If the subject is doing the verb like, вЂњJenaye broke her glasses,вЂќ the verb is in an active voice. The verb voice isnвЂ™t dependent on the situation, but rather where the subject is in comparison to the verb. So donвЂ™t worry if it takes you a few read-throughs to get these.ДЇinally, you have the verb voice. In English, we donвЂ™t notice moods like subjunctive as much as we do in French, so it can be tricky to understand. But you also have verb moods like imperative, which is used in commands. In general, we speak in the indicative mood, which is used to talk about facts, opinions, or ask questions. Verb moods can be used across different time periods, so you can have subjunctive in both the past and the present. Verb moods or modes are what we were talking about with the subjunctive tense. For example, you have the simple present like вЂњI eat,вЂќ but you also have simple continuous like вЂњI am eating.вЂќ In both situations, the subject is eating in the present, but the meanings are slightly different. But there are a lot of variations on these three main tenses. We talked a little bit about verb tenses earlier, so youвЂ™ll probably remember that they come in three main tenses: past, present, and future. A verb tense shows the time period of the verb. For now here is a list of all 21 of the French verb forms:Д«efore we really get started, I want to clear up a few grammar definitions because these French explanations arenвЂ™t going to be helpful if you donвЂ™t understand what the English vocabulary even means. But donвЂ™t stress too much about the moods, weвЂ™ll get more into those later. Still, for the most part, itвЂ™s used to talk about situations, emotions, or feelings that arenвЂ™t considered inevitable or the present reality. The rules for the subjunctive tense arenвЂ™t always straightforward.

Therefore, the verb вЂњlikeвЂќ would be in the subjunctive mood because it isnвЂ™t a sure fact. But you also have the subjunctive mood, which canвЂ™t technically belong in the simple past or simple present and requires its own present and past tenses because actions in the subjunctive mood are considered subjective and uncertain.ДЇor example, in French, the subjunctive mood is used with verbs like вЂњbelieve.вЂќ If you say, вЂњI believe Sarah likes chocolate,вЂќ you arenвЂ™t sure she likes chocolate. In general, grammar experts believe there are three main tenses: past, present, and future. You have languages like Indonesian with no verb tenses, which makes FrenchвЂ™s 21 different verb forms seem pretty complex. Language learning is more of a roller coaster than a walk in the park, so weвЂ™re here to keep the fear to a minimum and the fun to a maximum.ДЇrench grammar is on the more complicated side as grammar systems go. WeвЂ™ve been there, and we feel you, which is why we wanted to put together this master guide to help you along with your grammar-learning journey. If youвЂ™re learning French, and itвЂ™s 21 different verb forms, youвЂ™ve probably struggled over a few verbs charts or stumbled through telling a story in the future tense. The system of language gets a bad rap among language learners.

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