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In Spanish there are irregular verbs that use the ending -go in the yo form of the present tense in the indicative in Spanish. See Spanish yo-go verbs
All yo-go verbs in Spanish, i.e.verbs where the yo form ends in -go in El Presente, take that -g to form El Presente de Subjuntivo and keep it all the way through the conjugation. However, El Presente de Subjuntivo endings are the same as regular -er and -ir verbs endings.
Two common verbs are tener (to have) and venir (to come).
Conjugate tener and venir in El Presente de Subjuntivo in Spanish
| TENER to have |
VENIR to come |
|
| yo | tenga | venga |
| tú | tengas | vengas |
|
él / ella |
tenga | venga |
| nosotros nosotras |
tengamos | vengamos |
| vosotros vosotras |
tengáis | vengáis |
| ellos / ellas ustedes |
tengan | vengan |
Have a look and listen to these examples:
¿Dígame? - Hola, ¿puedo hablar con Juan?[on the phone, lit: speak to me] Hello? - Hello, may I speak to Juan?
Es mejor que pongas los vasos en el lavavajillas.It's best if you put the glasses in the dishwasher. [you=tú]
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