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opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:16 PM

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bonjour @soft magnet this thread is for questions! if you have any do ask em here :3!

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:16 PM

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I have a french speaking exam tomorrow and i was wondering if someone could help me with this

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thank you :)

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:16 PM

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bonne chance

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:16 PM

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merci

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:16 PM

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wbat do u need help wifh

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:16 PM

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basically im in like high school french in america

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its nothing too crazy

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and

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i need help with like forming the subjunctive

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in french because i struggle with this a lot

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and my french is not necessarily fluid either so I was wondering how can I improve on this

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:23 PM

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soft magnet i need help with like forming the subjunctive

youre in luck because the french also have issues with this

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ok

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:24 PM

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lol

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can you help me?

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:24 PM

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we use it when we say XYZ que subject+verb

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:24 PM

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yeah

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we use a acronym in class

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called

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UWEIRDO

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which stands for like

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uncertanty

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wishes

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i forgot the rest but

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its like

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i forgot

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:25 PM

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soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:25 PM

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o

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:26 PM

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damn

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:26 PM

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thank you

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um

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:26 PM

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soft magnet o

we take present ils and remove ent + the endings above

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exception of course of avoir and aller

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as always

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:27 PM

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yeah

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and also a copule of others i think

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like

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voulloir i think

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:27 PM

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absolument

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:27 PM

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or

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mhm

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alright

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hmph

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:27 PM

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mate youve got this way better than i have

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:27 PM

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i have today to get decent at it so i can do decent on my exam tomorrow

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:27 PM

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i think youre gonna ace it

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:27 PM

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thank you :)

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but

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:27 PM

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gl

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:27 PM

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the only concern i have is like

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how can i start practicing

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idk where to start

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i know all of this without knowing how to start using it

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actually nvm i got it

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thank you

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:28 PM

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write it down

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:28 PM

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mhm

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fair

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il start there

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:28 PM

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like

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spin a wheel of a ton of verbs

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and go write them in subjuntive

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:28 PM

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where

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:28 PM

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soft magnet where

find a list of verbs :P

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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type

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ok

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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most commonly used verbs

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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mhm

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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theres gonna be all of em

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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alright fair enough

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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and then you subjunctive them all

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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yeah

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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oe until you got the hang of it

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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alright

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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google has conjugations

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youre responding faster than i can type

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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lol

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im a fast typer

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so yeah

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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opaque yacht google has conjugations

that tou can search

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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its like im talking kinda

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thing

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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mobile keyboard is a pain

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:29 PM

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lol

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i can type fast on mobile too

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:30 PM

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but i can type fadt normally

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:30 PM

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o

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:30 PM

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soft magnet i can type fast on mobile too

i can too but french keybaord layout kinda o.O

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:30 PM

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oh wat da hail

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why are u using this

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nvm

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:30 PM

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like

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:30 PM

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thatas tough

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yeah

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:30 PM

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soft magnet thatas tough

thatas

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:30 PM

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thank you

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im gonna do it now

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i think its good that you told me this

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:30 PM

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soft magnet i think its good that you told me this

bonne chance

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:31 PM

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mhm merci

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au revoir!

robust trench Mar 19, 2024, 9:31 PM

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In all honesty unless you’re also learning the subjunctive imperfect and pluperfect, it can be rather easy to form the subjunctive as long as you know how to form the stem and the endings

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:31 PM

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o

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potentially yes

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:31 PM

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yes that too

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oh lord

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but hey its endings :3

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:31 PM

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hm?

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:31 PM

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more endings to roots

robust trench Mar 19, 2024, 9:31 PM

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The real challenge is knowing when to use the subjunctive

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:31 PM

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bro its high school french in america

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its not that crazy

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he just wants me to use it once in the entire conversation

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:32 PM

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soft magnet he just wants me to use it once in the entire conversation

oh lirweally like

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il faut que XYZ

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once

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bam

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youre sorted

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:32 PM

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yes

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but he needs to hear it

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so he says

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try using it 2 or 3 times so i can hear it just in case

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:32 PM

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a

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ok

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:32 PM

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mhm

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:32 PM

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gl

robust trench Mar 19, 2024, 9:32 PM

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In that case just be a good boi and say, « Je veux que tu réussisses (I want you to succeed) » or something

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:32 PM

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thank you

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lol

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no its like

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:33 PM

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j'espere que tu Xyz

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:33 PM

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he is gonna give me two pictures

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:33 PM

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il faut que tu xyz

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:33 PM

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and i have to chooose one

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and talk about it for 4 minutes

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:33 PM

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je veux que tu xyz

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:33 PM

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than he is going to ask me questions for 4 minutes

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:33 PM

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je souhaite que tu xy

robust trench Mar 19, 2024, 9:33 PM

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opaque yacht j'espere que tu Xyz

not (positive) espérer

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:33 PM

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and than i have to just endure those hard quesitons

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and than also endure that i have to also comment on the other picture as well

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so

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yeah

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its gonna be tough

robust trench Mar 19, 2024, 9:34 PM

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espérer/penser/croire only take the subjunctive in inverted questions and in negative forms

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No, the negative has to be in the main verb

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:34 PM

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qhat

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je n'espere pas? mec quoi

robust trench Mar 19, 2024, 9:35 PM

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J’espère que tu réussis
Espérè-je que tu réussisses ?
Je n’espère pas que tu réussisses.

robust trench Mar 19, 2024, 9:35 PM

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opaque yacht je n'espere pas? mec quoi

Yeah, it has to be on the main verb

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:35 PM

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oh you were adding to my point

soft magnet Mar 19, 2024, 9:37 PM

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alright guys thanks

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ima go

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bye

opaque yacht Mar 19, 2024, 9:37 PM

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b de bye

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