A Fun Explanation of the French Subjunctive : French Grammar Made Fun #1

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"-the exciting world of french verbs" *cuts to completely unexcited face* I'm dead

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There was no cut

[@laurend3111]

I am a French native and I sometimes struggle to explain why and when to use the subjunctive to my students but YOU NAILED IT! Thank you so much for your video I will surely use it again for my future lessons!

[@Vickipotent]

I’m a french beginner but I watched the whole video #rebel, absolute adore the editing, great video and great explanation, thank you!!

[@lazaromora8263]

So the french has subjunctive mood too, i thought that it was a spanish thing, so that means the gringos are the weirdos.

[@alexpopov5971]

'Because your OPINION could be considered your emotion' - I was just immediately struck with an 'oooooh I get it now'. Thanks for real!

[@InquirywithHelena]

You’re my kind of teacher! Crisp, funny and gets straight to the point. Cheers!

[@juliendesmarets6966]

Native French speaker here. I don't use subjunctive after 'Il est évident que' (4:08) and subjunctive would definitely sound weird contrary to other cases where it is optional. I suppose you could argue 'evident' is an opinion but it is more about an objective reality than 'nécessaire' or 'normal'. Speaking of 'que', I learned the subjunctive forms at school preceded by 'que' precisely to distinguish them from indicative so that I was shocked at 3:01 until realizing it is subjunctive (duh the subject of the video, but it quickly followed a part about indicative 2:38-2:46 so that I was confused). Subjunctive is losing ground anyway, especially in everyday speech, but indeed it is still unavoidable in some cases and marks the well-taught speaker. Excellent accent by the way ;)

[@tamarkikolashvili89]

I have an exam in one hour and watching your video makes everything so clear! Thanks for being hilarious and making study process so much fun!

[@annabellepatchett2516]

Thank you - that is the first time I have laughed and not cried when trying to learn the subjunctive.....

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[@antoinettemarie5837]

This was so helpful! I've been learning french for about 5 years now and I understand so much more about the french subjunctive just from your video. Thank you!

[@farhanmendel]

I love your video editing.

[@DarianSandmartin]

After having watched a dozen videos about the subjunctive, I fell in love with yours and your channel! Great taken, explanation, materials and lots of sun, of course! Thank you!

[@JacktheFreaklol]

This is the first explanation that actually makes the "mood" part of it make sense. It does kind of remind me of how in (some dialects of) English we say to "never speak in absolutes" when expressing opinions or making inquiries/requests while in polite company, which is interesting.

[@dodetkotob]

Merci, that is so helpful

[@lisahinton9682]

This is the first video of yours I've watched. I absolutely loved the, "Thanks, France," peppered here and there in the video.

[@fatimas8459]

PLEASE COME BACK TO MAKING VIDEOS THIS WAS SO HELPFUL AND ALSO ENTERTAINING

[@KevinAbroad]

I will show that to my students, thanks 👍🤗 - A French teacher PS: I doooon't think you can say "Je pense pas qu'il vient" though. It sounds strange not to use a subjunctive here! Oh but then again, I'm French so I probably use it wrong ahaha

[@cyruszahed2955]

I think i'd say 'je pense pas qu'il viendra" we're both french and we both probably use it perfecly even if we're wrong wich we never are even when we are :D

[@cyruszahed2955]

I think i'd say 'je pense pas qu'il viendra" we're both french and we both probably use it perfecly even if we're wrong wich we never are even when we are :D

[@mecha-sheep7674]

Je suis français et "je pense qu'il vient" is absolutely correct. For exemple : - "Quand penses-tu qu'il va venir ?" (When do you think he will come ?" - "Je pense qu'il vient à 5 heure" ( I think he will come at five o'clock) versus : "penses-tu qu'il va venir ?" (Do you think he will come ?) -"Je ne pense pas qu'il vienne". ( I don't think he will come)

[@KevinAbroad]

@@mecha-sheep7674 No one said "Je pense qu'il vient" was incorrect :D. I was simply pointing out that when you turn this sentence into the negative form, it calls for the subjunctive :).

[@MadameLynnMayo]

I hope they're in college!

[@oliverkocharski9852]

As a Y12 French A-Level Student this video perfectly summarised and explained the subjunctive mood clearly. Thank you!!

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I have just found your chanel. Its 3:39 minute of the video...I'm smiling ...its funny ....and I stopped to write the comment just to let this video and YOU to go forward with our comments.

[@OlenaBeley]

This is like the best French lesson I’ve ever watched. Thank you!!!!

[@anjidoyle8470]

I really love your teaching style. I realise that I have sometimes been using the subjunctive without realising it and also I do prefer to use je dois aller plutôt qu,il fait que j' y alle...because it rolls off the tongue more easily.

[@teresawawra9537]

Thank you so much :) When asked for an explanation, my French teacher just stated that there was no explanation for this "thing" and that we would just need to know it by heart.

[@dreamykittenwhispers]

I died at the verb sarcasm and the French blowing air sass at the end 😂

[@AliceUnara]

I love the editing...it kept me glued to my seat the whole time. and first French explanatory video to be this exciting. do you edit the videos yourself?

[@Roseal43]

Great video! The best teachers take the students through difficult topics like a breeze and voilà the concept becomes so clear. And your sense of humour is awesome. I loved the example sentences. I am totally in the right 'mood' now to nail subjonctif which was eluding me. Merci ! 🙂

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this video will forever be etched into my memory...

[@glovefox]

When "show me present subjunctive" came up in my lesson, I started sweating ....SO glad I found your video! Thank you!! Will be coming back to watch more in the future. :)

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Oh... I don't know where to start. Explanation? Excellent! Editing? Excellent! Humour? Excellent! Mate, you've just got yourself a subscriber. I've even clicked the bell. (I've never done that before! Thank you for taking my 'bell' viginity).

[@julbee4777]

“Thanks France.” Thanks for the helpful and entertaining video.

[@aquajosh]

You sweet sweet biscuit you, thank you for this video. I know it's been four years now, but can you do one on the difference between using the Imperfect and Passé Composé?

[@thomasdussault1132]

Très bien expliqué!

[@curtiscurry5775]

I will never forgot how to say, “I don’t think he will come.” 😂😂😂 Great video!

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

5:24 but in that specific phrase it does?

[@rhiannahughes9340]

MERCI! i have been struggling so much with this, you're so clear and concise.

[@lifewithcats1163]

This was great .. very funny 😆.. we as learners need to lighten up a bit and laugh a bit about the stress that comes with learning the subjunctive.. I’ve changed my outlook thanks to you.. not so much an impossible mountain to climb .. our perception of and the way in which we tackle a prob can make all the difference..

[@malinerees4666]

This is the first time I’ve seen one of your videos and it was great! Entertaining and informative. Thank you!

[@catrinmorgan9147]

Brilliant - I have been doing this for n lessons [where n is a number too high] and it's finally made sense

[@maclen51B]

This is the best explanation of the subjunctive that I’ve seen!

[@amandacai7459]

ahh can you please please please please make more grammar videos like this omg this helped so much

[@maddiemarin7301]

Appreciate your use of fun editing!

[@mohpisek]

your link isn't working mate

[@adriaandeckers4422]

thank you it helped a lot i had trouble in school .

[@beatricelombard1554]

Love your teaching style, humor and editing - makes retaining the information so much easier! Good to know even the French have challenges with the subjunctive. 😏

[@evergreen7213]

In fact, i could pick up Queen Elizabeth’s British accent while she spoke French. In any case, I want to continue watching more videos to improve my French. Merci Beaucoup!

[@EleanorHunter-jm9iz]

2:26 lmao that describes my entire mood

[@ruxandrasava9703]

Great video! Can’t see any links to the lists you’ve mentioned in the video though, could you include them?

[@aquarius4953]

The subjonctif exists also in English. He suggests that you be present at the meeting.

[@Gallopstar]

This helped me so much when I realised that I had already been using the subjunctive in English so I knew exactly how to use it in French, though we only use it for "to be" in English.

[@matthewpagan2709]

Funny, to the point, and useful. You have a simple way of explaining a hard subject. Thank you!

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

2:05 no one was thinking that *_until now!_* well done😒

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everything about this video was so perfect

[@elliesur96]

How come you stopped making videos? I really enjoyed this one!

[@evergreen7213]

You do have talent in languages ! I can’t discern any foreign accents when you speak either English or French!

[@likeajeanius7354]

This was so good I wish you had more french videos

[@crazyleopard6035]

...you my new teacher now

[@MissSophiestication]

Very well explained and fun, I started laughing watching it on a train. ;)

[@ariisair]

I love, l o v e the unique editing style and intros!

[@aureliski]

Watch out for "il est évident que" - it does use the indicative unless you establish a doubt ; est-il évident que + subj ? .. if not, it's about certainty and it remains with the indicative :)

[@alirezaa6530]

underrated channel mate.

[@opalessense]

Cette video était très creative. Pourriez-vous en faire plus ? J'ai beaucoup de mal avec le conditionnel. J'ai appris le subjonctif il y a 20 ans. Depuis ce temps, j'ai absolument oublié que ce temps verbe existe. Ca veut dire que j'ai parlé avec les francophones sans utiliser le subjonctif pendant 20 ans !!

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

3:47 there is no link. There’s nothing there.

[@macy3998]

Thank you so much! I was really confused but this helped.

[@rabiyanmalikk]

i could not find the link u provided it is not working

[@sahrishsayed9932]

First time ever that I had a laugh while learning Subjonctif. You are awesome man! 😂

[@NullPxl]

This is such a high quality video! Seriously, thank you.

[@naruemonrorick6205]

Very short and helpful! Thank you!

[@robertosoto1370]

Hello Ed! haven't heard from you for quite a while i have heard from a lot from polyglots & linguists that. In order to learn a language inmersion is the main key to gain fluency, but i also have heard that french people make mistakes when speaking their native language & if they do what in the world do i expect!!! Je ne sait pas que-c'est mon niveau de francais donc je ne sais pas mon niveu de francais je pense que je me suis un peu ameliore car la grammaire est tres compliquee je decide continuer mes etudes i read magazines & newspapers to learn vocabulary i'll be happy to reach b1 or b2 level ! Grammar & conjugation will come later on ...

[@dradel2050]

So I am french and I decided to make a tour of every video teaching french

[@McTaggle]

Haha 😆 love this too mate!

[@barkhawadhwani7319]

Loved the way you explained!!! But I could not find the materials on the given link.

[@AbdulRehmanKhan-ci4cn]

Can you please make a video on the verbs which take Les Pronoms Toniques like Penser - Je pense a lui/elle/toi

[@MSPZINGONI]

I love your video! Finally!! Someone teaching grammar una fun way! I want to do the same for Spanish! What editing programme do you use? Thanks! You are a genius!

[@fredericroy]

Votre français est incroyable. Quel est votre histoire à propos de cette langue ? Pouvez-vous nous en dire plus sur votre apprentissage ?

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Thank you! Looking forward to episode 2

[@mixeduphouse4428]

For me as an English speaker living in west africa, I recognise when guys are using faut que because it sounds like they are swearing very quickly.

[@Nath_CM]

3:49 the list is no longer available

[@WisdomTeet]

Brilliant. Thank you.

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I LOVE THE RANDOM CUTS

[@juliecarlson8806]

Absolutely top quality, very engaging and visually appealing. Could you do one for the difference of using avoir or être for passé composé? Thanks for considering it.

[@Carmel-tc3rh]

Hello teacher, do u have lessons for explaining ( le subjonctif ) for the level ( B2) ? Thanks a lot

[@ykartd]

hahaha I didn't think twice about the example sentence until you said it lol

[@murtasakhambati8474]

What is the example sentence's second meaning??

[@effyleven]

I am going to have to watch that again, it was a little bit quick for me. But hey, I am 76. Duolingo in French and Norwegian. 6+ years.

[@chezCody]

Am I missing something? There's a list of these phrases as extra materials? I signed up but only got a PDF on how to learn languages. Great video, b ut can't find the mentioned "materials"... Cheers!

[@brigitteconcessio2614]

HA! HA! what a fun video for the subjunctive 😎 and my grade 10's are definitely gonna giggle about your lil faux pas 😉. Thank you !

[@MindTheGrad]

'Thanks France' 😹😹 love your editing! thanks for this video, awesome!

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Yet another video in top, unmistakable Ed-quality B-)

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linguaEpassione Ed is the new rising talent! Jan

[@LaFerpection]

Cheers guys :)

[@ahonuibowman7176]

This is amazing. Thank you so much!

[@rhall9413]

I would say "je ne pense pas qu'il vient (boucoup mais il vient des fois)" kind of thing... present habit, and if it was a party and the future it would be subjunctive ie. I dont think he will come/will be coming. This is what the subjunctive tells us... it's something that hasn't happened. I lived in France as a child but my grammar and writing arent great. That said, I have the subjunctive down pretty naturally, which helps!

[@rippergraphistandgamemaker2368]

Salut la ferpection, je suis français et j'ai adoré ta vidéo ! Moreover, you learn me that this case it's called "the subjonctive" and as i'm french since my birth, it's natural for me so I didn't knew it perfectly xD Me gusta idiomas también, sé como hablar en español pero puedo sempre tener errores cuando escribo/hablo en español jaja Eu comecei a aprender Português porquê mi namorada fala português mas cuando falo en português eu hablo español (C'est chiant ça xD) И для мне язык, который мне нравится больше всего, русский. но это немного трудно 😂 Mais je suis fière de ma langue aussi :P Ta chaîne mérite plus d'abonnés !

[@sugandhaverma5845]

Hey thanks for uploading this video... This is really useful ...... Can u pls make a video on how to use passé composé and imparfait ....coz i really face alot of problems distinguishing where to use what......

[@andrewdeakin7078]

Great video, very helpful. Thank you. I envy your French accent. It sounds perfect to me (but I am Australian). A vid on how to improve one's French accent would be welcome. My French teacher is a native speaker, and it visibly hurts her ears having to listen to me murdering her language.

[@cripheponine]

Irregular verbs are in group 3. They aren't in a separate 4th group.

[@sophiamatveeva5569]

So helpful! And hilarious. Thank you.

[@SAGHAJAR]

Good points thanks .

[@EasyFinnish]

Salut! Merci beaucoup pour votre vidéo, c'est incroyable! Bonne journée!

[@susanwood7654]

Excellent interesting video!~ Where are the links, they would be so useful. Susan

[@lucyhuang1061]

This video is so underrated

[@pizzaislife5889]

I didn't take that sentence the other way till you said it omg 😂😂

[@brooketracy1735]

Can you do this with the conditional? Much thanks :)

[@LaFerpection]

Hey Brooke, yeh that was on my list. Will let you know when it comes out :)

[@linasmith5848]

I'm watching this video thinking this will be great for my high school students, raise an eyebrow over the example you used based on my experience with hormonal teenagers, but figured it will wash over if no one fusses about it. But then you make a point about it! Noooooo! Now there's no way I can show this in class or assign it. If a parent hears the comment, I'm in trouble. Other than that, excellent video!

[@jordanbartlett8980]

SAME! I was SO excited to show my students and give them a break from my voice, but there's no way I can show it now :( I guess I could skip over it while in live class, but then I can't post it for them later if they ask ...

[@linasmith5848]

@@jordanbartlett8980 :-)

[@Ilikesaucytoes]

I’m trying to learn a bit of the subjunctive for my writing exam tomorrow so I can surprise my teacher 😂