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The SUBJONCTIF is generally follows que or qu' in a sentence and is used in the following cases :

CASE 1. To express necessity & obligation
CASE 2. To express a possibility
CASE 3. To express doubt or uncertainty
CASE 4. To express will & desire
CASE 5. To express emotions & sentiments
CASE 6. To express request, order, permission or refusal
CASE 7. To express time, purpose, conditions, etc.


Case 1: After IMPERSONAL EXPRESSIONS to express necessity & obligation

il faut que it is necessary that
il est important que it is important that
il est nécessaire que it is necessary that
il est essentiel que it is essential that
il est mieux que it is better that
il est préférable que it is preferable that

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Case 2: To express a possibility

il est possible que it is possible that
il est se peut que it is possible that
il arrive que it happens that
il semble que* it seems that
* see EXCEPTIONS

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Case 3: To express doubt or uncertainty

il est impossible que it is impossible that
il est incroyable que it is unbelievable that
il est douteux que it is doubtful whether
douter que to doubt that

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Case 4: To express will and desire

aimer que to like that
attendre que to expect that
désirer que to desire that
exiger que to require that
préférer que to prefer that
souhaiter que to hope that
vouloir que to want that

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Case 5: To express emotion & sentiments

être content(e) que to be happy that
être heureux/heureuse que to be happy that
être étonné(e) que to be suprised that
être mécontent(e) que to be unhappy that
avoir peur que to fear that
avoir honte que to be ashamed that

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Case 6: After verbs that express request, order, permission or refusal

demander que to ask that
exiger que to demand that
insister que to insist that
ordonner que to order that
consentir à ce que to consent/agree that
permettre que to allow that
défendre que to forbid that
empêcher que to prevent that
interdire que to forbid that

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Case 7: In different types of subordinate clause after conjunctions indicative of time, purpose, conditions, etc.

à condition que on condition that
à moins que unless
afin que so that
après que after
avant que before
bien que although
de façon/manière à ce que in a way that
jusqu'à ce que until
pour que so that
pourvu que provided that
quoique although
supposé que assuming that

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