Conjugate regular -ar verbs in the present subjunctive in Spanish (El Presente de Subjuntivo)

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Spanish regular -ar verbs in the present indicative are also regular in the present subjunctive.

Learn how to conjugate regular -ar Spanish verbs in  El Presente de Subjuntivo

To conjugate any regular -ar Spanish verb in El Presente de Subjuntivo, the stem is the same as the yo form of the present indicative (e.g. yo trabajo) and -o is replaced with:

yo -e
-es
él / ella / Ud. -e
nosotros -emos
vosotros -éis
ellos / ellas / Uds.   -en
Read and listen to these examples:

Ella quiere que yo hable más despacio.She wants me to speak more slowly.

Espero que tú cantes bien.I hope that you sing well.

El doctor le recomienda que camine mucho.The doctor recommends that she walk often.

Tal vez cenemos tarde hoy.We may have dinner late today.

Ella quiere que vosotros trabajéis horas extra.She wants you to work extra hours.

Hay que recoger cuando ellos terminen.We have to tidy up when they finish.

Espero que ustedes visiten muchos monumentos.I hope you visit lots of monuments.

Conjugating regular verb hablar in  El Presente de Subjuntivo in Spanish

With hablar the stem derives from yo hablo:

 REGULAR -AR VERB 

HABLAR

yo

hable

hables

él / ella
usted

hable

nosotros/nosotras

hablemos

vosotros/vosotras

habléis

ellos/ellas
ustedes

hablen


Notice how for all these forms -ar verbs switch to using the vowel -e- (whereas -ir and -er verbs switch to using the vowel -a-)!

See also Conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the present subjunctive in Spanish (El Presente de Subjuntivo)

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Quiero que hables con tu padre.I want you to talk to your father.
Tal vez cenemos tarde hoy.We may have dinner late today.
Ella quiere que yo hable más despacio.She wants me to speak more slowly.
Espero que tú cantes bien.I hope that you sing well.
Ella quiere que vosotros trabajéis horas extra.She wants you to work extra hours.
El doctor le recomienda que camine mucho.The doctor recommends that she walk often.
Espero que ustedes visiten muchos monumentos.I hope you visit lots of monuments.
Hay que recoger cuando ellos terminen.We have to tidy up when they finish.
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