Most verbs that end in -iar in Spanish have a regular conjugation in El Presente de Subjuntivo e.g. cambiar, estudiar, apreciar, copiar. However, a few verbs follow the regular conjugation but also need a written accent in most forms of El Presente de Subjuntivo. Some common verbs that follow this rule are:
- enviar (to send)
- liar (to roll/to wrap)
- criar (to raise/to bring up)
- fotografiar (to photograph)
Here is how they are conjugated in El Presente de Subjuntivo:
enviar | liar | criar | fotografiar | |
yo | envíe | líe | críe | fotografíe |
tú | envíes | líes | críes | fotografíes |
él/ella/usted | envíe | líe | críe | fotografíe |
nosotros/-as | enviemos | liemos | criemos | fotografiemos |
vosotros/-as | enviéis | lieis | crieis | fotografiéis |
ellos/-as/ustedes | envíen | líen | críen | fotografíen |
Here are some example sentences using these verbs in El Presente de Subjuntivo:
Have a look at the table below that shows how most regular -iar verbs, (like cambiar and copiar) are conjugated and compare them to the table above that shows the verbs that need the written accent on nearly all the forms.
cambiar | copiar | |
yo | cambie | copie |
tú | cambies | copies |
él/ella/usted | cambie | copie |
nosotros/-as | cambiemos | copiemos |
vosotros/-as | cambiéis | copiéis |
ellos/-as/ustedes | cambien | copien |
Here is a list of -iar verbs that need a written accent in El Presente/El Presente de Subjuntivo
This irregularity also affects their conjugation in El Presente. For this, see Some -iar verbs in El Presente take an accent (liar, enviar, criar)
See also:
- -uar verbs in El Presente (actuar, continuar)
- -uar verbs in El Presente de Subjuntivo (actuar, continuar)
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