French · Chapter 20 · Lesson 15 · Grammar primer
The subjunctive after conjunctions
Conjunctive phrases that always trigger the subjunctive: bien que and quoique (although), pour que and afin que (so that), avant que (before), jusqu'a ce que (until), a condition que and pourvu que (provided that), a moins que (unless), sans que (without), plus the same-subject shortcut pour que -> pour + infinitive.
The short version
The subjunctive triggers you never have to judge
Opinion verbs make you weigh whether something is asserted or doubted. Conjunctions do not: bien que, quoique, pour que, afin que, avant que, jusqu'à ce que, sans que, à moins que and pourvu que take the subjunctive every time. Memorise the list and this corner becomes free marks.
Bien qu'il soit tard, je reste.
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