French II

“I have to go to the bank” or “I must go to the bank” can be expressed in any of the following ways:

• Je dois aller à la banque.

• Il faut que j'aille à la banque.

• Il me faut aller à la banque.

Falloir is used:

With the infinitive

• Il faut arriver à l'heure. (It is necessary to arrive on time or One has to arrive on time or One must arrive on time.)

• Il ne faudrait pas faire cela. (One shouldn't do that.)

With the infinitive and an indirect object

• Il me faut étudier. (I have to study.)

• Il lui fallait travailler. (He [she] had to work.)

With que followed by the subjunctive

• Il faudra que je parte. (I will have to leave.)

To express need

• Il me faudra beaucoup d'argent. (I'll need a lot of money.)