If you say the stem has to be the stem of the infinitive, then yes, you'll find lots of irregular verbs. But there's a much better rule, and I'd say the few verbs that don't follow it could be called irregular in the Subjonctif Présent.

- je/tu/il/elle/on/ils/elles: the stem is the Indicatif Présent third person plural, minus -ent

- nous/vous: the stem is the Indicatif Présent second/third first plural, minus -ons

Examples:

aimer -> ils aiment -> aim-

venir -> ils viennent -> vienn-

tenir -> ils tiennent -> tienn-

prendre -> ils prennent -> prenn-

...

There are not that many exceptions to this rule. Some important ones:

- avoir -> aie/aies/ait/ayons/ayez/aient
- être -> soi- (turns into soyons/soyez making ii into y)
- faire -> fass-
- pouvoir -> puiss-
- savoir -> sach-
- aller -> aill- / all-
- valoir -> vaill- / val-
- vouloir -> veuill- / voul-

NOTE: where there are two stems, the second one is for nous/vous, the first one is for all others.

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Tony H.B2Kwiziq community member

HelloHello, In the lesson, it says that with vivre ot être we are to use dans or nothing. Does that mean we cannot use en. I am confused because there is an example that says "Je suis en class."

Asked 8 years ago

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helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"to my room"The lesson shows"Je vais dans ma chambre pour m'habiller ". Why are we using "dans" here and not ' a ma chambre" -- to my room.

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Nicole C.C1Kwiziq community member

Again stuck on when to use passé simple. Thought not used much in conversation these days?

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Kinds of "en"In a quiz for another topic we were supposed to make imperative of "Tu n'en parles pas" and it was incorrect to write "Ne parles-en pas !" like in this topic. Are these two kinds of "en"? How does one tell the difference?

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David L.B2Kwiziq community member

Does anyone use the passé simple?

I love knowing and being able to use the more arcane aspects of grammar. I wonder, is it of any use learning this tense for dialogue, or is it solely literary in its applications?

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Barbara R.A1Kwiziq community member

would the negative be, for example, Ils ne seraient pas tellement déçus.Is this correct? Vous ne seriez pas surpris. And this - to ask if he would be happy to help? Est-ce qu'il serait heureux d'aider

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