Radio Arlecchino
June 6, 2007
Episode 5:  Subjunctive - Opening night jitters
Opening night jitters

Opening night jitters

Opening night jitters is the second in our series on the subjunctive mood.  Tonight we are in Naples at the beautiful San Carlo Theatre for a performance of the Commedia dell'arte.  As we learn about the present and past subjunctive, we will delve into the sequence of tenses.  We use the present subjunctive when the action in the subordinate cluase takes place at the same time or later than the action of the verb in the WHEIRDO clause; the past subjunctive, when the action in the subordinate clause took place prior to the action in the WHEIRDO clause.  The curtain has gone up on the First Act.  Let's listen ...
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