Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Introduction to the verb ressembler
The English translation of the French verb ressembler is “to resemble.” It is pronounced as “reh-sahm-bler” in its infinitive form.
Ressembler comes from the Latin word “resemblare,” meaning “to be like.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used ever since in its current meaning.
In everyday French, ressembler is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a possibility or a hypothetical situation.
Three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Présent tense are:
- Il faut que tu ressembles à ta mère. (It is necessary that you resemble your mother.)
- Je doute qu’il ressemble à son frère jumeau. (I doubt he resembles his twin brother.)
- Il est possible que ces deux objets se ressemblent. (It is possible that these two objects resemble each other.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of ressembler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | ressemble | Il est important que je ressemble à mon frère. | It’s important that I look like my brother. |
tu | ressembles | Je veux que tu ressembles à ta mère. | I want you to look like your mother. |
il | ressemble | Il est possible qu’il ressemble à son père. | It’s possible that he looks like his father. |
elle | ressemble | Elle préfère qu’elle ressemble à sa sœur. | She prefers to look like her sister. |
on | ressemble | Il est nécessaire qu’on ressemble à nos parents. | It’s necessary that we look like our parents. |
nous | ressemblions | Il est préférable que nous ressemblions à nos grands-parents. | It’s preferable that we look like our grandparents. |
vous | ressembliez | Il est important que vous ressembliez à vos idoles. | It’s important that you look like your idols. |
ils | ressemblent | Il est essentiel qu’ils ressemblent à leurs ancêtres. | It’s essential that they look like their ancestors. |
elles | ressemblent | Il est crucial qu’elles ressemblent à leurs modèles. | It’s crucial that they look like their role models. |
Other Conjugations for Ressembler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ressembler
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Ressembler – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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