{"id":22180,"date":"2019-03-21T23:44:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T14:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=22180"},"modified":"2026-05-17T06:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:53:32","slug":"italian-subjunctive-tenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-subjunctive-tenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Subjunctive Tenses: How to Match Them With the Main Clause"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> The Italian subjunctive (<em>congiuntivo<\/em>) has four tenses: <em>presente<\/em>, <em>passato<\/em>, <em>imperfetto<\/em>, <em>trapassato<\/em>. The challenge is not the conjugation, it is pairing the right tense with the right main clause. <strong>Italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> follow a two-axis system: when the embedded action happens (before, during, or after the main clause) and which zone the main clause belongs to (present or past).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An anglophone who learned \u00abpenso che + presente\u00bb and stopped there will sooner or later say <em>Pensavo che Mario torni<\/em> and get a raised eyebrow from every Italian in the room. That mismatch is what the <em>consecutio temporum del congiuntivo<\/em> fixes. The system looks intricate at first glance and becomes almost mechanical once you grasp the two zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide walks through the four <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong>, the three windows of time they encode (before, during, after), the four kinds of main clause they have to match (present, past, conditional, future), the cinema-style logic that makes the choice intuitive, and the verbs that bend the rule (<em>volere<\/em> vs <em>sperare<\/em>). At the end you will find a real dialogue, a mini challenge, a quiz, and seven FAQs. Level B2, practical, not theoretical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-subj\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-title-subj gb-headline-text\" style=\"text-align:center\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#why-four\">Why the subjunctive has four tenses and italian keeps all of them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#four-forms\">The four italian subjunctive tenses at a glance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#filmmaker\">The filmmaker analogy: flashback, scene, scene to shoot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#present-zone\">Main clause in the present: penso che, voglio che<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#past-zone\">Main clause in the past: pensavo che, ho pensato che<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#conditional-zone\">Main clause in the conditional: vorrei che, avrei voluto che<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#future-zone\">Main clause in the future: penser\u00f2 che (rare but real)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#volere-sperare\">Volere vs sperare: the wish that cannot reach the past<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#exception\">When passato prossimo still feels present<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#triggers\">Trigger verbs and conjunctions by category<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">Dialogue at Bologna airport<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#challenge\">\ud83c\udfaf Mini-challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions on italian subjunctive tenses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-four\">Why the subjunctive has four tenses and italian keeps all of them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>English collapsed its subjunctive centuries ago, while the full set of <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> stayed alive. What remains in English is ceremonial: \u00abIf I were you\u00bb, \u00abI suggest he go\u00bb. Italian never collapsed it. Every trigger verb (<em>penso<\/em>, <em>voglio<\/em>, <em>dubito<\/em>, <em>temo<\/em>, <em>suppongo<\/em>) still opens a subordinate clause where the speaker is expected to mark time with precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> split along two axes: when the embedded action happens relative to the main clause (before, during, or after) and whether the main clause itself is in the present zone or the past zone. That is all the system is. Once the axes click, the rest is mechanical.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-subj1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>One rule that simplifies everything.<\/strong> If the main verb is in the present or future zone, the subordinate subjunctive will be <em>presente<\/em> or <em>passato<\/em>. If the main verb is in the past or conditional zone, the subordinate subjunctive will be <em>imperfetto<\/em> or <em>trapassato<\/em>. That single split covers about 90 percent of the cases you will ever produce.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"four-forms\">The four italian subjunctive tenses at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick look at the <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> in practice, using <em>tornare<\/em> (to come back) and <em>io<\/em>. The four tenses, left to right in time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Tense<\/th><th>Form<\/th><th>Example in English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>Presente<\/td><td>che io torni<\/td><td>that I come back<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Passato<\/td><td>che io sia tornato<\/td><td>that I have come back \/ came back<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Imperfetto<\/td><td>che io tornassi<\/td><td>that I came back \/ was coming back<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Trapassato<\/td><td>che io fossi tornato<\/td><td>that I had come back<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong>, the <em>presente<\/em> and <em>imperfetto<\/em> express an action that is simultaneous with the main clause. The <em>passato<\/em> and <em>trapassato<\/em> express an action that happened before the main clause. Which pair you use depends on whether the main clause is in the present zone or the past zone. That is the real choice.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-subj2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Morphology warning.<\/strong> The imperfetto congiuntivo endings (<em>tornassi, tornassi, tornasse, tornassimo, tornaste, tornassero<\/em>) are close to the passato remoto of some verbs. <em>Tornasse<\/em> (subjunctive) vs <em>torn\u00f2<\/em> (passato remoto). Different animals. In writing, this is the single most common subjunctive error among anglophones.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"filmmaker\">The filmmaker analogy: flashback, scene, scene to shoot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before plunging into the rules, picture the system this way. Choosing among the <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> is like being the screenwriter of a crime film. Every subordinate clause is a scene, and you have to decide three things: is it a flashback (action that happened earlier), a scene rolling in real time (action that overlaps with the main verb), or a scene that has yet to be filmed (action that will happen after)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Flashback (anterior)<\/strong>: the action of the subordinate happens before the main verb.<br><em>Penso che Tonio abbia rifinito il lavoro in fretta. \u2192 He has already worked, before this moment.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Real time (simultaneous)<\/strong>: the action overlaps with the main verb.<br><em>Penso che Tonio sia un bravo elettricista. \u2192 He is a good painter right now.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scene to shoot (posterior)<\/strong>: the action will happen later.<br><em>Penso che Tonio far\u00e0 un ottimo lavoro al prossimo cantiere. \u2192 Italian skips the subjunctive here because no congiuntivo futuro exists.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice the last point: <em>there is no congiuntivo futuro in Italian<\/em>. When the subordinate action lies in the future, Italian uses the indicativo futuro (or the present, in casual speech) even after a trigger that would normally call for the subjunctive. This is one of the asymmetries that separates the Italian system from the Latin it inherits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"present-zone\">Main clause in the present: penso che, voglio che, dubito che<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first zone for <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong>. Main verb in the <em>presente<\/em>, <em>passato prossimo<\/em> with present relevance, or <em>futuro<\/em>. The subordinate subjunctive uses <em>presente<\/em> for simultaneity or posteriority and <em>passato<\/em> for anteriority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Simultaneous or future.<\/strong> Penso che Mario <em>torni<\/em> stasera.<br><em>I think Mario is coming back tonight.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anterior.<\/strong> Penso che Mario <em>sia tornato<\/em> ieri.<br><em>I think Mario came back yesterday.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ongoing right now.<\/strong> Penso che Mario <em>stia tornando<\/em>.<br><em>I think Mario is coming back right now.<\/em> The progressive <em>stare + gerundio<\/em> is standard in the spoken register.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The present-zone pairing is the one every textbook starts from, because it mirrors the English template \u00abI think that + clause\u00bb. The only surprise for anglophones is that Italian needs a marked form (<em>torni<\/em>, <em>sia tornato<\/em>) where English uses the bare indicative (\u00abcomes\u00bb, \u00abcame\u00bb).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typical triggers for this zone include <em>penso che<\/em>, <em>credo che<\/em>, <em>suppongo che<\/em>, <em>dubito che<\/em>, <em>spero che<\/em>, <em>voglio che<\/em>, <em>preferisco che<\/em>, <em>mi piace che<\/em>, <em>\u00e8 bene che<\/em>, <em>\u00e8 strano che<\/em>, <em>sembra che<\/em>, <em>pare che<\/em>, <em>basta che<\/em>, <em>purch\u00e9<\/em>, <em>a condizione che<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task1-subj\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task.<\/strong> Fill with the right subjunctive form (present zone):<\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Penso che Giulia (parlare) ___ bene l&#8217;inglese (now).<\/li>\n<li>Credo che ieri (piovere) ___ molto forte.<\/li>\n<li>Mi pare che Roberto (arrivare) ___ stamattina.<\/li>\n<li>Dubito che Elena (conoscere) ___ tutta la storia (now).<\/li>\n<li>Voglio che voi (stare) ___ calmi.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<details><summary>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/summary>\n<p>1. parli (simultaneous, presente). 2. sia piovuto (anterior, passato). 3. sia arrivato (anterior). 4. conosca (simultaneous). 5. stiate (simultaneous, presente).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"past-zone\">Main clause in the past: pensavo che, ho pensato che, avevo pensato che<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the second zone where the <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> reshuffle. Main verb in the <em>imperfetto<\/em>, <em>passato prossimo<\/em> without present relevance, <em>passato remoto<\/em>, or <em>trapassato prossimo<\/em>. The subordinate subjunctive uses <em>imperfetto<\/em> for simultaneity or posteriority and <em>trapassato<\/em> for anteriority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Simultaneous.<\/strong> Pensavo che Mario <em>tornasse<\/em> a casa.<br><em>I thought Mario was coming back home.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anterior.<\/strong> Pensavo che Mario <em>fosse tornato<\/em> a casa.<br><em>I thought Mario had come back home.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Posterior.<\/strong> Pensavo che Mario <em>sarebbe tornato<\/em> a casa.<br><em>I thought Mario would come back home.<\/em> This is the \u00abfuture in the past\u00bb and uses the condizionale passato, not a subjunctive form.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ongoing in the past.<\/strong> Pensavo che Mario <em>stesse tornando<\/em>.<br><em>I thought Mario was on his way back.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Anglophones often try to reuse the present forms in this zone because English keeps the tense low-profile in reported speech. \u00abI thought Mario comes back\u00bb sounds wrong in English too, but learners still produce <em>Pensavo che Mario torni<\/em>. The imperfetto subjunctive (<em>tornasse<\/em>) is non-negotiable here.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-subj3\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>The posterior slot is not a subjunctive.<\/strong> \u00abMario said he would come back tomorrow\u00bb becomes <em>Mario ha detto che sarebbe tornato il giorno dopo<\/em>. The condizionale passato fills the role of \u00abfuture in the past\u00bb even when the main clause triggers the subjunctive in other positions. This is the single biggest gap in most B1 textbooks.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conditional-zone\">Main clause in the conditional: vorrei che, avrei voluto che<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The third zone for <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> is the trickiest for anglophones. A conditional in the main clause (<em>vorrei<\/em>, <em>avrei voluto<\/em>, <em>mi piacerebbe<\/em>, <em>preferirei<\/em>) pulls the subjunctive into the past-zone pair: <em>imperfetto<\/em> or <em>trapassato<\/em>, never presente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Present conditional.<\/strong> Vorrei che Mario <em>venisse<\/em> con me.<br><em>I would like Mario to come with me.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Past conditional.<\/strong> Avrei voluto che Mario <em>venisse<\/em> con me.<br><em>I would have liked Mario to come with me.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Past conditional, anterior.<\/strong> Avrei voluto che Mario <em>fosse venuto<\/em> prima.<br><em>I would have liked Mario to have come earlier.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The logic: <em>vorrei<\/em> is grammatically a conditional but pragmatically a softened wish about something not yet real. Italian treats \u00abnot yet real\u00bb the same way it treats \u00abno longer present\u00bb, and both trigger the imperfetto or trapassato subjunctive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"future-zone\">Main clause in the future: penser\u00f2 che (rare but real)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Main clause in the <em>futuro semplice<\/em> or <em>futuro anteriore<\/em> belongs to the present zone as far as <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> and their agreement go. You will hear it less often because Italians tend to replace \u00abPenser\u00f2 che&#8230;\u00bb with <em>Penser\u00f2 a&#8230;<\/em> or a present-tense paraphrase, but when the subjunctive is required it still comes in presente or passato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Penser\u00f2 che Mario <em>torni<\/em> stasera.<br><em>I will think that Mario is coming back tonight.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Penser\u00f2 che Mario <em>sia tornato<\/em> ieri.<br><em>I will think that Mario came back yesterday.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Formal writing is where this pattern actually lives: journalism, essays, official speeches. In conversation the futuro main clause with subjunctive is rare enough that knowing it exists is often all you need at B2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"volere-sperare\">Volere vs sperare: the wish that cannot reach the past<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two verbs that look like siblings actually behave differently in the <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> system. <em>Volere<\/em> (to want) and <em>sperare<\/em> (to hope) both express desire, but only <em>sperare<\/em> can reach backwards in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Volere<\/strong> is a desire about something that has not happened yet. It is, by definition, projected into the future. You cannot want something that has already occurred, the past is already crystallised. So Italian rejects <em>Voglio che la settimana scorsa abbia funzionato il riscaldamento<\/em> as logically incoherent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Voglio che tu studi. <em>(future action)<\/em><br><em>I want you to study.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Voglio che domani sia una bella giornata. <em>(future event)<\/em><br><em>I want tomorrow to be a beautiful day.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>NOT: *Voglio che tu abbia studiato ieri. <em>(logically broken: cannot want past events)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sperare<\/strong> is different. It includes the nuance of \u00abhoping to find out\u00bb. You can hope that something already turned out well, because what you are really hoping for is the good news to arrive in your present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spero che tu studi. <em>(future, like volere)<\/em><br><em>I hope you study.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Spero che l&#8217;esame sia andato bene. <em>(past event, hoping for good news)<\/em><br><em>I hope the exam went well.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Spero che il convegno di ieri sia andato bene.<br><em>I hope the weather was nice in Bologna yesterday.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To express a wish about something already past, Italian switches strategy: use the conditional plus the trapassato congiuntivo. <em>Avrei voluto che tu fossi venuto<\/em> (I would have liked you to come). It is a way of admitting \u00abI cannot change the past, but here is what I would have preferred\u00bb. This subtle distinction is rarely covered in textbooks but is central to how Italians actually wield the <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"exception\">When passato prossimo still feels present<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most B1 textbooks teach that the <em>passato prossimo<\/em> always pairs with the past-zone subjunctive (<em>imperfetto<\/em> or <em>trapassato<\/em>). That is mostly true, but not always. When the effect of the past action still holds in the present, Italians often reach back for the present-zone subjunctive even after a passato prossimo. This crack in the schema is one of the most underestimated patterns in the <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mi ha fatto piacere che vi <em>siate conosciuti<\/em>.<br><em>I was pleased that you got to know each other.<\/em> The pleasure is still active now, the knowing each other still continues.<\/li>\n<li>Non ho ancora letto un libro che mi <em>piaccia<\/em> davvero.<br><em>I have not yet read a book I really like.<\/em> The reading habit continues, the search for a good book is still on.<\/li>\n<li>Non abbiamo capito perch\u00e9 Sandro si <em>sia offeso<\/em>.<br><em>We did not understand why Sandro got upset.<\/em> The non-understanding still holds, hence the present-zone subjunctive.<\/li>\n<li>Contrast: Non capivamo perch\u00e9 Sandro si <em>fosse offeso<\/em>.<br><em>We did not understand why Sandro had got upset.<\/em> Both clauses locked in the past, no present relevance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The diagnostic: if you can add <em>e ancora non lo capiamo<\/em> (and we still do not understand) to the sentence without changing the meaning, the present-zone subjunctive is legitimate. Otherwise go back to the imperfetto or trapassato. This exception is what separates a careful Italian speaker from a textbook-rigid one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"triggers\">Trigger verbs and conjunctions by category<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> only show up after a clause that triggers them. The triggers fall into five families, and each family carries a distinct flavour of uncertainty, desire, emotion, necessity, or contrast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Opinion (linguistic humility):<\/strong> credo che, penso che, mi pare che, suppongo che, ritengo che, immagino che, sospetto che. The speaker admits the claim is subjective.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wish or wanting (future-oriented):<\/strong> voglio che, desidero che, preferisco che, mi piacerebbe che. By their nature these point forward, so the subordinate cannot be in the past with <em>volere<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feeling (present reaction to any time):<\/strong> mi dispiace che, sono felice che, ho paura che, temo che, mi sorprende che. The emotion is always present, but the trigger event can be past, simultaneous, or future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Impersonal necessity (universal authority):<\/strong> \u00e8 necessario che, bisogna che, \u00e8 meglio che, \u00e8 possibile che, \u00e8 probabile che. Sounds more authoritative than personal opinion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conjunctions that always rule (zero exceptions):<\/strong> bench\u00e9, sebbene, prima che, purch\u00e9, a condizione che, affinch\u00e9, perch\u00e9 (only as \u00abin order that\u00bb, NOT as \u00abbecause\u00bb).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The trickiest conjunction is <em>perch\u00e9<\/em>, which wears two faces. As a cause it takes the indicative (\u00abNon vengo perch\u00e9 sono malato\u00bb). As a purpose it takes the subjunctive (\u00abTe lo dico perch\u00e9 tu capisca\u00bb). A useful test: try to swap <em>perch\u00e9<\/em> with <em>affinch\u00e9<\/em>. If the sentence still works, you need the subjunctive. If it does not, stick with the indicative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A short list of <strong>italian subjunctive tenses<\/strong> errors that show up most often in writing and speech, with the corrected form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Imperfetto indicativo instead of imperfetto congiuntivo.<\/strong> \u274c <em>Pensavo che Mario tornava.<\/em> \u2705 <em>Pensavo che Mario tornasse.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Presente congiuntivo after vorrei.<\/strong> \u274c <em>Vorrei che Mario venga.<\/em> \u2705 <em>Vorrei che Mario venisse.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Same-subject che-clause instead of di + infinito.<\/strong> \u274c <em>Mario pensa che lui sia in ritardo.<\/em> \u2705 <em>Mario pensa di essere in ritardo.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sia tornato vs fosse tornato.<\/strong> Anchor to the main verb. Penso che&#8230; sia tornato. 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Non \u00e8 normale non ricevere niente.<br><em>I would have liked someone to warn us. It is not normal to get nothing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd <strong>Leo:<\/strong> Temevo che <em>fosse<\/em> colpa nostra, che <em>avessimo letto<\/em> male il biglietto.<br><em>I was afraid it was our fault, that we had read the ticket wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Beatrice:<\/strong> Mi sarebbe piaciuto che l&#8217;aeroporto <em>fosse<\/em> pi\u00f9 organizzato, almeno con un annuncio.<br><em>I would have liked the airport to be more organised, at least with an announcement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd <strong>Leo:<\/strong> Pensa, credevo che <em>stessero scherzando<\/em> quando hanno detto \u00abritardo di otto ore\u00bb.<br><em>Just think, I thought they were joking when they said \u00abeight-hour delay\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Beatrice:<\/strong> Non ho ancora capito perch\u00e9 non ci <em>abbiano rimborsato<\/em> il taxi.<br><em>I still have not understood why they have not reimbursed the taxi.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffd <strong>Leo:<\/strong> Spero che la prossima volta <em>vada<\/em> meglio. 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">La concordanza dei Tempi<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">del Modo Congiuntivo<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Frase principale al presente<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mi pare che Fabio (andare)\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sia andato<\/strong><\/span> via cinque minuti fa.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"334\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul>\r\n \t<li>Speriamo che adesso (smettere) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(smetta)<\/span><\/span> di piovere.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>E' possibile che Luigi (dimenticarsi) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"18\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(si sia dimenticato)<\/span><\/span> dell'appuntamento di ieri.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Aspettiamo tutti che voi (sposarsi)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"11\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(vi sposiate)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dubitiamo che domani noi (potere) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(possiamo, potremo)<\/span><\/span> vincere la partita<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Siamo contenti che tua sorella (capire) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(capisca, abbia capito)<\/span><\/span> la situazione.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pu\u00f2 darsi che adesso i tuoi amici (finire)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"14\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(abbiano finito)<\/span><\/span> gi\u00e0 di mangiare.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Credo che (essere) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sia)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0meglio aspettare che il temporale (finire) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(finisca)<\/span><\/span>. Poi partiremo.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>E' probabile che mio figlio (svegliarsi) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"16\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(si sia svegliato)<\/span><\/span> appena adesso.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Non \u00e8 carino che ieri lui (andarsene) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"16\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(se ne vada, se ne sia andato)<\/span><\/span> senza salutare.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p>Controlla le risposte giuste e continua con la prossima domanda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p>Controlla le risposte giuste e continua con la prossima domanda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>3<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Frase principale al passato<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"905\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul>\r\n \t<li>Non ho capito perch\u00e9 tuo padre (scegliere) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"13\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(abbia scelto, avesse scelto)<\/span><\/span> una cravatta cos\u00ec brutta.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lui non si aspettava che tu (rifiutare) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"17\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(rifiutassi, avresti rifiutato)<\/span><\/span> il suo invito a cena.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pensavo che il professore (essere) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(fosse)<\/span><\/span> pi\u00f9 vecchio. Ha solo venticinque anni!<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Speravo che tu (rinunciare) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"17\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(rinunciassi, avessi rinunciato)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0a quel lavoro.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Dovevamo aspettare che (arrivare) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"14\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(arrivasse, fosse arrivata)<\/span><\/span> la baby sitter prima di uscire.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pensavamo che voi (tornare) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"15\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(tornaste, sareste tornati)<\/span><\/span> qui anche l'anno prossimo.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Non ero sicuro che loro (capire) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"16\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(capissero, avrebbero capito, avessero capito)<\/span><\/span> la situazione.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ho aspettato che (cominciare) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"16\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(cominciasse, fosse cominciata)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0la primavera per piantare i pomodori .<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Suo padre non voleva che lei (studiare) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(studiasse)<\/span><\/span> negli Stati Uniti.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Eravamo felici che lui finalmente (accettare) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"16\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(accettasse, avesse accettato)<\/span><\/span> il nostro invito.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Controlla le risposte giuste e continua con la prossima domanda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Controlla le risposte giuste e continua con la prossima domanda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>3<\/span> of <span>3<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>3<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Un po&#8217; pi\u00f9 difficile<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Seleziona le frasi corrette e controlla il tuo punteggio<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Attenzione, potrebbero essere tutte giuste o tutte sbagliate.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"336\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Ero convinto che tu prendessi la decisione giusta.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Ero convinto che tu avessi preso la decisione giusta.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Ero convinto che tu abbia preso la decisione giusta.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Pensavamo che tu fossi onesto.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Pensavamo che tu saresti onesto.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Pensavamo che tu saresti stato onesto.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Lei non immaginava che loro fossero gi\u00e0 partiti per il mare.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Lei non immaginava che loro siano gi\u00e0 partiti per il mare.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Lei non immaginava che loro avessero gi\u00e0 partito per il mare.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Non avrei mai immaginato che l&#039;Italia fosse cos\u00ec bella.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> Non avrei mai immaginato che l&#039;Italia sia cos\u00ec bella.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_94_336\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Non avrei mai immaginato che l&#039;Italia sia stata cos\u00ec bella.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>\u2611\u00a0Controlla le risposte giuste e finisci il quiz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div 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The answers below draw on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/consecutio-temporum_(Enciclopedia-dell&#039;Italiano)\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani entry on consecutio temporum<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/congiuntivo_(La-grammatica-italiana)\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani entry on congiuntivo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-subj-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How many tenses does the italian subjunctive have?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The italian subjunctive has four tenses: presente (che io torni), passato (che io sia tornato), imperfetto (che io tornassi) and trapassato (che io fossi tornato). Each pairs with a specific main-clause zone. There is no congiuntivo futuro: future action after a subjunctive trigger uses the indicativo futuro.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-subj-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Which subjunctive tense do I use after penso che?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Use the presente for a simultaneous or future action (Penso che Mario torni stasera) and the passato for an anterior action (Penso che Mario sia tornato ieri). The progressive stia + gerundio covers ongoing action.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-subj-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Which subjunctive tense do I use after pensavo che?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Use the imperfetto for simultaneity (Pensavo che Mario tornasse) and the trapassato for anteriority (Pensavo che Mario fosse tornato). For posteriority use the condizionale passato (Pensavo che Mario sarebbe tornato), not a subjunctive.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-subj-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why does vorrei che venga sound wrong to italians?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>A conditional in the main clause pulls the subjunctive into the past zone, so the default is imperfetto. Vorrei che venisse is correct. A small group of cognitive verbs (immaginare, supporre) tolerate the presente, but vorrei is not one of them.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-subj-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I say spero che ieri abbia piovuto but not voglio che ieri abbia piovuto?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. Sperare includes the nuance of hoping for news, so it can reach back to past events. Volere is by definition future-oriented: you cannot want something already crystallised in the past. For past wishes use avrei voluto che + congiuntivo imperfetto or trapassato.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-subj-6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When does the passato prossimo take the present-zone subjunctive?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>When the effect of the past action still holds in the present. Mi ha fatto piacere che vi siate conosciuti works because the pleasure is current and the friendship is ongoing. The test: if you can add e ancora oggi without changing the meaning, the present-zone subjunctive is legitimate.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-subj-7\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do italian relative clauses use the subjunctive?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, when the antecedent is hypothetical, indefinite, negative, or inside a superlative. Cerco qualcuno che sappia il tedesco (present antecedent, presente congiuntivo). Cercavo qualcuno che sapesse il tedesco (past antecedent, imperfetto congiuntivo). Match the subjunctive tense to the main verb&#8217;s time zone.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-counterfactuals-no-se\/\">Italian counterfactuals without se: venisse domani<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-purche-patto-che\/\">Italian conditional conjunctions: purch\u00e9, a condizione che<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-passato-prossimo-vs-imperfetto\/\">Italian imperfetto vs passato prossimo: complete guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/consecutio-temporum_(Enciclopedia-dell&#039;Italiano)\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani entry: consecutio temporum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. The Italian subjunctive (congiuntivo) has four tenses: presente, passato, imperfetto, trapassato. The challenge is not the conjugation, it is pairing the right tense with the right main clause. Italian subjunctive tenses follow a two-axis system: when the embedded action happens (before, during, or after the main clause) and which zone the main &#8230; <a title=\"Italian Subjunctive Tenses: How to Match Them With the Main Clause\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-subjunctive-tenses\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Italian Subjunctive Tenses: How to Match Them With the Main Clause\">Read more \u226b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":22204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1866],"tags":[1168,1598],"class_list":["post-22180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-b2","tag-concordanza-dei-tempi","tag-sequence-tenses-congiuntivo","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22180"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60161,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22180\/revisions\/60161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}