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• The present subjunctive tense is used to express doubt, possibility, requests, and after verbs of emotion.

• It is also used after certain phrases like cuando and para que.

The present subjunctive is a special form of a verb which is used in certain situations:

• to express doubt, uncertainty and possibility
• after verbs of emotion
• for wishes, advice and requests such as querer que and pedir que
• after para que when it means 'in order to'
• after the time phrase cuando

For example:

No creo que Ana venga a la fiesta. - I don’t think Ana will come to the party.

Quizás Hugo vaya al cine. - Perhaps Hugo will go to the cinema.

For example:

Me alegro de que mi abuela nos visite. - I’m glad that my grandma is visiting.

For example:

Mis padres quieren que vaya a la universidad. - My parents want me to go to university.

For example:

Estudio mucho para que tenga buenas notas. - I study a lot so that I get good marks.

For example:

Cuando venga tu hermana. - When your sister comes home.

The table shows five different irregular verbs in the present subjunctive in the singular I, you (informal) and he/she and you (formal) forms.

There are no patterns for the different stems, so you have to learn them, but the endings do follow a pattern:

a for I and he/she and you (formal)

as for you (informal)

Practise what you've learned about the present subjunctive in Spanish with this quiz.

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