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I am still unsure why the subjective mood is used. Cant you just say Je dois..... instead of Il faut que....? It seems so much harder to cinstr

Amanda B.C1Kwiziq community member

I am still unsure why the subjective mood is used. Cant you just say Je dois..... instead of Il faut que....? It seems so much harder to cinstr

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular verbs in the subjunctive present in French (Le Subjonctif Présent)"
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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Amanda,

Yes,  you can use 'devoir' to avoid 'il faut que'. 

There are some occasions when you can avoid the subjunctive and as your grasp of the language improves you will grab these opportunities...

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Amanda B.C1Kwiziq community member

It seems so much harder to me to construct sentenances this way.

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Amanda B.C1Kwiziq community member

Thanks 

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I am still unsure why the subjective mood is used. Cant you just say Je dois..... instead of Il faut que....? It seems so much harder to cinstr

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