Spanish verbs ending in -gar replace the -g- with a -gu- in El Presente de Subjuntivo. This is to preserve the sound from the infinitive.
Here is the conjugation of pagar (to pay) affected by this spelling change:
yo | pague |
tú | pagues |
él / ella / Ud. | pague |
nosotros | paguemos |
vosotros | paguéis |
ellos / ellas / Uds. | paguen |
Read and listen to these examples:
There are other useful verbs that have this same g > gu spelling change, for example: apagar (to turn off), entregar (to deliver), jugar (to play)
Here are more examples with these verbs:
See the Verb list: -gar verbs that change in El Presente de Subjuntivo
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