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Test your knowledge of the French subjunctive with this crossword! At B2 level, mastering the subjunctive is essential — from expressing doubt and emotion to using key conjunctions and impersonal expressions. Can you identify the triggers, verb forms, and structures that require this tricky mood? Fill in the grid and prove your command of this cornerstone of French grammar!
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 6. To want
- 8. Fear expressed using the subjonctif
- 9. Dependent clause in a sentence
- 10. Always
- 11. To hope, often with subjonctif
Down
- 1. Verb meaning 'to be able to'
- 2. State of doubt or uncertainty
- 3. Requirement or duty to do something
- 4. Verb inflection system in French
- 5. Word linking clauses together
- 7. Sometimes
- 8. To fear, used with que + subjonctif
Answers
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Across
- 6. To want → vouloir
- 8. Fear expressed using the subjonctif → crainte
- 9. Dependent clause in a sentence → subordinate
- 10. Always → toujours
- 11. To hope, often with subjonctif → esperer
Down
- 1. Verb meaning 'to be able to' → pouvoir
- 2. State of doubt or uncertainty → incertitude
- 3. Requirement or duty to do something → obligation
- 4. Verb inflection system in French → conjugaison
- 5. Word linking clauses together → conjonction
- 7. Sometimes → parfois
- 8. To fear, used with que + subjonctif → craindre
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