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p168 Subj With Emotion Verbs
p168 Subj With Emotion Verbs
Verbs of Emotion
Page 168 – Chp. 4 - Realidades 3
Subjunctive with Emotion Verbs
• As you already know, we use the
subjunctive after verbs indicating
suggestions, desire, or demands.
• The subjunctive is also used after
verbs and impersonal phrases
indicating emotion, such as:
Subjunctive with Emotion Verbs
• Ojalá que (I hope that…)
• Temo que (I fear that…)
• Tengo miedo de que (I am afraid that…)
• Me alegro de que (I am happy that…)
• Me molesta que (It bothers me that…)
• Me sorprende que (It surprises me
that…)
• Siento que (I feel that…)
• Es triste que (It´s sad that…)
• Es bueno que (It´s good that…)
The Subjunctive with Emotion Verbs
• Note that the subjunctive
sentences have two parts, each
with a different subject, connected
by the word que:
2 Clauses
Independent Separated
clause by the
(stands on its word
own) “que”
Subject > Verb