French Verbs Subjunctive Forms

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Conjugate (je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles) the following French verbs, both regular and irregular, in the present subjunctive.


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  • 1. 

    Venir

    Explanation
    The given answer provides the correct conjugation of the verb "venir" in the present subjunctive tense. In this tense, "vienne" is the conjugation for the first and third person singular, "viennes" is for the second person singular, "venions" is for the first person plural, and "veniez" is for the second person plural. "Vennent" is the conjugation for the third person plural.

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  • 2. 

    Avoir

    Explanation
    The given answer provides the correct conjugations of the verb "avoir" in the present subjunctive tense. The verb "avoir" means "to have" in English. In the present subjunctive, "aie" is used for the first person singular, "aies" for the second person singular, "ait" for the third person singular, "ayons" for the first person plural, "ayez" for the second person plural, and "aient" for the third person plural. These conjugations are used when expressing doubt, uncertainty, or subjective opinions.

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  • 3. 

    Etre

    Explanation
    The given answer is the conjugation of the verb "être" in the present subjunctive tense. In French, the verb "être" means "to be" and it is irregular in its conjugation. The correct conjugations for "être" in the present subjunctive are "sois, sois, soit, soyons, soyez, soient." These forms are used when expressing doubt, uncertainty, or a subjective opinion.

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  • 4. 

    Faire

    Explanation
    The given answer provides the correct conjugation of the verb "faire" in the present subjunctive tense. In this tense, "fasse" is used for the first and third person singular, "fasses" for the second person singular, "fassions" for the first person plural, and "fassiez" for the second person plural. "Fassent" is used for the third person plural.

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  • 5. 

    Savoir

    Explanation
    The given answer represents the conjugation of the verb "savoir" in the present subjunctive tense. In French, the subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, or subjective opinions. The verb "savoir" means "to know" and in this tense, it is conjugated as "sache" for the first and second person singular, "sache" for the third person singular, "sachions" for the first person plural, "sachiez" for the second person plural, and "sachent" for the third person plural.

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  • 6. 

    Pouvoir

    Explanation
    The correct answer is the conjugation of the verb "pouvoir" in the present subjunctive form. In French, the subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, possibility, necessity, or emotion. In this case, the verb "pouvoir" is conjugated differently depending on the subject pronoun. "Puisse" is the first-person singular form, "puisses" is the second-person singular form, "puisse" is the third-person singular form, "puissions" is the first-person plural form, "puissiez" is the second-person plural form, and "puissent" is the third-person plural form.

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  • 7. 

    Falloir

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "il faille, faille." This is because "falloir" is an impersonal verb in French, meaning it is used in the third person singular form "il" to express obligation or necessity. The verb "faille" is the present subjunctive form of "falloir," which is used after certain expressions or conjunctions to indicate a hypothetical or uncertain action. Therefore, "il faille" is the correct form of "falloir" in this context, and "faille" is the correct form of the verb in the following sentence.

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  • 8. 

    Aller

    Explanation
    The given answer consists of the correct conjugations of the verb "aller" in the present subjunctive tense for different subject pronouns. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, or subjective opinions. In this case, the verb "aller" is conjugated as "aille" for the first and third person singular (je, il/elle/on), "ailles" for the second person singular (tu), "allions" for the first person plural (nous), "alliez" for the second person plural (vous), and "aillent" for the third person plural (ils/elles).

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  • 9. 

    Vouloir

    Explanation
    The given answer provides the correct conjugations of the verb "vouloir" in the present subjunctive tense. In this tense, "veuille" is the first person singular, "veuilles" is the second person singular, and "veuille" is the third person singular. "Voulions" is the first person plural, "vouliez" is the second person plural, and "veuillent" is the third person plural. These conjugations are used when expressing desires, wishes, or requests in a hypothetical or uncertain manner.

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  • 10. 

    Valoir

    Explanation
    The given answer provides the correct conjugation of the verb "valoir" in the present subjunctive tense. In this tense, the verb is conjugated as "vaille, vailles, vaille, valions, valiez, vaillent."

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  • 11. 

    Acquerir

    Explanation
    The given answer provides the correct conjugation of the verb "acquerir" in the present tense for different subjects. The verb "acquerir" is conjugated as "acquiere" for the subject "il/elle/on", "acquieres" for "tu", "acquiere" for "nous", "acquerions" for "vous", "acqueriez" for "ils/elles", and "acquierent" for "ils/elles".

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  • 12. 

    Mentir

    Explanation
    The given answer consists of forms of the verb "mentir" conjugated in different persons and tenses. "Mente" is the third person singular form of the present tense, "mentes" is the second person singular form of the present tense, "mentions" is the first person plural form of the present tense, "mentiez" is the second person plural form of the imperfect tense, and "mentent" is the third person plural form of the present tense. These forms correctly represent the conjugation of the verb "mentir" in the given sentence.

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  • 13. 

    Plaire

    Explanation
    The given answer is the correct conjugation of the verb "plaire" in the present subjunctive tense. In this tense, "plaire" is conjugated as "plaise" for the first and second person singular, "plaises" for the third person singular, "plaisions" for the first person plural, "plaisiez" for the second person plural, and "plaisent" for the third person plural.

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  • 14. 

    Mettre

    Explanation
    The given answer provides the conjugation of the verb "mettre" in the present tense for different subject pronouns. The verb "mettre" means "to put" or "to place" in English. The correct conjugations for the subject pronouns "je" (I), "tu" (you), "il/elle/on" (he/she/one), "nous" (we), "vous" (you), and "ils/elles" (they) are "mette, mettes, mette, mettions, mettiez, mettent" respectively.

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  • 15. 

    Mourir

    Explanation
    The given answer consists of conjugations of the verb "mourir" in the present tense. "Meure, meures, meure" are the singular forms for the pronouns "je, tu, il/elle" respectively. "Mourions, mouriez, meurent" are the plural forms for the pronouns "nous, vous, ils/elles" respectively. This conjugation pattern follows the regular -ir verb conjugation in French.

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