Il faut qu'ils sachent conduire
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Il faut qu'ils sachent conduire
Bonjour Jennifer,
No, that's not how it works.
The subjunctive/indicative question only comes up when there's a relative clause - that is, "verb + que + verb." The first verb is what determines whether the second verb has to be subjunctive.
Il faut que always needs the subjunctive: Il faut qu'il sache, Il ne faut pas qu'il sache, Il faut qu'il ne sache pas.
The lesson you asked this question about is on a particular set of verbs that require the indicative when the verb is affirmative, but the subjunctive when it's negative.
Je pense qu'il le sait --> Je ne pense pas qu'il le sache.
Ils savent conduire / Ils ne savent pas conduire - no subjunctive because there's no que.
You might like to take a look at some more explanatory lessons:
Introduction to French subjunctive
A simple little lesson on the French subjunctive
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