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 |
| tú | -es |
| él / ella / Ud. | -e |
| nosotros | -emos |
| vosotros | -éis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | -en |
For example, with hablar the stem derives from yo hablo:
|
REGULAR -AR VERB |
HABLAR |
|
yo |
hable |
|
tú |
hables |
|
él / ella |
hable |
|
nosotros/nosotras |
hablemos |
|
vosotros/vosotras |
habléis |
|
ellos/ellas |
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 El Presente de Subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
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