The subjunctive is required after verbs expressing commands, demands, desires, permissions, prohibitions, preferences, requests, and wishes:
aimer mieux (to
prefer)
commander (to order)
consentir (to consent)
craindre (to fear)
défendre (to forbid)
demander (to ask, demand)
désirer (to desire)
empêcher (to prevent)
exiger (to demand)
insister (to insist)
interdire (to forbid)
ordonner (to order)
permettre (to permit)
s'étonner (to be surprised)
se fâcher (to be upset)
se réjouir (to rejoice)
souhaiter (to wish)
vouloir (to want)
Exigez-vous que nous
partions?
(Are you demanding that we leave?)
Mes parents défendent
que je devienne artiste.
(My parents forbid me to become [that I become] an artist.)
The subjunctive is also used after verbs and expressions of feeling, or emotion such as fear, joy, regret, surprise:
avoir
honte (to be ashamed)
avoir peur (to be afraid)
être content (to be happy)
être désolé (to be sorry)
être flatté (to be flattered)
être gêné (to be bothered, embarrassed)
être malheureux (to be unhappy)
être triste (to be sad)
Sa mère est
triste qu'il ne puisse venir.
(His mother is sad that he cannot come.)
Nous avons bien
honte que notre fils vous ait fait rater votre
train.
We are embarassed that our son made you miss your train.
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