| Fully understanding what the subjunctive is used | | | | Regular –ir Verbs |
| for is difficult to comprehend for many English | | | | Simply remove the present tense endings and |
| speakers as it is an area of grammar rarely | | | | replace them with the same endings as used for |
| studied in English, due to the fact that the | | | | the present tense subjunctive –er verbs: |
| subjunctive is seldom used. However, in Spanish, | | | | Abrir– to open |
| the subjunctive is widely used and as such must | | | | - abro abra |
| be studied thoroughly. | | | | - abres abras |
| Before looking further into the many irregularities | | | | - abre abra |
| that are commonplace within the subjunctive at is | | | | - abrimos abramos |
| advisable, as it was when first being introduced to | | | | - abrís abráis |
| Spanish verbs, to start with the most basic of | | | | - abren abran |
| conjugations…the subjunctive present tense | | | | Regular Stem-Changing Verbs |
| regular. | | | | It should also be noted that –ar and –er |
| Regular Verbs in the Subjunctive Present Tense | | | | stem changing verbs carry over the same stem |
| Conjugating regular verbs in the subjunctive is | | | | changing characteristics from the indicative |
| quite straight forward as the examples below | | | | present tense and also follow the regular pattern |
| show; | | | | of change in the subjunctive as above. However, |
| Regular –ar Verbs | | | | stem changing -ir verbs do not and are irregular. |
| If you take the present tense conjugation of the | | | | Cerrar – to close |
| indicative (shown on the left of the example) and | | | | - cierro cierre |
| change the ‘a' in the ending (‘o' in the first | | | | - cierras cierres |
| person singular) to an ‘e' : | | | | - cierra cierre |
| Hablar – to speak | | | | - cerramos cerremos |
| - Hablo hable | | | | - cerráis cerréis |
| - Hablas hables | | | | - cierran cierren |
| - Habla hable | | | | Mover – to move |
| - Hablamos hablemos | | | | - muevo mueva |
| - Habláis habléis | | | | - mueves muevas |
| - Hablan hablen | | | | - mueve mueva |
| Regular –er Verbs | | | | - movemos movamos |
| Exactly the same as the regular –er verb | | | | - movéis mováis |
| except you change the ‘e' in the ending | | | | - mueven muevan |
| (‘o' in the first person singular) to an ‘a': | | | | Should you require information about how and |
| Comer– to eat | | | | when to use the Spanish subjunctive, the article; |
| - como coma | | | | ‘ Spanish Subjunctive - When Should You Use |
| - comes comas | | | | the Subjunctive in Spanish?', is extremely |
| - come coma | | | | informative and well worth a read, especially if |
| - comemos comamos | | | | you are still uncertain about when to use the |
| - coméis comáis | | | | subjunctive. |
| - comen coman | | | | |