French Verbs – Present Tense Subjunctive of Connaître, Écrire and Naître

In this lesson we learn how to create the present tense of the subjunctive mood of connaître, écrire and naître.

This group of verbs inserts a consonant sound before adding the present tense subjunctive endings, namely ‘ss’ in the case of connaître and naître, and a ‘v’ in the case of écrire. There are no changes for the nous and vous forms.

What is the present tense subjunctive mood of connaître (‘to know’)?

The present tense subjunctive stem for connaître is connaiss-.

French	English
que je connaisse	that I may know
que tu connaisses	that you may know
qu’il connaisse	that he may know
qu’elle connaisse	that she may know
que nous connaissions	that we may know
que vous connaissiez	that you may know
qu’ils connaissent	that they may know
qu’elles connaissent	that they may know

What is the present tense subjunctive mood of écrire (‘to write’)?

The present tense subjunctive stem for écrire is écriv-.

French	English
que j’écrive	that I may write
que tu écrives	that you may write
qu’il écrive	that he may write
qu’elle écrive	that she may write
que nous écrivions	that we may write
que vous écriviez	that you may write
qu’ils écrivent	that they may write
qu’elles écrivent	that they may write

What is the present tense subjunctive mood of naître (‘to be born’)?

The present tense subjunctive stem for naître is naiss-

French	English
que je naisse	that I may be born
que tu naisses	that you may be born
qu’il naisse	that he may be born
qu’elle naisse	that she may be born
que nous naissions	that we may be born
que vous naissiez	that you may be born
qu’ils naissent	that they may be born
qu’elles naissent	that they may be born

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