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Study GuideFrench I–The Subjunctive1.Forms of the Subjunctive1. What the Subjunctive ExpressesThesubjunctive moodis used to express actions that areuncertain, doubtful, emotional, desired,or hypothetical.In other words, the actionmay or may not happen.Example:•Il est possible que tu réussisses.It is possible that you succeed.The subjunctive verb is usually found in adependent clause introduced by “que” (that).Example:•Il est important que vous étudiiez.It is important that you study.2. Forming the Present SubjunctiveStep 1: Start with the third-person plural (ils/elles) form of the present tense.Example:•ilsaiment•ilsagissent•ilsrendentStep 2: Remove–entExample:

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Study Guide•aim-•agiss-•rend-Step 3: Add the following endings:3. Verbs with Two Different StemsSome verbs usetwo stemsin the subjunctive:•Theils stemforje, tu, il/elle/on, ils/elles•Thenous stemfornous and vous

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Study Guide4. Completely Irregular Subjunctive VerbsSome verbs arecompletely irregularand must be memorized.aller (to go)

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Study Guide•j'aille•tu ailles•il aille•nous allions•vous alliez•ils aillentvouloir (to want)•jeveuille•tu veuilles•il veuille•nous voulions•vous vouliez•ils veuillentfaire (to do)•je fasse•tu fasses•il fasse•nous fassions•vous fassiez•ils fassentpouvoir (can)•je puisse•tu puisses•il puisse

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Study Guide•nous puissions•vouspuissiez•ils puissentsavoir (to know)•je sache•tu saches•il sache•nous sachions•vous sachiez•ils sachentavoir (to have)•j’aie•tu aies•il ait•nous ayons•vous ayez•ils aientêtre (to be)•je sois•tu sois•il soit•noussoyons•vous soyez•ils soient

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Study Guide5. Subjunctive After Impersonal ExpressionsThe subjunctive is used after expressions that showopinion, doubt, emotion, or necessity.Examples:•il est important que•il est nécessaire que•il est possible que•il est étrange que•il est dommage que•il faut que•il vaut mieux que•il semble queExample:Il est important que vous étudiiez.(It is important that you study.)Sometimesc'estcan replaceil est.Example:C'est étrange qu'il ne vienne pas.(It’s strange that he isn’t coming.)6. Subjunctive After Doubt or UncertaintyThe subjunctive follows verbs that expressdoubt, disbelief, or uncertainty.Example:Il doute que je fasse de mon mieux.(He doubts that I will do my best.)However, whendoubt is negated, certainty exists, so theindicativeis used.

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