Subjonctif starters

aimer mieux que

to like better / to prefer that

commander que

to order that

défendre que

to forbid

demander que

to ask (someone to do something)

désirer que

to desire that

donner l’ordre que

to order that

empêcher que

to prevent (someone from doing something)

éviter que

to avoid

exiger que

to demand that

il est à souhaiter que

it is to be hoped that

il est capital que

it is crucial that

il est essentiel que

it is essential that

il est impératif que

it is imperative that

il est nécessaire que

it is necessary that

il est temps que

it is time that

il est urgent que

it is urgent that

il faut que

it is necessary that

interdire que

to forbid that

s’opposer que

to oppose that

ordonner que

to order that

permettre que

to permit that

préférer que

to prefer that

proposer que

to propose that

recommander que

to recommend

souhaiter que

to wish that

suggérer que

to suggest that

tenir à ce que

to insist that

vouloir que

to want that

accepter que

to accept

adorer que

to love that

aimer que

to like that

apprécier que

to appreciate that

avoir honte que

to be ashamed that

avoir peur que

to be afraid that

craindre que

to fear that

déplorer que

to deplore that

détester que

to hate that

être content que

to be happy that

être désolé que

to be sorry that

être étonné que

to be amazed that

être heureux que

to be happy that

être surpris que

to be surprised that

être triste que

to be sad that

il est bizarre que

it is odd that

il est bon que

it is good that

il est dommage que

it is too bad that

il est étonnant que

it is amazing that

il est étrange que

it is strange that

il est faux que

it is false that

il est heureux que

it is fortunate that

il est honteux que

it is shameful that

il est important que

it is important that

il est inutile que

it is useless that

il est juste que

it is right/fair that

il est naturel que

it is natural that

il est normal que

it is normal that

il est rare que

it is rare that

il est regrettable que

it is regrettable that

il est surprenant que

it is surprising that

il est utile que

it is useful that

il n’est pas exact que

it is not correct that

il n’est pas vrai que

it is not true that

il vaut mieux que

it is better that

regretter que

to regret that

se réjouir que

to be delighted that

s’attendre à ce que

to expect

douter que

to doubt that

il est douteux que

it is doubtful that

il est impossible que

it is impossible that

il est improbable que

it is improbable that

il est possible que

it is possible that

il est peu probable que

it is improbable that

il n’est pas certain que

it is not certain that

il n’est pas clair que

it is not clear that

il n’est pas évident que

it is not obvious that