Rule to form Le Subjonctif PrésentIf 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.
My daughter and they play together.
I thought it was, " them, " not, " they, " in English. I'm confused. I'd use Hugo and them, never Hugo and they. Huh?
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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