The present subjunctive tense is used to express doubt, possibility, requests, and after verbs of emotion. It is also used after certain phrases like 'cuando' and 'para que'.

“Painless Grammar” ($9) wouldn’t tell me. All the books listed above are happy to tell me when to use the subjunctive mood. But none tell me how to use the subjunctive mood. The closest any ...

The transatlantic difference is that, in America, the subjunctive remained what linguists call “productive”, meaning that people use it in sentences never uttered before. Americans naturally ...