Subjunctive after emotion — use it independently in context

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

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

1. Objective

By the end, you will reuse “Subjunctive after emotion” in a sentence or situation of your own.

2. Discover

Read the examples for “Subjunctive after emotion — use it independently in context” as language you might use today. What clue helps you choose the right structure?

3. Understand

To produce your own sentence, choose an emotion you could genuinely feel and explain its cause with “que + subjunctive”. Meaning comes before conjugation practice.

Je suis heureux que mes amis viennent ce soir.Je suis désolé que tu aies attendu si longtemps.Nous sommes fiers qu’elle réussisse seule.Je crains que le délai soit trop court.Ils sont contents que leur projet avance.Tu es surpris que je sache déjà la nouvelle.

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

To produce your own sentence, choose an emotion you could genuinely feel and explain its cause with “que + 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.