You learn French and you finally arrive at the stage that all students hate: the subjunctive. I have to sleep. I want you to come. That's the present subjunctive. But how to train it and how to use it? In this video, I show you all this in 2 parts: The difficulty will be progressive in each part, but we will do this together and very calmly. Stay tuned until the end because we'll do a little quiz to test your understanding and I'll give you a gift. But before you start, don't forget to subscribe and press the bell to receive notifications. Here we go! So, how do you form the present subjunctive? It's a bit complicated, but when you understand, you'll see that it's always the same thing! For example, for the verb BOIRE, in the present indicative, we therefore keep the radical BOIV-. For example, for the verb BOIRE, in the present indicative, we have So, we keep the radical BUV-. c) Finally, you put the endings which are: So, we will say: Let's see other examples. I'm going to form them all from the structure to make things easier for now. With the verbs of the first group, it's very easy because the stem is always the same! So, the stem is always PARL- and we will say: Now, let's see the verbs of the third group! We follow the same rule. For some verbs, it's very easy because the stems are the same. For other verbs, pay close attention to the radical that changes! But let's move on to the exceptions. Yes, there are still some in French. But I have good news to tell you. In the present subjunctive, there are only 10 irregular verbs. That's all! What good news! You can download the list of irregulars for free via the link in the description. It's your gift. But we're also going to see them together now. Irregular verbs in the present subjunctive are: Be careful not to confuse them in terms of pronunciation. We're going to continue and see all the irregular verbs because we have to pay attention to the correct pronunciation. But first if you like my content, put a 👍 Be careful because they are really different. “VALOIR” is the verb to indicate value. Now, we will see the last two irregular verbs which are impersonal, that is to say they are only conjugated in the 3rd person singular. There you go, now that you know how to form the present subjunctive, you need to move on to all its uses. So, we use the subjunctive present in many situations. We will start with the most common ones. a) After an obligation + que, we have the subjunctive. For example, after: it is necessary; I ask; I order; I demand; it is necessary, etc. Here are 2 examples. I have to take the children to school. They demand that we have our papers. b) After a will, a desire + QUE, we also have the subjunctive. For example, after: “I want”; “I wish”; "I desire", etc. Look at. He would like you to finish the report by Saturday. I wish you would come see me. Pay attention to the verb “hope” which is an exception. It expresses the will, but it is followed by the indicative and not the subjunctive! I hope you will come see me! The verb is in the future indicative and not the subjunctive. c) After a verb of the heart + que, we have the subjunctive. For example, after the verbs love; adore; adore; hate; prefer, etc. In fact, in general, when you express feelings, and you have the word QUE right after, you have to put the following verb in the subjunctive. Here are some examples. Would you like us to help you? They are outraged that you voted for this person. We're sad you can't stay! d) After the expression of uncertainty or possibility + THAT, normally, we have the subjunctive. We therefore find structures like "I'm not sure", "I'm not sure", "I doubt", "it's possible that", etc. For example: I'm not sure you're traveling on the same plane as us. In French, generally, you cannot have the same subject twice when there is a verb in the subjunctive! For example, we don't say: But we say: They are not sure they will come. e) Generally, after a verb of the head in the negative form, we have the subjunctive. I don't think you can do that. It is the negative form of a head verb. But in the affirmative form, we use the indicative. Look at. I think you can do this. Yes, it's the French language. f) After a verb of the head in an inverted question + que, we often use the subjunctive. For example, after “do you think”; "do you believe that", etc. Do you believe he is capable of doing this? On the other hand, don't forget that inversion in a question always gives a slightly more formal side to the sentence. But it is very commonly used in emails. g) When you make a judgment, when you give your assessment and there is the word THAT right after, we use the subjunctive, therefore, For example: I find it normal that you take time for yourself. It's surprising that hair salons close on Monday! It's good that the neighbors make aperitifs together. g) We also use the subjunctive after certain conjunctions. A conjunction? What is this? Basically, it's a word or a small group of words to connect or introduce something. We will see the main conjunctions which are followed by the subjunctive thanks to numerous sentences. Here they are. I'm going to watch my series while waiting for you to finish your work. I want to give you a kiss before you leave! The population is revolting for the president to act. More formally, I can also say: The population is revolting so that the president acts. I'll drive you to the airport on the condition that we listen to my music! Provided the company chooses me for the internship. It means: I hope the company will choose me for the internship. On the other hand, remember that after “I hope that”, we do not use the subjunctive. But after “provided that”, we have the subjunctive. I give you 2 additional examples with conjunctions. I'll be there unless he tells me not to come. Whatever you say, I will be by your side. It's the same as: No matter what you say, I will be by your side. We've seen a lot about the subjunctive, but now is the time to test your understanding. Let's go for our QUIZ. The correct answer is: I want you to do that. In this sentence, we use the subjunctive after a verb of will + QUE. Unfortunately, the verb FAIRE is irregular. The correct answer is: I'm sure you understand. Here, we use the indicative and not the subjunctive because we express certainty: I am sure. On the other hand, in the negative form, it gives: I'm not sure you understand. Uncertainty => subjunctive The correct answer is: I am calling you so that you tell me the truth. We have the structure POUR QUE which is always followed by the subjunctive and the ending for the second person singular is -ES. The correct answer is: I have to leave. The correct answer is: I hope he comes. Please note, after the verb “hope” in the affirmative form, we do not use the subjunctive, even if the verb “hope” expresses the will. The correct answer is: I find it incredible that we can go to space. When we make a judgment, give our assessment and there is the word QUE after it, we must put the verb that follows in the subjunctive. Unfortunately, the verb POUVOIR is irregular. I find it incredible that we can go to space. The correct answer is: I wish you were more romantic. We have a verb from the heart which expresses a will. Right after, we have the word QUE. So, we use the subjunctive for the verb that follows. The subjunctive of the verb "to be" is irregular. The QUIZ is over. So, how many correct answers do you have? Tell me that in the comments. I know there is a lot of information, but if you review it several times you will understand it all. So, I would like you to watch this video again to remember all this content. 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