The Portuguese Subjunctive

The Portuguese Subjunctive: A Grammar Workbook is the first book devoted exclusively to understanding and mastering this challenging area of Portuguese grammar. The clear structure guides students through the six subjunctive tenses, providing them with concise and accurate explanations accompanied by a range of exercises to test and consolidate learning. Each chapter is designed to help students progress from simple to more complex use of the language, with instructions initially set in English before moving to Portuguese, and exercises progressing from simple application to more advanced translation and 'compare and contrast' tasks. This grammar workbook is ideal for intermediate to advanced learners of European or Brazilian Portuguese who wish to master the use of the subjunctive. It can be used as a supplementary in-class text as well as a resource for independent study.

Luís Gomes (b. 1971) is Camões Lecturer in Portuguese Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK. Maria Madalena Gonçalves (b. 1952) is a researcher at the Centre for Lusophone and European Literatures and Cultures (CLEPUL), University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Preliminary Chapter Part 1: The Simple Tenses of the Subjunctive 1. The Present Subjunctive 2. The Future Subjunctive 3. The Imperfect Subjunctive Part 2: The Perfect Tenses of the Subjunctive 4. The Present Perfect Subjunctive 5. The Future Perfect Subjuncitve 6. The Pluperfect Subjunctive