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Subjunctive Flashcards

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1
Q

How do you form the present subjunctive?

A

by taking the ils form of the present tense, removing -ent and adding the subjunctive endings.

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What are the subjunctive endings?

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je -e
tu -es
il/elle -e
nous -ions
vous -iez
ils/elles -ent
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What are the 8 irregular verbs in the subjunctive?

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  1. Aller
  2. Avoir
  3. Etre
  4. Faire
  5. Falloir
  6. Pouvoir
  7. Savoir
  8. Vouloir
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Conjugate the verb aller in the subjunctive

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J'aille
Tu ailles 
Il/elle aille
nous allions 
vous alliez 
ils aillent
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conjugate the verb avoir in the subjunctive

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J'aie
tu aies 
il ait 
nous ayons 
vous ayez
ils aient
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conjugate the verb etre in the subjunctive

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Je sois 
Tu sois
Il soit 
nous soyons 
vous soyez
ils soient
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conjugate the verb faire in the subjunctive

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je fasse
tu fasses
il fasse 
nous fassions 
vous fassiez
ils fassent
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conjugate the verb falloir in the subjunctive? (ONLY HAS IL FORM)

A

Il faille

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conjugate the verb pouvoir in the subjunctive

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je puisse 
tu puisses 
il puisse 
nous puissions 
vous puissiez
ils puissent
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conjugate the verb savoir in the subjunctive

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je Sache 
tu saches 
il sache 
nous sachions 
vous sachiez
ils sachent
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conjugate the verb vouloir in the subjunctive

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je veuille
tu veuilles
il veuille 
nous voulions
vous vouliez 
ils veuillent
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which 9 verbs are irregular ONLY in the NOUS and VOUS form of the subjunctive?

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  1. Boire - buvions, buviez
  2. croire - croyions, croyiez
  3. devoir - devions, deviez
  4. mourir - mourions, mouriez
  5. prendre - prenions, preniez
  6. recevoir - recevions, receviez
  7. tenir - tenions, teniez
  8. venir - venions, veniez
  9. voir - voyions, voyiez
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How do you form the perfect subjunctive?

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It consists of the present subjunctive of avoir/être + the past participle

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When is the subjunctive used?

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It is used to express a wish, preference or expectation, permission or a command, opinion, feeling or reaction after verbs followed by que

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State some phrases where the subjunctive would follow

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Aimer que
Désirer que
Souhaiter que 
Vouloir que 
Aimer mieux que
Préférer que 
S'attendre à ce que 
Attendre que
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Which one verb which expresses wish does not take the subjunctive and is therefore irregular?

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Espérer que

17
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Verbs and expressions which convey beliefs or convictions express certainly and therefore do not take the subjunctive, give some examples of these:

A 
croire que
penser que 
être convaincu que 
être sur que 
être certain que 
il est certain que 
il est probable que 
il est vrai que
18
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when is the perfect subjunctive used?

A

When actions are taking place before the action of the first verb.

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