subjunctif verbs

Preferences, Advice, Needs, Desires, Orders

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

* These verbs call for the ne explétif.

Judgments, Emotions, Feelings

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 convenable que it is proper/fitting 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

redouter que* to dread that

regretter que to regret that

se réjouir que to be delighted that

* These verbs call for the ne explétif

Possibilities, Opinions, Doubts, Suppositions

s’attendre à ce que to expect

chercher … qui* to look for

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

il n’est pas probable que it is improbable that

il n’est pas sûr que it is not certain that

il semble que it seems that

il se peut que it may be that

le fait que the fact that

nier que*** to deny that

refuser que to refuse

supposer queto suppose, hypothesize