Wishes, feelings and doubt

The subjunctive follows verbs and expressions that show a wish, a feeling, a judgement or a doubt about someone else's action:

• wishes: vouloir que, souhaiter que, préférer que
• importance: il est important que
• feelings: être content que, être désolé que, avoir peur que, regretter que
• doubt and possibility: douter que, il est possible que, il se peut que

The two clauses must have different subjects. With the same subject, use the infinitive: Je suis content de venir (I'm glad to come), but Je suis content que tu viennes (I'm glad you're coming).

Reflexive verbs keep their pronoun: Il a peur que nous nous perdions (He is afraid we will get lost).