Languages › French A Lesson on When to Use the Subjunctive With 'Il Paraît Que' Verbs, Expressions and Conjunctions That Require the French Subjunctive Share Flipboard Email Print Feifei Cui-Paoluzzo / Getty Images French Grammar Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Updated September 01, 2017 The French expression il paraît que means "it seems that" and it may require the subjunctive, depending on whether it is used affirmatively, negatively or interrogatively. When used affirmatively, il paraît que does not need the subjunctive. Example Il paraît qu'il le fait.It seems that he does it. But when using il paraît que to express doubt or uncertainty, use the subjunctive. Examples Il ne paraît pas qu'il le fasse.It doesn't seem that he does it (he doesn't seem to do it). Paraît-il qu'il le fasse ?Does he seem to do it? Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation ThoughtCo. "A Lesson on When to Use the Subjunctive With 'Il Paraît Que'." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/does-il-parait-que-subjunctive-1369225. ThoughtCo. (2020, August 27). A Lesson on When to Use the Subjunctive With 'Il Paraît Que'. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/does-il-parait-que-subjunctive-1369225 ThoughtCo. "A Lesson on When to Use the Subjunctive With 'Il Paraît Que'." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/does-il-parait-que-subjunctive-1369225 (accessed January 24, 2021). copy citation