Why is the subjunctive "advanced?" I understand that it's a difficult concept and requires one to learn new sets of conjugations, but it's so pervasive in the language that you can't communicate in any real way without it. I could understand it was only used to express complex ideas in a professional or university setting, but sentences like "I hope it doesn't rain", "I want you to try this pasta", "I told her not to do it", "I'm looking for a car that can handle off road driving." and "I was worried that we would miss our flight" are all commonly used phrases that people use in everyday life. Why not at least introduce the concept to advanced beginner students? I was introduced to it on a YouTube video shortly after recommitting to learning Spanish. (I had a year in high school 30 years ago, and remembered some basics). The content creator was very insistent that people learn it early on. One day, when my tutor asked what I had done to study the previous week, I told her about it.…