Conjugaisons du subjonctif
To make up for the difficulty in knowing when to use the French subjunctive, the
conjugations are relatively easy. All regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs as well as many irregular
verbs* are conjugated according to this pattern:
1. Start with the present tense ils conjugation of the verb
2. Drop –ent to find the subjunctive stem
3. Add the appropriate subjunctive ending: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent
aimer
finir
vendre
partir
couvrir
mettre
ils
aiment
finissent
vendent
partent
couvrent
mettent
stem
aim-
finiss-
vend-
part-
couvr-
mett-
Subjunctive endings
… que je / j’
-e
aime
finisse
vende
parte
couvre
mette
… que tu
-es
aimes
finisses
vendes
partes
couvres
mettes
aime
finisse
vende
parte
couvre
mette
… qu’il/elle/on -e
… que nous
-ions aimions finissions vendions partions couvrions mettions
… que vous
-iez
aimiez
finissiez
vendiez
partiez
couvriez
mettiez
… qu’ils/elles
-ent
aiment
finissent
vendent
partent
couvrent
mettent