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Learn how to form the subjunctive tense in Spanish by following a simple process. Understand the importance of the "yo" form and discover regular and irregular verb conjugations.
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The Process • Take your infinitive “hablar” • Change to the “yo” form –hablo • Remove the “o” from hablohabl- • Add the opposite ending, ar verb er ending • Hable, Hables, Hable, Hablemos, Hablen
ER • Take your infinitive “comer” • Change to the “yo” form –como • Remove the “o” from comocom- • Add the opposite ending, er verb ar ending • Coma, Comas, Coma, Comamos, Coman
IR • Take your infinitive “Vivir” • Change to the “yo” form –vivo • Remove the “o” from vivoviv- • Add the opposite ending “IR” verb “AR” ending • Viva, Vivas, Viva, Vivamos, Vivan
Why the “yo” form? • If there is an irregularity in the yo form, there will be an irregularity in the subjunctive • Tener Tengo Teng- • Tenga, Tengas, Tenga, Tengamos, Tengan
How about if you have a verb like “Salir”? • Salir Salgo • SalgoSalg- • Salga, Salgas, Salga, Salgamos, Salgan
Try this one out on your own! • Decir Digo • What are the five forms of the subjunctive? • Diga, Digas, Diga, Digamos, Digan
Of course there are also straight up irregular ones as well! • Ser Sea, Seas, Sea, Seamos, Sean • Ir Vaya, Vayas, Vaya, Vayamos, Vayan
Have you seen this before? • Absolutely, they are the same as the Commands*