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List of Irregular Subjunctive Verbs

The document provides information about present subjunctive verb forms in Spanish. It begins by listing example present subjunctive stems and their regular endings. It then discusses the six irregular present subjunctive verbs and provides their conjugations. Finally, it explains stem changes that can occur in the present subjunctive for verbs ending in certain letters and spelling changes for verbs like -ger,-gir,-car,-gar, and -zar verbs.

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List of Irregular Subjunctive Verbs

The document provides information about present subjunctive verb forms in Spanish. It begins by listing example present subjunctive stems and their regular endings. It then discusses the six irregular present subjunctive verbs and provides their conjugations. Finally, it explains stem changes that can occur in the present subjunctive for verbs ending in certain letters and spelling changes for verbs like -ger,-gir,-car,-gar, and -zar verbs.

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SECTION 1

Here are a few examples of present subjunctive stems.

Infinitive Yo Present Indicative Form Present Subjunctive Stem

caber Quepo quep-

caer Caigo caig-

conocer Conozco conozc-

hacer Hago hag-

lucir Luzco luzc-

parecer Parezco parezc-

poner Pongo pong-

querer Quiero quier-

tener Tengo teng-

traer Traigo traig-

valer Valgo valg-

ver Veo ve-

Regular Present Subjunctive Endings

Once you have the stem, you will add the present subjunctive ending
that matches your subject. There are only two ending sets for the
present subjunctive: one for -ar verbs and one for both -er and -
ir verbs.

Subject -ar Verb Endings -er and -ir Verb Endings

yo E a

tú Es as
usted, él, ella E a

nosotros Emos amos

vosotros Éis áis

ustedes, ellos, ellas En an

In the table below are full present subjunctive conjugations


for hablar, tener, and vivir.

Subject Hablar Tener Vivir

yo hable tenga viva

tú hables tengas vivas

usted, él, ella hable tenga viva

nosotros hablemos tengamos vivamos

vosotros habléis tengáis viváis

ustedes, ellos, ellas hablen tengan vivan


SECTION 2

Irregular Present Subjunctive Verbs

There are only six truly irregular verbs in the subjunctive. You'll find
the conjugations for each of these verbs in the tables below.

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Dar, Estar, and Ser

Subject Dar Estar Ser

yo Dé esté sea

tú Des estés seas

usted, él, ella Dé esté sea

nosotros demos estemos seamos

ustedes, ellos, ellas Den estén sean

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Haber, Ir, and Saber

Subject Haber Ir Saber

yo Haya vaya sepa

tú hayas vayas sepas

usted, él, ella Haya vaya sepa

nosotros hayamos vayamos sepamos

ustedes, ellos, ellas hayan vayan sepan

Tildes Mean A Lot!


The tilde on dé is used to distinguish it from the preposition de.

SECTION 3

Stem Changes in the Present Subjunctive


1. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ar and -er Verbs

For verbs in this group, the e in the last syllable of the stem
(the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ie, or the o in the
last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative)
changes to ue. All subjunctive forms follow the stem change except
for nosotros and vosotros, which use the infinitive stem.

Present Subjunctive Conjugation Table for Querer

quiera queramos

quieras queráis

quiera quieran

2. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ir Verbs

All e> ie and o> ue stem-changing -ir verbs follow the same
changes as in the present indicative, except
the nosotros and vosotros, forms, in which the e changes to i and
the o changes to u.

Present Subjunctive Conjugation Table for Sentir

sienta sintamos

sientas sintáis

sienta sientan

Present Subjunctive Conjugation Table for Dormir


duerma Durmamos

duermas Durmáis

duerma duerman

PODER- o> ue

Pueda

Puedas

Pueda

Podamos

Puedan

3. e> i Stem Changes with -ir Verbs

All e> i stem-changing -ir verbs in the present indicative maintain


the stem change in all forms of the present subjunctive.

Present Subjunctive Conjugation Table for Pedir

pida pidamos
pidas pidáis

pida pidan

Spelling Changes
Some verbs in the present subjunctive undergo spelling changes. This
often occurs for reasons of pronunciation, and these changes often
match those of verbs with spelling changes in the preterite. Let's take
a look at some of these verbs.

1. -ger and -gir Verbs

 Verbs ending in -ger and -gir have a j instead of a g in the


subjunctive. The base form for these verbs is the first person
form of the present tense, which undergoes a spelling change.

Present Subjunctive Conjugation Table for Escoger

escoja escojamos

escojas escojáis

escoja escojan

2. -car, -gar, and -zar Verbs

 Verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar undergo a change in the


final consonant before -ar. These consonants change to qu, gu,
and c, respectively. Some of these verbs, such as empezar, also
under go stem changes.

Present Subjunctive Conjugation Table for Sacar

saque saquemos

saques saquéis

saque saquen
Present Subjunctive Conjugation Table for Llegar

llegue lleguemos

llegues lleguéis

llegue lleguen

Present Subjunctive Conjugation Table for Empezar

empiece empecemos

empieces empecéis

empiece empiecen
The present subjunctive stem for the verb averiguar is averigü-.

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