LPC: Révision du subjonctif

Révision du subjonctif

Introduction - Review the subjunctive mood in French. As you may recall, the subjunctive is used a lot in French. Earlier, impersonal expressions and certain verbs were introduced that take the subjunctive. Remember the acronyms JEF, PANDO, POD. Review the forms of the subjunctive mood and those impersonal expressions.

Le subjonctif avec certaines conjonctions

Explication - There are several conjunctions that take the subjunctive in French. The list below is not exhaustive, but many of the most commonly used conjunctions are included. Focus on these conjunctions. Note: not all conjunctions take the subjunctive. Pay close attention to the tables below, looking at what is subjunctive and what is not.

The following ARE subjunctive conjunctions and they generally link cause and effect.

Conjunctions - Subjunctive Examples
Subjunctive Conjunction	En anglais	Exemple	En anglais
avant que	before	Je vais repartir avant qu'il fasse du cinéma.	I am going to leave before he starts some drama.
pour que	so that	Il va t'aider pour que tu sois à l'heure.	He is going to help you so that you are on time.
jusqu'à ce que	until	Nous allons attendre jusqu'à ce que sa mère soit là.	We are going to wait until his mother is there.
bien que	although	Bien que tu sois très gentil, je ne suis pas amoureuse de toi.	Although you are very nice, I am not in love with you.
à condition que	provided that	Il va m'emmener à la fête à condition que tu viennes aussi.	He is going to take me to the party provided that you come, too.
quoi que	whatever	Quoi que tu nous dises, nous n'allons pas te croire.	Whatever you tell us, we are not going to believe you.

The following are NOT subjunctive conjuctions and they generally express a simple reality:

Conjunctions - Indicative (not subjunctive) Examples
NOT Subjunctive Conjunction	En anglais	Exemple	En anglais
car	for, because	Il ne peut pas jouer au tennis aujourd'hui, car il n'a pas le temps.	He cannot play tennis today, for he doesn't have time.
parce que	because	Je vais en France parce que je veux améliorer mon français.	I am going to France because I want to improve my French.
pendant que	while	Il a fait ses devoirs pendant que ses parents dormaient.	He did his homework while his parents were sleeping.
alors que	whereas	Nous allons en ville alors que nous n'avons aucune envie d'y aller.	We are going into the city whereas we have no desire to go there.
puisque	since, as	Puisque j'ai un peu d'argent en plus, je vais au cinéma.	Since I have a little bit of extra money, I am going to the movies.
quand	when	Quand tu seras chez moi, nous irons à la plage.	Where you are at my place, we will go to the beach.