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Present Subjunctive
Common expressions requiring/indicative of the Subjunctive
Term | Definition |
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vouloir | to want |
bien vouloir | to agree, to be willing |
desirer | to wish, to desire |
préférer | to prefer |
aimer mieux | to prefer |
souhaiter | to wish |
douter | to doubt |
nier | to deny |
être content, être heureux | to be happy |
être triste | to be sad |
être fâché | to be angry |
être fier | to be proud |
être désolé | to be sorry |
être surpris | to be surprised |
avoir peur, avoir crainte | to be afraid |
craindre | to fear |
regretter | to be sorry |
être furieux | to be mad, furious |
se fâcher | to be angry |
se réjouir | to rejoice, to be happy |
commander | to ask, to order |
exiger | to demand |
ordonner | to command, to order |
permettre | to permit |
consentir | to consent |
défendre | to forbid |
empêcher | to prevent |
il est temps que | it is time that |
il vaut (vaudrait) mieux que | it is better that |
il est preferable que | it is better that |
il faut (faudrait) que | it is necessary that |
il est nécessaire que | it is necessary that |
il est essential que | it is essential that |
il importe que | it is important that |
il est important que | it is important that |
il suffit que | it is enough that, it suffices that |
il est indispensable que | it is indispensable that |
il convient que | it is fitting that, it is proper that |
il est convenable que | it is fitting that, it is proper that |
il est possible que | it is possible that |
il se peut que | it is possible that |
il est impossible que | it is impossible that |
il est utile que | it is useful that |
il est inutile que | it is useless that |
il est douteux que | it is doubtful that |
il est peu probable que | it is unlikely that |
il n'est pas certain que | it is uncertain that |
il est heureux que | it is fortunate that |
il est bon que | it is good that |
c'est (il est) dommage que | it is a pity that |
il semble que | it seems that |
il est honteux que | it is shameful that |
il est triste que | it is sad that |
il est surprenant que | it is surprising that |
il est étonnant que | it is surprising that |
il est urgent que | it is urgent that |
avant que | before |
en attendant que | until |
jusqu'à ce que | until |
aussi (de si) loin que | far from as far back as |
non que | not that |
non pas que | not that |
sans que | without |
afin que | in order that |
pour que | in order that |
de manière que | so that |
de façon que | so that |
de sorte que | so that |
de crainte que | for fear that |
de peur que | for fear that |
bien que, quoique, encore que, malgré que | although |
à condition que | on condition that |
en cas que | in case |
pourvu que | provided that |
supposé que | supposing that |
à moins que | unless |
soit que...soit que | whether...or |