Subjonctif présent avec 'depuis' - with 'vouloir'

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Subjonctif présent avec 'depuis' – with vouloir

A)  Present time-frame introduction (When the introduction to the Subjonctif présent is in a present time frame):

[Present time-frame introduction]  +  que  +  Sujet  +  "vouloir"(Subjonctif présent)  +  verbe principal (Infinitif)  +  depuis  +  (an amount of time / a moment in time)

[Present time-frame introduction]  +  que  +  Sujet  +  (veuille,  veuilles,  veuille,  voulions,  vouliez,  veuillent)  +  verbe principal (Infinitif)  +  depuis  +  (an amount of time / a moment in time)

B)  Past time-frame introduction (When the introduction to the Subjonctif présent is in a past time frame):

[Past time-frame introduction]  +  que  +  Sujet  +  "vouloir"(Subjonctif présent)  +  verbe principal (Infinitif)  +  depuis  +  (an amount of time / a moment in time)

[Past time-frame introduction]  +  que  +  Sujet  +  (veuille,  veuilles,  veuille,  voulions,  vouliez,  veuillent)  +  verbe principal (Infinitif)  +  depuis  +  (an amount of time / a moment in time)

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Examples:

A) Present time-frame introduction (When the introduction to the Subjonctif présent is in a present time frame):

Example 1 (masculin / féminin singulier)

Je suis (present time frame) étonné qu'il (elle) veuille acheter ce livre depuis des mois.

I am (present time frame) amazed that he (she) has been wanting to buy that book for months. (and still wants to / is still wanting to)

I am (present time frame) amazed that he (she) has wanted to buy that book for months. (and still wants to / is still wanting to)

Example 2 (masculin / féminin singulier)

C'est (present time frame) surprenant qu'il (elle) veuille se réveiller à 6h00 du matin depuis l'automne.

It is (present time frame) surprising that he (she) has been wanting to wake up at 6 in the morning since autumn. (and still wants to / is still wanting to)

It is (present time frame) surprising that he (she) has wanted to wake up at 6 in the morning since autumn. (and still wants to / is still wanting to)

B) Past time-frame introduction (When the introduction to the Subjonctif présent is in a past time frame):

Example 3 (masculin / féminin singulier)

J'étais (past time frame) étonné qu'il (elle) veuille acheter ce livre depuis des mois.

I was (past time frame) amazed that he (she) had been wanting to buy that book for months. (and still wanted to / was still wanting to)

I was (past time frame) amazed that he (she) had wanted to buy that book for months. (and still wanted to / was still wanting to)

Example 4 (masculin / féminin singulier)

C'était (past time frame) surprenant qu'il (elle) veuille se réveiller à 6h00 du matin depuis l'automne.

It was (past time frame) surprising that he (she) had been wanting to wake up at 6 in the morning since autumn. (and still wanted to / was still wanting to)

It was (past time frame) surprising that he (she) had wanted to wake up at 6 in the morning since autumn. (and still wanted to / was still wanting to)