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Unit 2 · 5 lessons

Le mode: Subjonctif, Conditionnel and Hypotheses

Choose the mood that matches what you mean: indicatif or subjonctif after opinion verbs, emotions, wishes and judgments, the subjonctif passé for what has already happened, the conjunctions of concession, purpose and condition, and mixed hypotheses and tactful feedback with the conditionnel.

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  1. 1Opinion Verbs: Indicatif or Subjonctif?Why the same opinion verb takes the indicatif in one sentence and the subjonctif in the next: affirmative, negative and question forms of penser, croire, trouver and être sûr, espérer versus souhaiter, il me semble versus il semble, and how a speaker's choice of mood shows what they really commit to.Interactive10 questions
  2. 2Emotion, Wishes and JudgmentReact, wish and judge in natural French: a wider range of emotion verbs, wishes such as tenir à ce que and s'attendre à ce que, impersonal judgments like il est temps que, the conditionnel of politeness followed by the subjonctif, and the switch to an infinitive when both clauses share a subject.10 questions
  3. 3The Subjonctif PasséForm the subjonctif passé (subjonctif of avoir or être plus a past participle), choose between présent and passé by measuring time from the main verb, use it for actions finished before a future deadline, and handle agreement, pronouns, negation and the conjunctions that usually keep the présent.10 questions
  4. 4Concession, Purpose and ConditionOrganise conjunctions by what they do (concession, purpose, fear, condition, time, exclusion, cause) so the mood comes with the meaning, avoid the subjonctif with a same-subject preposition and infinitive, and steer clear of the look-alikes: bien que and si bien que, de sorte que, quoique and quoi que.11 questions
  5. 5Advanced Hypotheses and Tactful FeedbackBuild hypotheses where the condition and the result sit at different times, use même si, sauf si, si jamais, au cas où and à supposer que, turn si into a suggestion or a wish, and give feedback and express regret tactfully with the conditionnel passé.Interactive11 questions