When to use it
- Wishes and influence
- Emotion and evaluation
- Doubt and denial
- Pending future clauses
Presente de subjuntivo
Spanish Present Subjunctive Conjugation Guide
Use the Spanish present subjunctive when a clause is framed through wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, or a pending future event.
Quick summary
This spanish present subjunctive conjugation reference connects meaning to forms. Use the Spanish present subjunctive when a clause is framed through wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, or a pending future event. Start from the present indicative yo form, remove -o, and add the opposite-vowel endings: e-series for -ar verbs and a-series for -er and -ir verbs.
How to form it
Start from the present indicative yo form, remove -o, and add the opposite-vowel endings: e-series for -ar verbs and a-series for -er and -ir verbs.
Spanish Present Subjunctive examples
Quiero que vengas.
I want you to come.
Me alegra que estés aquí.
I am glad that you are here.
Te llamaré cuando llegue.
I will call you when I arrive.
Regular spanish present subjunctive conjugations
Compare a model -ar, -er, and -ir verb. The bold portion is the complete conjugated form.
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Open custom verb practiceCommon spanish present subjunctive mistakes
Incorrect: Quiero que vienes.
Correct: Quiero que vengas.
A wish directed at another subject requires the present subjunctive.
Related Spanish tense guides
Spanish Present Perfect SubjunctiveUse the Spanish present perfect subjunctive for a completed action viewed through a current reaction, doubt, evaluation, or pending future frame.Spanish Imperfect SubjunctiveUse the Spanish imperfect subjunctive after past or conditional triggers and in hypothetical present or future conditions.Spanish Present TenseUse the Spanish present tense for what happens now, repeated routines, general truths, and near-future plans.
Spanish Present Subjunctive FAQ
What is the spanish present subjunctive?
Use the Spanish present subjunctive when a clause is framed through wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, or a pending future event.
How do you form the spanish present subjunctive?
Start from the present indicative yo form, remove -o, and add the opposite-vowel endings: e-series for -ar verbs and a-series for -er and -ir verbs.
When should I use the spanish present subjunctive?
Use it for wishes and influence, emotion and evaluation, doubt and denial, pending future clauses.
How can I practise the spanish present subjunctive?
Use one tense with several common verbs, answer from memory, review corrections, and return when the saved forms become due.