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What is the subjunctive present tense used for?

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The subjunctive is a special verb form, called a mood, that is used in dependent clauses to indicate some sort of subjectivity, uncertainty, or unreality in the mind of the speaker. In French, feelings like doubt and desire require the subjunctive, as do expressions of necessity, possibility, and judgment.

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How are all regular -er, -ir & -re and many irregular French verbs conjugated in the subjunctive present tense?

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Remove the ‘ent’ from the present tense ils form to create a stem, then add the following endings:-

  • je - e nous - ions
  • tu - es vous - iez
  • il/elle/on - eils/elles - ent

e.g. Parler ….. ils parlent ... je parle

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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for regular -er verb: parler ?

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Parler - to speak

  • je parle nous parlions
  • tu parles vous parliez
  • il/elle/on parle ils/elles parlent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for regular -ier verb: étudier ?

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Étudier - to study

  • j’étudie nous étudiions
  • tu étudie vous étudiiez
  • il/elle/on étudie ils/elles étudient
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for regular -cer verb: effacer ?

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Effacer - to erase

  • j’efface nous effacions
  • tu effaces vous effaciez
  • il/elle/on efface ils/elles effacent

​n.b. A circumflex under the c is not required.

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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for regular -ger verb: manger ?

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Manger - to eat

  • je mange nous mangions
  • tu manges vous mangiez
  • il/elle/on/ mange ils/elles mangent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for regular -ir verb: finir?

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Finir - to finish

  • je finisse nous finissions
  • tu finisses vous finissiez
  • il/elle/on finisse ils/elles finissent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: courir?

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Courir - to run

  • je coure nous courions
  • tu coures vous couriez
  • il/elle/on coure ils/elles courent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: devoir?

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Devoir - to have to

  • je doive nous devions
  • tu doives vous deviez
  • il/elle/on doive ils/elles doivent

N.B. The endings remain the same, but the stem is doiv in the 1st/2nd/3rd person singular and 3rd person plural.

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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: mourir?

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Mourir - to die

  • je meure nous mourions
  • tu meures vous mouriez
  • il/elle/on meure ils/elles meurent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: ouvrir?

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Ouvrir - to open

  • j’ouvre nous ouvrions
  • tu ouvres vous ouvriez
  • il/elle/on ouvre ils/elles ouvrent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: partir?

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Partir - to leave

  • je parte nous partions
  • tu partes vous partiez
  • il/elle/on parte ils/elles partent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular verb: pouvoir ?

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Pouvoir - to be able to

  • je puisse nous puissions
  • tu puisses vous puissiez
  • il/elle/on puisse ils/elles puissent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: recevoir?

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Recevoir - to receive

  • je reçoive nous recevions
  • tu reçoive vous receviez
  • il/elle/on reçoive ils/elles reçoivent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: savoir?

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Savoir - to know

  • je sache nous sachions
  • tu saches vous sachiez
  • il/elle/on sache ils/elles sachent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: valoir?

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Valoir - to be worth

  • je vaille nous valions
  • tu vailles vous valiez
  • il/elle/on vaille ils/elles vaillent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: venir?

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Venir - to come

  • je vienne nous venions
  • tu viennes vous veniez
  • il/elle/on vienne ils/elles vienent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: voir?

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Voir - to see

  • je voie nous voyions
  • tu voies vous voyiez
  • il/elle/on voie ils/elles voient
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: vouloir?

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Vouloir - to want to

  • je veuille nous voulions
  • tu veuilles vous vouliez
  • il/elle/on veuille ils/elles veuillent​
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for regular -re verb: vendre?

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Vendre - to sell

  • je vende nous vendions
  • tu vendes vous vendiez
  • il/elle/on vende ils/elles vendent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: rompre?

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Rompre - to break up

  • je rompe nous rompions
  • tu rompes vous rompiez
  • il/elle/on rompe ils/elles rompent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: cuire?

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Cuire - to bake

  • je cuise nous cuisions
  • tu cuisses vous cuisiez
  • il/elle/on cuisse ils/elles cuisent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: conduire?

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Conduire - to drive

  • je conduise nous conduisions
  • tu conduises vous conduisiez
  • il/elle/on conduise ils/elles conduisent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: écrire?

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Écrire - to write

  • j’écrive nous écrivions
  • tu écrives vous écriviez
  • il/elle/on écrive ils/elles écrivent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: construire?

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Construire - to build

  • je construise nous construisions
  • tu construises vous construisiez
  • il/elle/on construise ils/elles construisent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: dire?

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Dire - to say

  • je dise nous disions
  • tu dises vous disiez
  • il/elle/on dise ils/elles disent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: interdire?

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Interdire - to forbid

  • j’interdise nous interdisions
  • tu interdises vous interdisiez
  • il/elle/on interdise ils/elles interdisent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: introduire?

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Introduire - to introduce

  • j’introduise nous introduisions
  • tu introduises vous introduisiez
  • il/elle/on introduise ils/elles introduisent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: lire?

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Lire - to read

  • je lise nous lisions
  • tu lises vous lisiez
  • il/elle/on lise ils/elles lisent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: produire?

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Produire - to produce

  • je produise nous produisions
  • tu produises vous produisiez
  • il/elle/on produiseils/elles produisent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: traduire?

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Traduire - to translate

  • je traduise nous traduisions
  • tu traduises vous traduisiez
  • il/elle/on traduise ils/elles traduisent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular verb: aller ?

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Aller - to go

  • j’aille nous aillons
  • tu ailles vous aillez
  • il/elle/on aille ils/elles aillent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular verb: avoir ?

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Avoir - to have

  • j’aie nous ayons
  • tu aies vous ayez
  • il/elle/on ait ils/elles aient
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular verb: être ?

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Être - to be

  • je sois nous soyons
  • tu sois vous soyez
  • il/elle/on soit ils/elles soient
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for irregular verb: faire ?

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Faire - to do

  • je fasse nous fassions
  • tu fasses vous fassiez
  • il/elle/on fasse ils/elles fassent
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What is the subjunctive present tense conjugation for reflexive -re verb: se laver?

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Se laver - to wash

  • je me lave nous nous lavions
  • tu te lave vous vous laviez
  • il/elle/on se lave ils/elles se lavent

French GCSE Grammar (24 decks)

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