The+'Subjonctif'

The present, past and future tenses are used to describe __reality__, facts. Learning the conditionnel was a fisrt step into French __subjectivity__. It is now time to take a step beyond. Don't be afraid. Here comes the SUBJONCTIF.

The SUBJONCTIF is the tense you will use when you want to give your **opinion**, your **feelings**, your **wishes** or your **doubts**. It is __always__ introduced by **QUE**.

For every single verb, the endings will always be the same : **-e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, ent.** -ions and -iez are the same endings as the imparfait. The others are the same as the present tense for verbs in -er.

**When do you have to use it ? In some continuous writings (Paper 4) you may have to advise someone or to complain !**
There is this basic rule that the subjonctif is used after verbs, conjunctions and phrases of 1) hope 2) desire 3) fear 4) lament 5) admiration 6) doubt or 7) disapproval Further, it is used when the main / introductory sentence implies that the subordinate clause is something irreal.
 * ||  |||||| Examples ||
 * [[image:http://www.french-online.de/grammar/images/tabelle/10x1.gif width="10" height="8"]] ||  || J' ai peur qu' il vienne . || I am afraid that he comes. ||
 * ||  || NOT: J' ai peur qu' il vient. ||^   ||
 * ||  || Je n' espère pas qu' il le fasse . || I do not hope that he will do it. ||
 * ||  || NOT: Je n' espère pas qu' il le fait. ||^   ||
 * ||  || Je crains qu' il soit déjà venu . || I am afraid that he is already there. ||
 * ||  || NOT: Je crains qu' il est déjà venu. ||^   ||   ||


 * ||  ||   || [[image:http://www.french-online.de/grammar/images/tabelle/10x1.gif width="10" height="1"]] |||| Examples ||
 * |||| vouloir = to want ||
 * ||  || Nous voulons que vous partiez . ||
 * ||  || We want that you leave . ||
 * |||| désirer = to wish ||
 * ||  || Je désire que ce soit vrai. ||
 * ||  || I wish that this was true. ||
 * |||| aimer = to love, to like ||
 * ||  || J' aime qu' ils me disent toujours la vérité. ||
 * ||  || I like it that they always tell me the truth. ||
 * |||| exiger = to demand ||
 * ||  || Il exige que vous partiez tout de suite. ||
 * ||  || He demands that you (all) / you (formal) leave immediately. ||
 * |||| plaire = to like ||
 * ||  || Ça me plaît qu' il prépare toujours le petit déjeuner. ||
 * ||  || I like it that he always prepares the breakfast. ||
 * |||| préférer = to prefer ||
 * ||  || Je préfère qu' il le fasse lui-même. ||
 * ||  || I prefer that he does it himself. ||
 * |||| souhaiter = to wish ||
 * ||  || Je souhaite qu' il fasse plus attention à ce qui se passe autour de lui. ||
 * ||  || I wish that he would pay more attention to what happens around him. ||   ||   ||


 * || It is impossible that ... ||
 * || I think it is great that ... ||
 * || It is not likely that ... ||
 * || It is not to be accepted that ... ||


 * If you want to hear all these sentences in French, go on the original website**
 * Different ways to avoid the subjonctif : @http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/tas8.html**
 * Exercises : @http://www.polarfle.ovh.org/test/exosubjindav.htm**
 * There you go !! **
 * Let's play : @http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/n11/jeux/oiebdf4.html **
 * If you want to practice with the French band Sinsémilia, click on the following link : @http://platea.pntic.mec.es/~cvera/hotpot/sinsemilia_bonheur.htm. That was on the radio //il y a cinq ans,// it is called (//On vous souhaite//) //tout le bonheur du monde//, it's very optimistic and cheerful, perfect for the sunny days ! **
 * If you want to practice on the subjonctif, discover the past subjonctif and practice on the agreement of the past participle, try this exercise based on a song from one of my favourite French singer, Benjamin Biolay : "Bien avant" **