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French · Chapter 19

The present subjunctive: how to form it

6 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

Lesson 1 · Words 1601-1617

Words 1601 to 1617

130	couper	to cut	verb
160	nombre	number	noun
1601	superbe	superb, magnificent	adjective
1605	obliger	to force, to oblige	verb
1606	formidable	great, fantastic, tremendous	adjective
1607	pause	break, pause	noun
1608	identité	identity	noun
1609	campagne	countryside; campaign	noun
1614	morceau	piece, bit	noun
1615	os	bone	noun

Lesson 2 · Words 1618-1631

Words 1618 to 1631

40	joie	joy	noun
91	compter	to count, to matter, to plan	verb
170	dépendre	to depend	verb
329	gateau	cake	noun
1618	intelligent	intelligent, clever	adjective
1621	job	job	noun
1624	cou	neck	noun
1626	reprendre	to take back, to resume, to take up again	verb
1630	star	star (celebrity)	noun
1631	regard	look, gaze	noun

Lesson 3 · Words 1635-1651

Words 1635 to 1651

3	jambe	leg	noun
1635	majesté	majesty	noun
1636	menace	threat	noun
1637	malgré	despite, in spite of	preposition
1638	appareil	device, appliance; handset; camera	noun
1640	là-haut	up there	adverb
1641	priver	to deprive	verb
1645	méchant	nasty, mean, wicked	adjective
1648	ange	angel	noun
1651	imbécile	idiot, fool	noun

Lesson 4 · Grammar primer
The present subjunctive: how to form it
The mechanical rule: take the ils form of the present (ils parlent), drop the -ent, add -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent. The nous / vous forms borrow the imperfect stem, plus the handful of irregulars you memorise - etre, avoir, aller, faire, pouvoir, savoir, vouloir, falloir.

Lesson 5 · Words 1653-1668

Words 1653 to 1668

240	réparer	to repair, to fix	verb
298	produit	product	noun
368	chapeau	hat	noun
399	decider	to decide	verb
1653	labo	lab	noun
1655	toi-même	yourself	pronoun
1656	cinéma	cinema	noun
1658	malheureusement	unfortunately	adverb
1663	parfaitement	perfectly, absolutely	adverb
1668	gérer	to manage, to handle	verb

Lesson 6 · Words 1670-1687

Words 1670 to 1687

206	pain	bread	noun
231	règle	rule, ruler	noun
1670	ADN	DNA	noun
1671	échange	exchange, swap	noun
1672	mince	thin, slim	adjective
1677	vitesse	speed; gear	noun
1678	succès	success	noun
1679	au-dessus	above, on top	adverb
1682	odeur	smell, odour	noun
1685	aise	ease	noun

Lesson 7 · Grammar primer
The subjunctive after necessity and will
il faut que, vouloir que, il vaut mieux que and the rest of the necessity-and-will triggers, governed by the different-subject rule: je veux partir (same subject, infinitive) vs je veux que tu partes (different subjects, subjunctive).
Lesson 8 · Words 1694-1700
Words 1694 to 1700
3 arbre tree noun
18 lever to raise, to lift verb
231 vendredi Friday noun
1694 celui-ci this one pronoun
1695 ministre minister noun
Lesson 9 · Read a story
Story milestone: top 1700 words
You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-1700 ceiling.