If you say the stem has to be the stem of the infinitive, then yes, you'll find lots of irregular verbs. But there's a much better rule, and I'd say the few verbs that don't follow it could be called irregular in the Subjonctif Présent.

- je/tu/il/elle/on/ils/elles: the stem is the Indicatif Présent third person plural, minus -ent

- nous/vous: the stem is the Indicatif Présent second/third first plural, minus -ons

Examples:

aimer -> ils aiment -> aim-

venir -> ils viennent -> vienn-

tenir -> ils tiennent -> tienn-

prendre -> ils prennent -> prenn-

...

There are not that many exceptions to this rule. Some important ones:

- avoir -> aie/aies/ait/ayons/ayez/aient
- être -> soi- (turns into soyons/soyez making ii into y)
- faire -> fass-
- pouvoir -> puiss-
- savoir -> sach-
- aller -> aill- / all-
- valoir -> vaill- / val-
- vouloir -> veuill- / voul-

NOTE: where there are two stems, the second one is for nous/vous, the first one is for all others.

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ly fen c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

haïr changes completely in conjugationI think, the verb "haïr" changes completely in present conjugation, it should be remembered by heart, right? is it the 2è groupe in ir?

Asked 10 years ago

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Marnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aigü and aigüeThe example uses masculine and feminine endings but in your "instruction" there is no mention feminine v s masculine...only the NOT derived from verbs... become -üe in the written form, but are pronounced in exactly the same way as the masculine form." Could you clarify this?

Asked 7 years ago

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Dzoan L.B1Kwiziq community member

m'endormeMa mère me berçait dans ses bras jusqu'à ce que je m'endorme. This sentence confuses me. What tense is m'endorme? Is that present tense? Why is it present tense here? Shouldn't it be l'imparfait as well? Merci.

Asked 9 years ago

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Diana S.A1Kwiziq community member

does the gender of the city matter

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Adwitaa V.A0Kwiziq community member

when exactly do you use je voudrais and what about saying you would like, she/he would like, they would like-how do you say them?

Asked 7 years ago

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Diana G.B1Kwiziq community member

I understand that "Il ne mange rien" is the correct order of words...But does the order change if the verb tense changes? Can I say " Il n'a rien mangé?

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