Verbs in the present subjunctive may express actions that take place in the present or the future:
Il faut que tu partes. (You must leave.)
The present subjunctive of most verbs is formed by dropping the -ent ending of the third person plural (ils) of the Present Indicative and adding the endings:
| person | singular | person | plural |
| 1st | -e | 1st | -ions |
| 2nd [familiar] | -es | 2nd [polite;plural] | -iez |
| 3rd | -e | 3rd | -ent |
| chanter (to sing) | finir (to finish) | vendre (to sell) |
| que je chante | que je finisse | que je vende |
| que tu chantes | que tu finisses | que tu vendes |
| qu'il/elle chante | qu'il/elle finisse | qu'il/elle vende |
| que nous chantions | que nous finissions | que nous vendions |
| que vous chantiez | que vous finissiez | que vous vendiez |
| qu'ils/elles chantent | qu'ils/elles finissent | qu'ils/elles vendent |
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