Subjunctive after emotion — practise and choose the right form

Subjunctive after emotion: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: subjonctif-sentiment-repererPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Subjunctive after emotion” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Read the examples for “Subjunctive after emotion — practise and choose the right form” as language you might use today. What clue helps you choose the right structure?

3. Understand

When practising these sentences, choose an emotion that matches the situation, then place the verb after “que” in the subjunctive.

Je suis ravi que vous puissiez participer.Elle est étonnée qu’il ait accepté si vite.Nous sommes déçus que le magasin ferme déjà.Ils sont heureux que leurs enfants viennent ce week-end.Tu es inquiet que la réponse arrive trop tard.Je regrette que nous n’ayons pas plus de temps.

Watch out

Start with the subject and time reference. Only then choose the tense or verb form: word-for-word translation often leads to the wrong tense.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Write three sentences you could genuinely say or send. Change the subject, context and at least one lexical element.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

When practising these sentences, choose an emotion that matches the situation, then place the verb after “que” in the subjunctive..

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Subjunctive after emotion” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.