Formation et Expressions Impersonnelles
Le subjonctif is a verb form that must be used after certain expressions of necessity doubt uncertainty possibility wish feeling emotion Le subjonctif
Le subjonctif is called a mood; this means that the subjunctive addresses the attitude of the speaker. To use le subjonctif, you must have three things : 1.an expression that must be followed by le subjonctif 2.‘que’ between the independent and the dependent clauses. 3.two different subjects. Le subjonctif
Il faut que vous appreniez le subjonctif. Independent clause Dependent clause
To form the stem take the ils form of the present tense and drop the – ent: Les verbes en –er: drop ‘er’ regard- Les verbes en –re: drop ‘re’ rend- Les verbes en –ir: drop ‘ir’ add –iss finiss- La formation :
Je-e Endings: Tu-es Il/elle/on-e Vous-iez Ils/elles-ent Nous-ions
dire: dis— écrire: écriv— lire: lis— partir: part— sortir: sort— mettre: mett— Quelques verbes irréguliers:
Les expressions impersonnelles: Il faut que Il est bon que Il est important que Il est essentiel que Il est indispensable que Il est utile que Il est naturel que Il est normal que Il est juste que Il est dommage que Il vaut mieux que It is necessary that (must) It is good that It is important that It is essential that It is indispensable that It is useful that It is natural that It is normal that It is fair that It is too bad that It is better that
We must always tell the truth. Il faut que nous disions la vérité. It is too bad that you are leaving. Il est dommage que tu partes. It is normal that you go out with your friends. Il est normal que tu sortes aves tes amis. Traduction
It is good that the children put on their jackets before going outside. Il est bon que les enfants se mettent leurs vestes avant d’aller dehors. It is essential that we eat. Il est essenti e l que nous mangions. It is useful that you read this book. Il es utile que tu lises ce livre. Traduction