In this French grammar lesson you will learn about the vouloir subjonctif conjugation.
In this lesson you will learn about:
- how vouloir is conjugated in French,
- how vouloir is pronounced in French,
- how vouloir is used in sentences in French,
- how you can quiz yourself on the vouloir subjonctif conjugation
- how vouloir subjonctif conjugation Anki files can be downloaded.
Please refer to the French B2 Curriculum to get a better overview of French grammar, if you are curious about how this fits in the overall structure of French B2.
By the end of the lesson you will know all about vouloir (to want)!
Table of Contents
Vouloir Subjonctif Conjugation Table
| que je | veuille | I want |
| que tu | veuilles | you want |
| qu’il/elle/on | veuille | he/she/one wants |
| que nous | voulions | we want |
| que vous | vouliez | you want |
| qu’ils/elles | veuillent | they want |
Pronunciation of Vouloir Subjonctif Conjugations
There is 1 important rule to take into account, when you want to pronounce a vouloir subjonctif conjugation.
- The je, tu, il/elle/on and ils/elles form have the same pronunciation of the verb.
que je veuille
que tu veuilles
qu’il veuille
qu’ils veuillent
You don’t pronounce the letters highlighted in red.
Example Sentences with Vouloir Subjonctif Conjugations
The final section of this lesson on the vouloir subjonctif conjugation is about seeing the verb in action.
This is valuable because you can improve your understanding on the vouloir subjonctif conjugation through examples.
Je ne pense pas que je veuille en parler.
I don’t think that I want to talk about it.
Je ne pense pas que tu veuilles vraiment savoir.
I don’t think that you really want to know.
Je doute qu’il veuille aider Paul.
I doubt that he wants to help Paul.
Je ne pense pas que nous voulions prendre cette direction.
I don’t think that we want to go in that direction.
Je ne crois pas que vous vouliez être ici.
I don’t believe that you want to be here.
Je doute qu’ils veuillent acheter des produits fabriqués par des enfants.
I doubt that they want to buy products made by children.
Quiz Yourself on the Vouloir Subjonctif Conjugation
It’s not enough to just read this lesson.
You should test your knowledge to see if you really understood everything, and to be able to repeat the material.
It is also for this reason that it is recommended to download the Anki Decks and do them.
At the end of every lesson you can do a small test.
You will see the sentences of the previous chapter. It is up to you to give the correct answer.
You will either need to fill in the blanks, choose the correct multiple choice option, or both.
Once you are done the correct answer will be shown.
You can redo the quiz as many times as you want.
Anki File for the Vouloir Subjonctif Conjugation
It is important to do the Anki excercises for this lesson, so that you can remember what you just studied.
By downloading the Anki File for French B2, you can practice every French B2 lesson that is on Language Atlas.
At this moment the Anki File for this lesson doesn’t exist yet. However, in due time this will be available on Language Atlas.
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Anki can be downloaded from here.
