Conjugate vouloir in the subjunctive present in French (Le Subjonctif Présent)

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Last updated: 2024-10-29

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Learn how to conjugate VOULOIR (to want) in Le Subjonctif Présent in French

The verb VOULOIR is irregular in Le Subjonctif Présent:

que je veuille	I want
que tu veuilles	you want
qu'il/elle/on veuille	he/she/we want
que nous voulions	we want
que vous vouliez	you want
qu'ils/elles veuillent	they want

Note that the nous and vous forms are the same as in L'Imparfait (Indicatif). (See Conjugate regular verbs in the imperfect tense in French (L'Imparfait))

As for the other forms, the irregular root veuill- is followed by the regular endings of Le Subjonctif Présent:

-e, -es, -e, [-], [-], -ent

Have a look at these examples:

Ils n'arrivent pas à croire que je veuille rester !They can't believe that I want to stay!

C'est comme ça, que tu le veuilles ou pas.It's this way, whether you want it or not.

Il faut déjà qu'il veuille bien m'aider.He has to be willing to help me to start with.

Il ne croit pas que nous lui voulions du mal.He doesn't believe that we want to hurt him.

Que doit-il faire pour que vous vouliez sortir avec lui ?What does he have to do for you to want to go out with him?

Je doute qu'ils veuillent venir.I doubt that they want to come.

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