Present Subjunctive - Regular ER Verbs

French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 5.3.1

Regular ER Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

To form the present subjunctive you take the 'ils' form of the present tense, take off the 'ent' and add the subjunctive endings. Here is the example with 'manger' (to eat):

Je mange - I eat

Je mange - I eat

Tu manges - you eat

Tu manges - you eat

Il/elle/on mange - he/she/one eats

Il/elle/on mange - he/she/one eats

Nous mangions - We eat

Nous mangions - We eat

Vous mangiez - you eat

Vous mangiez - you eat

Ils/elles mangent- they eat

Ils/elles mangent- they eat

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