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voir (
to see
)
que j’aie vu que nous ayons vu
que tu aies vu que vous ayez vu
qu’il/elle/on ... (apprendre) le subjonctif.
20. Il vaut mieux que vous lui _________________ (téléphoner) avant de le voir.
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partir (
to leave
) ils partent part-
servir (
to serve
) ils servent serv-
sortir (
to go out
) ils sortent sort-
suivre
(
to follow, to
ils suivent suiv-
take a course
)
vivre (
to live
) ... indicative, the
ils/elles form, drop the -ent to form the stem, and add
the following endings:
-e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, or -ent.
Present Subjunctive Verb Endings
je -e nous -ions
tu -es...
... que
to insist that
vouloir (bien) que
to want/would like that
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Vive la France! (Long live France!)
Soit! ... Uncertainty
Affirmative
(
Indicative
)
Interrogative
(
Subjunctive
)
Negative
(
Subjunctive
)
croire que (
to believe that
) Croire que? ne pas croire que
trouver que...
... hypothetical sentences.
Part V: Considering Your Mood:
Subjunctive or Not
This part looks at forming the present and past subjunctive of regular, irregular, and
pronominal verbs. It also explains ... present tense of regular verbs,
spelling-change verbs, irregular verbs, and pronominal verbs. This part also intro-
duces the present participle and gerund.
Part II: Using...
... regular
-er verbs:
Common Spelling Change for -ger Verb Endings
je -e nous -eons
tu -es vous -ez
il/elle/on -e ils/elles -ent
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Working with -cer verbs
Verbs ... accent grave, so
the
nous and vous forms have no accent grave. Notice also that the endings are the
same as regular
-er verbs. Check out Table 3-3 for other verbs like acheter.
Table 3-3...
... -s, -s, -t; bring the v back for the plural
and add
-ons, -ez, -ent. Do this with all the verbs in this group.
“Pseudo” -ir Verb Endings
je -s nous -ons
tu -s vous -ez
il/elle/on -t ils/elles -ent
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plural, bring back the
t from the infinitive and add -ons, -ez, -ent. For the verb servir,
drop the -vir from the infinitive, ad...
... information about reflexive verbs and giving commands, check out Chapter 8,
and see Chapter 7 for information on using reflexive verbs when answering negatively.
Understanding Reflexive Verbs
Every ... something or someone
)
je lave nous lavons
tu laves vous lavez
il/elle/on lave ils/elles lavent
Je lave le bébé. (
I am washing the baby.
)
se laver (
to wash oneself
)
je me lave nous no...
... certain verbs correctly to form some
popular expressions (Chapter 10). Furthermore, this part is
a guide to help you use certain tricky verbs correctly. Some
verbs (such as connaître and savoir) have ... player?)
k
Faut-il faire de l’exercice? (Is it necessary to exercise?)
l
Pouvons-nous chanter? (Can we sing?)
m
Veulent-ils aller au cinéma? (Do they want to go to the movies?)
n
Géraldine...