Kilo Lingo

Spanish · Chapter 11 · Lesson 2 · Grammar primer

Conjugation

Prescribed by the AQA specification.

The short version

Build the subjunctive out of the yo form

Take the yo form of the present indicative, drop the -o and swap the vowel: -ar verbs take -e endings, -er and -ir verbs take -a. That is the mirror of the indicative, and it means every yo-form irregularity carries straight through. Learn the commonest triggers first: quiero que, espero que, dudo que.

Quiero que vengas.

I want you to come.

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