Name 4 conjunctions that the subjunctive is used after
- Bien que - although
- Quoique - although
- Autant que - as far as
- Avant que - before
What’s the key word to look out for when you susoect you’ll need to form the subjunctive?
Que
Explain how to form the regular subjunctive tense in 3 simple steps
- Form the ‘elles’ form of the verb
e. g. elles considerent
2. Knock off the ‘ent’
consider
- Add the correct ending (on another slide)
je considere
What is the regular subjunctive ‘je’ ending?
Je
-e
What is the regular subjunctive ‘elle/il/on’ ending?
elle/il/on
-e
What is the regular subjunctive ‘tu’ ending?
tu
-es
What is the regular subjunctive ‘nous’ ending?
nous
-ions
What is the regular subjunctive ‘vous’ ending?
vous
-iez
What is the regular subjunctive ‘elles/ils’ ending?
elles/ils
-ent
For which of the pronouns does the subjunctive tense actually change from what it would normally be in the present (when regular)?
Name the pattern
- Nous (from -ons to -ions)
- Vous (from -ez to -iez)
Simply adding an ‘i’ to the start of these endings
Name the 6 main irregular verbs in the subjunctive
- Aller
- Avoir
- Être
- Faire
- Pouvoir
- Savoir
What are all of the conjugations for ‘aller’?
State pattern
- J’aille (pronounced ‘eye’)
- Tu ailles
- Elle/il/on aille
- Nous allions
- Vous alliez
- Elles/ils aillent
Add regular endings and add an ‘i’ after the ‘a’ except for nous and vous
What are all of the conjugations for ‘avoir’?
State pattern
- J’aie (pronounced ‘ai’)
- Tu ais
- Elle/il/on ait
- Nous ayons
- Vous ayez
- Elles/ils aient
Stem = ‘ai’, regular endings excepting double ‘i’ = ‘y’ for ‘nous’ and ‘vous’
What are all of the conjugations for ‘être’?
State pattern
- Je sois (pronounced ‘swa’)
- Tu sois
- Elle/il/on soit
- Nous soyons
- Vous soyez
- Elles/ils soient
Stem = ‘soi’, ‘je’ and tu’ have endings ‘s’, regular for ‘elle’ and ‘elles’, double ‘i’ = ‘y’ for ‘nous’ and ‘vous’
