Use the subjunctive when a person wants someone else to do something, eg, I want him to go home. It can also be used to express thoughts, possibility or necessity. vouloir que to want (someone to do ...
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. A recent Economist magazine column looked at the English past subjunctive. The present subjunctive gets much less attention. This ...
Olly Jezek from the Czech Republic writes: Please could you explain how to use the subjunctive? E.g.: ‘It’s important that the lesson be funny.’ When should we use ‘be’ and why? Maria Goranova from ...