When French needs the subjunctive (and when it does not)
CEFR B1 · part 1
edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
Past participle agreementAgreeing the participle with être always, and with avoir only when the direct object…Reporting what someone saidTurning a sentence into reported speech, changing tense, person and time or place markers.Connectors that are not synonymsChoosing the connector that says what you mean, knowing that ones from the same list are…Obligation and prohibitionSaying that something is compulsory, forbidden, or simply not necessary.The adjective that changes meaningPlacing six adjectives before or after depending on the meaning, and reading correctly…tout, chaque, quelque, plusieursChoosing the right form of tout, and not pluralising what is always singular.The rule, in three lines
The subjunctive is built on the ils stem of the present. It follows il faut que, bien que, pour que, vouloir que and feelings. It does not follow espérer que.
The usual slip. Not using it at all, because the English subjunctive has almost disappeared.
Why it catches you out. The English subjunctive has all but vanished, so you never use one: you put an indicative where French requires the subjunctive, after il faut que, bien que or pour que.