French · Chapter 19 · 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.
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