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le subjonctif présent
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the present subjunctive (the mood for wishes, necessity, doubt and emotion)
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finir → subjonctif (que je)
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finisse (ils finissent → drop -ent → finiss- + -e)
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prendre → subjonctif (que je)
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prenne (ils prennent → prenn- + -e; the stem change carries over)
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parler → subjonctif (que je)
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parle (ils parlent → parl- + -e)
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finir → subjonctif (que nous)
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finissions (the nous/vous forms look like the imperfect)
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être → subjonctif (que je)
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sois (irregular — to be)
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avoir → subjonctif (que je)
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aie (irregular — to have)
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aller → subjonctif (que je)
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aille (irregular — to go; nous allions)
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faire → subjonctif (que je)
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fasse (irregular — to do/make)
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pouvoir → subjonctif (que je)
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puisse (irregular — to be able)
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How do you build the present subjunctive?
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Take the present «ils/elles» form, drop the -ent, add -e/-es/-e/-ions/-iez/-ent.
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What is the «ils-stem» rule?
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Most subjunctive stems come from the present «ils» form: ils finissent → que je finisse; ils prennent → que je prenne.
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Name the six common irregular present subjunctives.
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être→sois, avoir→aie, aller→aille, faire→fasse, pouvoir→puisse, savoir→sache.
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What is the typical subjunctive error for English speakers?
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Leaving the indicative after a trigger (tu finis instead of tu finisses), forgetting an irregular (tu es instead of tu sois), or dropping «que».
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