French Grammar

French Subjunctive

The subjunctive is one of the most distinctively French areas of grammar — triggered by specific verbs and conjunctions, and much more common in real speech than learners expect.

Textbook French Subjunctive

The standard forms taught in French courses worldwide — illustrated with real clips from native speakers, not invented examples.

Subjonctif Présent

Trigger (il faut que / bien que / pour que …) + que + subjunctive verb

The present subjunctive appears after a set of triggers and conjunctions — il faut que, bien que, pour que, avant que, and the verbs of doubt, wish, and emotion that learners spend a lot of time on.