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le subjonctif
pensez-vous que Francine soit polyglotte (uncertainspker)
(do you think that F is a polyglot?)
je suis étonnée que vous puissiez comprendre ça!(surprised)
(i am astounded that you can understand that)
il est possible qu'il y ait de la vie sur la planète Mars.
(it is possible that there is life on the planet mars) (hypothetical)
soit, puissiez, ait = subjonctif verbs because statements are uncertain, emotional, or hypothetical
- it is rare to find subjunctive as the main verb in the sentence, as usually it is governed by the nature of the main verb, it is usually in a subordinate clause introduced by QUE
-it has 4 tenses, but usually the present and the past are used in spoken french. the imperfect and pluperfect, are both literary tenses
pensez-vous que Francine soit polyglotte (uncertainspker)
(do you think that F is a polyglot?)
je suis étonnée que vous puissiez comprendre ça!(surprised)
(i am astounded that you can understand that)
il est possible qu'il y ait de la vie sur la planète Mars.
(it is possible that there is life on the planet mars) (hypothetical)
soit, puissiez, ait = subjonctif verbs because statements are uncertain, emotional, or hypothetical
- it is rare to find subjunctive as the main verb in the sentence, as usually it is governed by the nature of the main verb, it is usually in a subordinate clause introduced by QUE
-it has 4 tenses, but usually the present and the past are used in spoken french. the imperfect and pluperfect, are both literary tenses
statement of subjective mood is considered by the speaker to be UNCERTAIN, HYPOTHETICAL, or AFFECTIVE (emotional)
in English, it is used to explore conditional or imaginary situation.
if I were president, I wouldn't put up with it. (conditional)
if I were to embroider a sampler, it would say, "Simple is best." (hypothetical)
I wish I were there to have a drink with you. (wish)
she demanded that he leave the hospital premise (demand)
I suggest that he implement a budget cut in March (suggestion)
it is essential that they be heard (necessity)
regardless of the change of tense of the indicative verbs, the subjunctive would not in English
but in conditional if constructions, the tense of subjective could change:
future subjunctive: If I were to become President in 20 years, I wouldn't put up with it.
past subjunctive: If I had been President, I wouldn't have put up with it.
in English, it is used to explore conditional or imaginary situation.
if I were president, I wouldn't put up with it. (conditional)
if I were to embroider a sampler, it would say, "Simple is best." (hypothetical)
I wish I were there to have a drink with you. (wish)
she demanded that he leave the hospital premise (demand)
I suggest that he implement a budget cut in March (suggestion)
it is essential that they be heard (necessity)
regardless of the change of tense of the indicative verbs, the subjunctive would not in English
but in conditional if constructions, the tense of subjective could change:
future subjunctive: If I were to become President in 20 years, I wouldn't put up with it.
past subjunctive: If I had been President, I wouldn't have put up with it.
le subjonctif présent - groupe irrégulier 2 (one stem)
faire (stem: fass -)
que je fasse
que tu fasses
qu'on fasse
que nous fassions
que vous fassiez
qu'ils fassent
pouvoir (stem: puiss-)
que je puisse
que tu puisses
qu'on puisse
que nous puissions
que vous puissiez
qu'ils puissent
savoir (stem: sach-)
que je sache
que tu saches
qu'on sache
que nous sachions
que vous sachiez
qu'ils sachent
falloir (stem: faill-)
qu'il faille
pleuvoir (stem: pleuv-)
qu'il pleuve
faire (stem: fass -)
que je fasse
que tu fasses
qu'on fasse
que nous fassions
que vous fassiez
qu'ils fassent
pouvoir (stem: puiss-)
que je puisse
que tu puisses
qu'on puisse
que nous puissions
que vous puissiez
qu'ils puissent
savoir (stem: sach-)
que je sache
que tu saches
qu'on sache
que nous sachions
que vous sachiez
qu'ils sachent
falloir (stem: faill-)
qu'il faille
pleuvoir (stem: pleuv-)
qu'il pleuve
boire
que je boive
que nous buvions
croire
que je croie
que nous croyions
devoir
que je doive
que nous devions
envoyer
que j'envoie
que nous envoyions
mourir
que je meure
que nous mourions
prendre
que je prenne
que nous prenions
recevoir
que je reçovie
que nous recevions
tenir
que je tienne
que nous tenions
venir
que je vienne
que nous venions
voir
que je voie
que nous voyions
vouloir
que je veuille
que nous voulions
que je boive
que nous buvions
croire
que je croie
que nous croyions
devoir
que je doive
que nous devions
envoyer
que j'envoie
que nous envoyions
mourir
que je meure
que nous mourions
prendre
que je prenne
que nous prenions
recevoir
que je reçovie
que nous recevions
tenir
que je tienne
que nous tenions
venir
que je vienne
que nous venions
voir
que je voie
que nous voyions
vouloir
que je veuille
que nous voulions
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