Lesson 28: Avoir and Être in the Present Subjunctive

28.1 Avoir and Être in the Present Subjunctive

Avoir and être are the two major exceptions to the subjunctive patterns you've learned. Other verbs may use irregular stems, but they still take the standard present-subjunctive endings. But avoir and être do not consistently follow those endings, so their complete conjugations need to be learned separately.

AVOIR
(to have)
in the Present Subjunctive
je
j'aie
tu
aies
il, elle, on
ait
nous
ayons
vous
ayez
ils, elles
aient
French verb conjugation chart for avoir (to have) in the Present Subjunctive. Pronouns and their forms are shown for easy reference.
ÊTRE
(to be)
in the Present Subjunctive
je
sois
tu
sois
il, elle, on
soit
nous
soyons
vous
soyez
ils, elles
soient
French verb conjugation chart for être (to be) in the Present Subjunctive. Pronouns and their forms are shown for easy reference.

Il faut que tu aies ton passeport.

You need to have your passport.

Je suis contente que vous soyez ici.

I'm happy you're here.

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