late response and thanks for your question ✨. The correct sentence is the subjunctive mood which can be said as "It is important that he come here" or "It is important he come here." I hope that helps 💐.

[@segunojubanire1401]

I suggest that you make more video I request that you make more video like this I wish that you were my English teacher

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Hi Según 🤗. Thanks for sharing these excellent example sentences in the subjunctive mood 👍🏻✨.

[@SunilKumar-wh7wj]

Can we use: that+should+bare infinitive?

[@iekrem]

Thank you so much, it was really really helpful for me. Or, helpful to me. Im not sure about the exact correct preposition lol

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Thanks for your nice comment, Ekrem. ☺️ In this situation you can say, "It was helpful for me." In English both 'It was helpful for me' and 'It was helpful to me' could be correct sentences depending on the context and circumstance. "To" and "for" are prepositions and in your example "me" is the object. 'To' usually implies something is moving toward the object, while 'for' generally implies something benefiting the object. As a result, 'for' is the better choice in this situation. 🤗

[@JeNsJyugyou]

PS. Thinking about the differences in the prepositions 'to' and 'for', I think you might benefit from this lesson I made about how to use 'be good'. In the video I talk about the differences between 'be good for you' and 'be good to you' : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hauYoIx_g655fK8

[@iekrem]

@@JeNsJyugyou Hey JeN! Thank you for your kind explanation and helpful attitude. Did you know what a wonderful teacher you are? Actually, I'm an turkish elt student who sometimes may have hesitations with prepositions, I hope someday I can be a good teacher as well as you. Big hugs from Turkey thank you. It was highly helpful for me :)

[@JeNsJyugyou]

@@iekrem Thanks for your kind words, Ekrem. ☺️ I am sure that you are also an amazing teacher. 😉

[@anderssonaudbertocuevaflor8119]

lovely :)

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Thank you, Andersson! 😊

[@fanniestguy1992]

I have a question. Regarding the example with ''wish''. Instead of saying ''I wish that situation end soon'', wouldn't be more appropriate to say ''I wish that situation would end soon''? Keeping in mind that we use wish to refer to hypothetical situations where the verb that follows is always subjunctive but past. If you can reply, I would really appreciate it.

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Hello 🤗. Thank you for your question. Both are correct, but using would as you have in, "I wish that situation would end soon" actually sounds the best ✨👍🏻. Recently I made a new lesson specifically about wishing that you may be interested in: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emean3-umrN7a9U ✨

[@hikonime]

I have a question about subjunctive mood. My teacher recommends I watch a video from Adam's English Lesson. And there is a part explain about "Fixed Expression". I still don't understand it.

[@masummehedy5886]

I suggest he read more to learn english. I demand that you make more english grammar vedios. I wish I would speak english like you.

[@samin21]

Mam This is also include in mood or not When it is include "It is still time " after this which tense use

[@user-dv5yg1pm4x]

Hi Jen! My answers are: I always recommended my tutor student that he write letter legibly. But he always ignored my suggestion, so I couldn't read his letter very well. I demand myself that I listen to Jen's jyugyou and English radio program everyday. But it's difficult for me to keep this, and I skipped many times. I wish I could listen my friend's English very well and encourage her/him. I would appreciate it if you correct my English. Oh? This English is correct? I can't remember good sentence. Sorry to bother you!

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Hi Chizuko 💕 Thanks for your comment and good example sentences using the subjunctive mood. 😎 Your English is mostly correct with a few minor mistakes in prepositions and vocabulary. I'll retype your sentences so you can see, but don't worry about these small points 😉 "I always recommended that my tutoring student write letters legibly. But he always ignored my suggestion, so I couldn't read his writing very well. I demand myself to listen to JeN's Jyugyou and English radio programs every day, but it's difficult for me to follow through with this and I've skipped doing it many times.I wish I could listen to my friend's English very well and encourage her/him." Like I said, the things I corrected were all small points. You CAN make good sentences and it's truly a pleasure to help and never a bother ❤️

[@paologreco2225]

I would like to know when to use a gerund after to --- ex.:"I am looking forward to seeing you" --- thanks

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Hello Paolo 😀. Actually, I have created a lesson about that exact topic. How to use to with gerunds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bH7Zmq2NiZKSqqs ☺️. I hope you will find that video helpful 🤗.

[@zhizhou5200]

I love Ontario and Ontarian citizens. There are most richest province in Canada🇨🇦. From China🇨🇳!

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Thanks, Donatello. 🇨🇦

[@cleidersmithcordobamena7280]

I really surprised about How many thumbs up the video has, if it is a good one. Thanks Jen, keep on that way👍

[@JeNsJyugyou]

Thank you for watching and for your nice comment ☺️✨.

[@kamalsaib1858]

I recommand you that you come to France

[@jitendramukhi388]

Hello mam, We have a trolley mounted machine in our factory. Actually sometimes the wheel of this trolley often comes out due to some mechanical fault. Resulting, we are to fix it again in its place. Hence, I want to know that what will be the correct translation of this sentence? Suppose I have to complain that wheel has come out from the trolley. please let us know the perfect and attractive sentence so that we can report the formal and attractive way.