The subjunctive of regular & irregular verbs

1. The subjunctive of regular & irregular verbs Le français 2 Chapitre 8-1

2. The verb tenses you have learned so far, such as the present tense and the passé composé, belong to the indicative mood. There is another mood called the subjunctive mood. In certain situations, you must use the subjunctive. • Use the subjunctive with expressions of necessity, such as ilfautque and ilest important que. The verb that follows these expressions will be in the subjunctive. Le subjonctif des verbesréguliers

3. To form the subjunctive of regular verbs, drop the –ent of the present indicative ilsform of the verb and add the following endings: Le subjonctif des verbesréguliers

4. Il fautqu’ilparle au médecin. • It’s necessary that he talk to the doctor. • Il est important qu’ellefinissesesmédicaments. • It’s important that she finish her meds. • Notice the difference in translation? Le subjonctif des verbesréguliers

5. Some verbs, like the ones you’ll see on the next page, have two stems to which you add the subjunctive endings. The stem for nous and vous comes from the nous form of the present indicative. The other stem comes from the ils form. Le subjonctif des verbesirréguliers

6. boireque je boiveque nous buvionsquevousbuviez • devoir que je doiveque nous devions quevousdeviez • prendreque je prenneque nous prenions quevouspreniez Le subjonctif des verbesirréguliers

7. venirque je vienneque nous venions quevousveniez • voirque je voieque nous voyions quevousvoyiez Le subjonctif des verbesirréguliers

8. Other verbs are totally irregular! Le subjonctif des verbesirréguliers

9. You’ve used the subjunctive after expressions of necessity (ilfautque, ilest importantque). Another such expression is ilestnécessaireque. • You also use the subjunctive to express certain requests and with certain emotions. • Je (ne)veux (pas) que… Je suistristeque… • Je suis content(e) que… Il est bon que… More subjunctive expressions