Regular Verbs (1/2)
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 7.3.1
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):
Formation
- Take the present tense 'ils' form.
- Mangent
- Remove the ending.
- Mangent → mang
- Add subjunctive endings.
Endings: je, tu, il/elle/on, nous
- Que je mange - I eat
- Que tu manges - you eat (singular)
- Qu'il/elle/on mange - he/she/one eats
- Que nous mangions - we eat
Endings: vous
- Que vous mangiez - you eat
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Endings: ils/elles
- Qu'ils/elles mangent - they eat
Present Subjunctive IR Verbs
The process for forming the present subjunctive with IR verbs is shown below using 'finir' (to finish):
1) Take the present tense 'ils' form
- Finissent
2) Remove the ending
- Finissent → finiss
3) Add subjunctive endings
- Que je finisse - I finish.
- Que tu finisses - you (singular) finish.
- Qu'il/elle/on finisse - he/she/one finish.
- Que nous finissions - we finish.
- Que vous finissiez - you (plural/formal) finish.
- Qu'ils/elles finissent - they finish.
Test yourself on Regular Verbs (1/2)
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