The verb ÊTRE is irregular in the Subjonctif Présent:
| que je sois | that I am (were) |
| que tu sois | that you are (were) |
| qu'il/elle/on soit | that he/she/we is (were) |
| que nous soyons | that we are (were) |
| que vous soyez | that you are (were) |
| qu'ils/elles soient | that they are (were) |
Note that:
- The singular forms' endings don't match the expected Subjonctif Présent ending (-e, -es, -e): je sois, tu sois, il soit
- The root soi- becomes soy- in the nous and vous form.
Look at these examples:
Il faut que je sois à l'heure.
I must be on time.
Il faut que nous soyons à Paris à cinq heures.
We must be in Paris at 5 o'clock.
Tu voudrais qu'elle soit blonde.
You would like her to be blond.
Je veux que tu sois parfait.
I want you to be perfect.
Il faut qu'ils soient très motivés.
They must be very motivated.
Il faut que je sois à l'heure.
I must be on time.
Je veux que vous soyez plus attentifs.
I want you to be more attentive.
Elle veut que son français soit parfait !
English translation here is: She wants her french to be perfect!
This is confusing: if Le Subjonctif has 2 different subjects - then is she wanting her own french to be perfect (which would not be Subjonctif)or someone else's (like her daugthter's or her female friend or the professor wants the student's french to be perfect)?
Either way, there are two different subjects here, so the use of the subjunctive is correct.
1) elle
2) son français
But whether she's talking about her own french or someone else's can only be established from the context. With no context, you would assume her own.
Elle veut que son français soit parfait !
English translation here is: She wants her french to be perfect!
This is confusing: if Le Subjonctif has 2 different subjects - then is she wanting her own french to be perfect (which would not be Subjonctif)or someone else's (like her daugthter's or her female friend or the professor wants the student's french to be perfect)?
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