Subjunctive With Verbs of Emotion

The subjective is made of a main clause and a subordinate clause. The main clause may contain a verb of emotion like hope, joy, fear, surprise, and pity. The subordinate clause contains the subjunctive.

Common emotion verbs

Alegrarse (de)

Esperar

Sentir (e:ie)

Sorprendar

Temer

Es triste

Ojalá (que)

Emotion Subjunctive

Temo que Mis estudiantes llegueren tarde.

I’m afraid that My students will arrive late

When there is a change in the subject, use subjunctive.