Mastering conditional and subjunctive

[Tyrn]

Hi,

How am I supposed to learn building subjunctive clauses in Spanish with confidence? On the surface, it's pretty much like English. However, I'm virtually helpless when it comes to making it on my own.

I can't say I don't understand what they are talking about in textbooks. I've been reading real world Spanish texts for a while, and I don't feel bad about it.

As I see it, the texts, and even textbooks, tell me how one can do it; somehow, I'm not getting a working idea about how to do it when cornered .

Links to the subject are very welcome. Especially those which make the real difference