Present Subjunctive of Regular Verbs

Present Subjunctive of Regular VerbsReview of present tense conjugations of regular verbs

Present Tense of er Verbsmarcher march-je marchetu marchesil/elle/on marchenous marchonsvous marchezils/elles marchentPresent Tense of ir Verbspunir pun-je punistu punisil/elle/on punitnous punissonsvous punissezils/elles punissentPresent Tense of re Verbsvendre vend-je vendstu vendsil/elle/on vend_nous vendonsvous vendezils/elles vendenttravaillerje _________________tu_________________il _________________nous_______________vous_______________ils _________________choisirje _________________tu_________________il _________________nous_______________vous_______________ils _________________attendrej _________________tu_________________il _________________nous_______________vous_______________ils _________________How to Form the SubjunctiveDrop the ent ending of the third person plural (ils-form) of the present tense and add the following endings:-e-es-eionsiezentSubjunctive of er Verbsmarchent march-je marchetu marchesil/elle/on marchenous marchionsvous marchiezils/elles marchentSubjunctive of ir Verbspunissent puniss-je punissetu punissesil/elle/on punissenous punissionsvous punissiezils/elles punissentSubjunctive of re Verbsvendent vend-je vendetu vendesil/elle/on vendenous vendionsvous vendiezils/elles vendenttravaillertravaillenttravaill-je _________________tu_________________il _________________nous_______________vous_______________ils _________________choisirchoisissent choisiss-je _________________tu_________________il _________________nous_______________vous_______________ils _________________attendre attendentattend-j _________________tu_________________il _________________nous_______________vous_______________ils _________________Why do we need subjunctive????1. to express personal obligation after il faut que, meaning it is necessary that, to have to, or must.And2. to express a prohibition or interdiction with il ne faut pas que, meaning that you shouldnt or mustnt do something.ExamplesIl faut que je sortisse la poubelle.(= Je dois sortir la poubelle.)Il ne faut pas que je marche sur la pelouse.(= Je ne dois pas marcher sur la pelouse.)La formation du subjonctif 2Some verbs have TWO STEMS in the subjunctive.They still all have regular subjunctive endings.Subjunctive of venir ils viennent/nous venonsje viennetu viennesil/elle/on viennenous venionsvous veniezils/elles viennentSubjunctive of acheter ils achtent/nous achetonsj achtetu achtesil/elle/on achtenous achetionsvous achetiezils/elles achtentSubjunctive of esprer ils esprent/nous espronsjespretu espresil/elle/on esprenous esprionsvous espriezils/elles esprentSubjunctive of appeler ils appellent/nous appelonsj appelletu appellesil/elle/on appellenous appelionsvous appeliezils/elles appellentSubjunctive of payer ils paient/nous payonsje paietu paiesil/elle/on paienous payionsvous payiezils/elles paientSubjunctive of boire ils boivent/nous buvonsje boivetu boivesil/elle/on boivenous buvionsvous buviezils/elles boiventSubjunctive of voir ils voient/nous voyonsje voietu voiesil/elle/on voienous voyionsvous voyiezils/elles voientSubjunctive of prendre ils prennent/nous prenonsje prennetu prennesil/elle/on prennenous prenionsvous preniezils/elles prennent