To conjugate regular -er and -ir Spanish verbs in El Presente de Subjuntivo , the stem is the same as the yo form of the present indicative (e.g. yo bebo) and -o is replaced with:
| yo | -a |
| tú | -as |
| él / ella / Ud. | -a |
| nosotros / nostotras | -amos |
| vosotros / vosotras | -áis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | -an |
Es mejor que yo coma despacio.
It is better if I eat slowly.
No quiero que tú bebas cerveza.
I don't want you to drink beer.
Espero que vivas feliz en tu apartamento nuevo.
I hope you live happily in your new flat.
No escribáis en ese papel, por favor.
Don't write on that piece of paper, please.
Espero que vivan felices.
I hope they live happily.
Quizás ellos abran el regalo más tarde.
They may open the present a bit later.
This table shows two common verbs that follow this pattern:
| COMER to eat |
VIVIR to live |
|
| yo | coma | viva |
| tú | comas | vivas |
|
él / ella |
coma | viva |
| nosotros nosotras |
comamos | vivamos |
| vosotros vosotras |
comáis | viváis |
| ellos / ellas ustedes |
coman | vivan |
See Conjugate regular -ar verbs in El Presente de Subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
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No quiero que tú bebas cerveza.
I don't want you to drink beer.
Quizás ellos abran el regalo más tarde.
They may open the present a bit later.
Espero que vivas feliz en tu apartamento nuevo.
I hope you live happily in your new flat.
No escribáis en ese papel, por favor.
Don't write on that piece of paper, please.
Es mejor que yo coma despacio.
It is better if I eat slowly.
Espero que vivan felices.
I hope they live happily.
¡No leamos hoy!
Let's not read today!
Meghan
Kwiziq community member
3 August 2018
1 reply
Hello - Are some of the subjunctive examples actually in the imperative mood? For example: No leamos hoy!
Inma
Kwiziq language super star
3 August 2018
3/08/18
Hola Meghan,
The negative commands (negative imperative) for all subjects (tú, vosotros, usted, ustedes, nosotros) will take the form of their present subjunctive, that's why this command: "¡No leamos hoy!" (Let's not read today!) is in the subjunctive form. These two lessons will help you with this:
Forming the imperative of tú/ vosotros/vosotras (negative commands)
Forming the imperative for usted/ustedes/nosotros/nosotras (affirmative and negative commands)
I hope this helps.
Inma