Subjunctive Mood
If a sentence expresses a subjective statement of opinion, the subjunctivemood is used.
The subjunctive is used in dependent clauses introduced by the word que.
The main clause must express personal opinions or feelings and have a different subject from the dependent clause.
If the two subjects are the same, the infinitive is used.
Je doute que la situation soit juste. I doubt that the situation is just. (shows doubt)
Tout le monde veut venir. NOT: Tout le monde veut que tout le monde vienne. (use infinitive, same
subject)
To form the subjunctive, use the ils/elles form of the present indicative tense.
This is also the form for the ils/elles form of the subjunctive.
For je, tu, il/elle, drop the -ent and add -e, -es, and -e.
Nous and vous use the imperfect forms.
Drop the -ent of present form, and add:
| -e | -ions |
| -es | -iez |
| -e | -ent |
Irregular Forms
| avoir | être | faire | aller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aie (ay) | ayons | sois (swaw) | soyons | fasse | fassions | aille (eye) | allions | |||
| aies | ayez | sois | soyez | fasses | fassiez | ailles | alliez | |||
| ait | aient | soit | soient | fasse | fassent | aille | aillent | |||
| vouloir | pouvoir | savoir | pleuvoir | |||||||
| veuille | voulions | puisse | puissions | sache | sachions | |||||
| veuilles | vouliez | puisses | puissiez | saches | sachiez | |||||
| veuille | veuillent | puisse | puissent | sache | sachent | pleuve | ||||
