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Subjuntivo: conjugaciones regulares
To conjugate regular -AR verbs in the subjunctive, take the present tense of the verb and change the A (or O, in yo form) at the beginning of the suffix to E.
HABLAR | Present | Subjunctive | |
| …que yo | hablo | hable | |
| …que tú | hablas | hables | |
| …que él/ella/Ud. | habla | hable | |
| …que nosotros | hablamos | hablemos | |
| …que vosotros | habláis | habléis | |
| …que ellos/Uds. | hablan | hablen |
-ER verbs: Take the present tense and change the E (or O) to A.
COMER | Present | Subjunctive | |
| …que yo | como | coma | |
| …que tú | comes | comas | |
| …que él/ella/Ud. | come | coma | |
| …que nosotros | comemos | comamos | |
| …que vosotros | coméis | comáis | |
| …que ellos/Uds. | comen | coman |
-IR verbs: The conjugation rules for -IR verbs are a bit more complicated.
- yo form – change O to A
- tú, él, and ellos forms – change E to A
- nosotros form – change I to A
- vosotros form – change Í to ÁI
If this seems too complicated, try this: take off the present tense ending and add the subjunctive ending.
ABRIR | Present | Subjunctive | Subj. ending | |
| …que yo | abro | abra | -a | |
| …que tú | abres | abras | -as | |
| …que él/ella/Ud. | abre | abra | -a | |
| …que nosotros | abrimos | abramos | -amos | |
| …que vosotros | abrís | abráis | -áis | |
| …que ellos/Uds. | abren | abran | -an | |
Stem-changing verbs: Stem-changing -AR and -ER verbs follow the above rules; they use the same stem as in the present tense and thus maintain their stem changes in the subjunctive.
| PENSAR | Present | Subjunctive | |
| …que yo | pienso | piense | |
| …que tú | piensas | pienses | |
| …que él/ella/Ud. | piensa | piense | |
| …que nosotros | pensamos | pensemos | |
| …que vosotros | pensáis | penséis | |
| …que ellos/Uds. | piensan | piensen | |
| PODER | Present | Subjunctive | |
| …que yo | puedo | pueda | |
| …que tú | puedes | puedas | |
| …que él/ella/Ud. | puede | pueda | |
| …que nosotros | podemos | podamos | |
| …que vosotros | podéis | podáis | |
| …que ellos/Uds. | pueden | puedan |
Notes
- In the subjunctive, the first and third person singular conjugations are identical.
- Spanish subjunctive conjugations are the same as imperative conjugations.
- Stem-changing -IR verbs are irregular and are thus explained on the irregular conjugations page.
More Spanish Subjunctive
Conjugations
Usage
- Verbs and expressions
- Conjunctions
- Adjective clauses
- Negation and interrogation
- Si clauses
- The Sujunctivisor!
Spanish Subjunctive Tenses
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