Subjunctive Expressions Flashcards by Jeremy hinds

il faut que

one must ..

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il est essential que

it is essential..

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il est juste que

it is fair..

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il est important que

it is important that ..

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il est préferable que

it is preferable ..

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il est naturel …

it is natural …

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il est rare …

it is rare ..

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il est étrange …

it is strange …

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il est étonnant ..

it is amazing …

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il est regrettable ….

it is unfortunate ….

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il est possible ..

it is possible …

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il est indispensable …

it is essential … / it is vital that …

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il se peut …

it may be …

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il vaut mieux …

it is better …

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il est souhaitable

it is desirable …

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il est normal…

it is normal …

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il est util …

it is useful …

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il est bizarre …

it is odd …

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il est surprenant …

it is surprising …

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il est dommage …

it is a shame …

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cela ne vaut pas la peine …

it is not worth it …

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Expressions followed by the INDICATIVE:

il est certain / évident / probable / sûr / vrai / se semble

certain / obvious / probable / sure / true / seems

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à condition que

on condition that

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à moins que

unless

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afin que

in order that

attendre que

to wait until

au cas de

in case

autant que

as far as ...

avant que

before ..

bien que

although ...

de crainte que ...

for fear that

de façon de

so that, in a way that, in such a way that ....

de manière que

so that, in a way that, in such a way that ....

de peur que ..

for fear that ...

de sorte que ...

so that, in a way that, in such a way that ....

en attendant que ...

until

jusqu'à ce que

until

malgré que

although ..

pour autant que ...

as far as, as much as ...

pour que

in order that ....

pourvu que ...

provided that ....

que ... ou non ...

whether ... or not (qu'il vienne ou non, cela m'est égal)

quoique

although

soit que ... soit que ...

whether .. or whether

tâcher que ..

to try to / to attempt to ...

veiller à ce que

to see to it that

où que

wherever

quel que

whatever

qui que

whoever

quoi que

whatever / no matter what ...

si + adj. + que

however - si bavarde qu'elle soit ... (however talkative she is..)

after an indefinite antecedent (where the thing or person being sought for / expressed etc may not exist - or may never be found even if it does)

eg: je cherche une personne qui soit honnête / je cherche un appartement qui ne soit pas trop cher

after a superlative expressing an opinion (the only / the best / the biggest / the most pleasant)

EG: A mon opinion, ... est la plus jolie élève que j'aie jamais vue

il est à souhaiter que

it is to be desired that ...

il est bon que

it is good that ...

il est convenable que

it is fitting (proper) that ...

il est douteux que ....

it is doubtful that ...

il est faux que ...

it is false that ...

il est heureux que ...

it is fortunate that ...

aimer que ...

to like ...

aimer mieux que ...

to prefer ...

j'aimerais que ...

I would rather ...

attendre que ...

to wait until ..

avoir besoin que ...

to need ...

s'attendre à ce que ..

to expect ...

avoir envie que ...

to (really) want ...

conseiller que ...

to advise...

défendre que ...

to forbid that ...

demander que ...

to as, to request that ...

exiger que ...

to demand that / to require that ...

insister pour que ...

to insist ...

interdire que ..

to forbid ...

permettre que ...

to allow / to permit ...

proposer que ...

to suggest ...

recommender que ...

to recommend that ...

souhaiter que ...

to wish ...

suggérer que ...

to suggest ..

tenir à ce que ...

to really want to / to be anxious to ...

vouloir que ...

to want ...

espérer: to hope. Requires the indicative, not the subjunctive!

eg: j'espére que vous allez bien j'espére que tu te sentiras mieux

conséiller de ... | conséiller que ...

to advise You can use either construction when in the subordinate clause - inf or sub - but NB: if using inf, "de", is expressed before the verb, and "à" is used if a noun immediately follows the verb in the main clause. The object is indirect.