Spanish · Chapter 18 · Lesson 3 · Grammar primer
Present subjunctive forms
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The short version
Build the subjunctive off the yo-form
The machinery is almost mechanical. Take the yo-form of the present indicative, knock off the final -o, and add the opposite family's endings: -ar verbs take the e-set, -er and -ir verbs take the a-set. Because the stem comes from the yo-form, most 'irregular' verbs are not irregular here at all. Tengo gives tenga, hago gives haga, conozco gives conozca.
hable, coma, viva
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