Subjunctive with Conjunctions

Subjonctif avec conjonctions

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Many French conjunctions and conjunctive phrases require the subjunctive, notably those which link cause and effect:

à condition que		provided that
à moins que*		unless
à supposer que		assuming that
afin que		so that
avant que*		before
bien que		although
de crainte que*		for fear that
de façon que		so that, in order that, in such a way that
de manière que		so that
de peur que*		for fear that
de sorte que		so that
en admettant que		assuming that
en attendant que		while, until
encore que		even though
jusqu’à ce que		until
où que		wherever
pour que		so that
pourvu que		provided that
qui que		whoever
quoique		even though
quoi que		whatever, no matter what
sans que*		without

* These conjunctions call for the ne explétif.

 No subjunctive

Conjunctions that express a simple reality do not call for the subjunctive:

ainsi que		just as, so as
alors que		while, whereas
après que**		after, when
aussitôt que**		as soon as
car		since, because
depuis que		since
dès que**		as soon as, immediately
en même temps que		at the same time that
lorsque**		when
parce que		because
pendant que		while
plutôt que		instead of, rather than
puisque		since, as
quand**		when
tandis que		while, whereas
une fois que**		once

 ** These conjunctions are followed by the future tense or the future perfect in French, even though in English we use the present tense.

 More French Subjunctive

• Introduction to the subjunctive
• Regular subjunctive conjugations
• Irregular subjunctive conjugations
• The Subjunctivisor!
• La chanson du subjonctif
   

 En español

• Subjuntivo
   

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