French · Chapter 23 · Lesson 15 · Grammar primer
Subjunctive or indicative: choosing
The choice where the two moods compete: esperer takes the indicative but souhaiter the subjunctive, the certainty slide from il est probable que (indicative) down to il est possible que (subjunctive), il me semble vs il semble, and avant que (subjunctive) vs apres que (indicative).
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