Building the subjuntivo presente

General rule:
verbs ending in -ar:
verb stem + -e/-es/-e/-emos/-Ă©is/-en
 
verbs ending in -er or -ir:
verb stem + -a/-as/-a/-amos/-áis/-an

 
💡 For example:
es necesario que viaje – it is necessary that I travel
es bueno que comas – it is good that you eat

So much for the general rule for building the subjuntivo presente of regular verbs.
You also should take a look at some exceptions:


Building the subjuntivo presente – exceptions to the general rule:

  1. “o” shifts to “ue”

    💡 For example:
    contar (to tell)
    cuente, cuentes, cuente, contemos, contéis, cuenten

  2. “o” turns into “ue” + “o” changes into “u”

    💡 For example:
    dormir (to sleep)
    duerma, duermas, duerma, durmamos, durmáis, duerman

  3. “e” turns into “ie”

    💡 For example:
    pensar (to think)
    piense, pienses, piense, pensamos, penséis, piensen

  4. “e” changes to “i”

    💡 For example:
    pedir (to ask for)
    pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidáis, pidan

  5. “e” tuns into “ie” or “i”

    💡 For example:
    sentir (to feel)
    sienta, sientas, sienta, sintamos, sintáis, sientan

  6. Verbs ending in “-uir“ additionally add “y”

    💡 For example:
    concluir (to finish)
    concluyo, concluya, concluyas, concluyamos, concluyais, concluyan

  7. Further exceptions:
    Verbs ending in -acer, -ecer, -ocer or -ucir, form their subjuntivo with -zco.

    💡 For example:
    conocer (to know)
    conozca, conozcas, conozca, conozcamos, conozcáis, conozcan


 

 

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