Subjunctive cues Flashcards by Emily Smith

one must..

il faut que

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it is essential that…

il est essential que

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it is fair that…

il est juste que…

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it is important that…

il est impotant que…

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it is preferable that…

il est préfèrable que…

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it is natural that…

il est naurel que…

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it is rare that…

il est rare que…

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it is astonishing that…

il est étonannt que….

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it is sad that…

il est triste que…

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it is strange that

il est étrange que….

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it is unfortunate that…

il est regrettable que…

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it is possible that…

il est possibleque…

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it is essential that…

il est indispenable que…

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it may be that..

il se peut que…

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it is better that..

il vaut mieux que…

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it is desirable that…

il est souhaitable que…

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it is normal that…

il est normal que…

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it is useful that…

il est utile que…

it is odd that…

il est bizarre que…

it is suprising that…

il est surprenant que…

it is a shame that…

il est dommage que…

it is not worth the pain that…

cela ne vaut pas la peine que…

it is possible that he’ll come tonight

il est possible qu’il vienne ce soir

you have to begin your research as soon as possible

il faut que vous commenciez vos recherches dès que possible

it is surprising that you are asking for such a high salary

il est étonnant que vous demandiez un salaire si élevé

it is rare for them to finish their reports on time

il est rare qu’il finissent leurs rapports à temps

it’s possible that this printer is incompatible

il se peut que cette imrimante soit incompatible

it is sad that you are resigning this week

il est triste que vous démissionnie cette semaine

you must redo the homepage of your webside

il faut que vous refassiez la page d’accueil de votre site

it is strange that he downloads all your documents

il est étrange qu’il télécharge tous vos documents

it is possible that their files are digital

il est possible que leurs dossiers soient numériques

how is the subjunctive used in superlative situations?

subjunctive used AFTer a superlaive or adjective conveying asuperlative idea - premier, dernier, seul, unique, la pire, etc

the best

le meilleur

the only

le seul

the worst

la pire

the first

le premier

the most

la plus

the last

le dernier

would you know someone who can speak Chinese fluently?

connaîtrez-vous quelqu’un qui sahce parler le chinois courrament?

it’s the worst thing that could happen to him

c’est la pire chose qui puisse lui arriver

he/she is the friendliest person he knows

c’est la personne la plus sympathique qu’il connaisse

it’s the only software which can be of use to you

c’est le seule logiciel qui puisse vous être utile

it’s the best computer that I know

c’est le meilleur ordinateur que je connaisse

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