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