Verbly

When to use it

It usually appears after que: il faut que, bien que, je veux que, pour que, avant que.

How to recognise it

Look for a trigger phrase plus que, then a verb form that may differ from the normal present: que je sois, que nous allions.

How to form it

Often start from the ils/elles present stem and add -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent. Nous and vous often look like imperfect forms.

A simple rule

Do not use it just because the sentence is in the future or past. The trigger expression is what matters.

Examples

Il faut que je parle.

I must speak.

Je veux que nous partions.

I want us to leave.

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