Irregular IR Verbs
Spanish: AQA GCSE (2025 Exam), topic 8.5.9
Irregular IR Verbs
Verbs that have radical changing stems in the present tense are also radically changing in the present subjunctive. 'Nosotros' and 'vosotros' drop the ‘e’. Here are a couple of examples:
Dormir
- Duerma - I sleep.
- Duermas - you sleep.
- Duerma - he/she sleeps.
- Durmamos - we sleep.
- Durmáis - you sleep.
- Duerman - they sleep.
Sentir
- Sienta - I feel.
- Sientas - you feel.
- Sienta - he/she feels.
- Sintamos - we feel.
- Sintáis - you feel.
- Sientan - they feel.
Pedir
- Pida - I ask.
- Pidas - you ask.
- Pida - he/she asks.
- Pidamos - we ask.
- Pidáis - you ask.
- Pidan - they ask.
Adding a 'G'
Some IR verbs in the present tense 'yo' form add a 'g' to their stem. The ‘yo form’ of the present tense without the ‘o’ acts as the stem for the present subjunctive.
'Salir'
- Salga - I go out.
- Salgas - you go out.
- Salga - he/she goes out.
- Salgamos - we go out.
- Salgáis - you go out.
- Salgan - they go out.
'Decir'
- Diga - I say.
- Digas - you say.
- Diga - he/she says.
- Digamos - we say.
- Digáis - you say.
- Digan - they say.
Test yourself on Irregular IR Verbs
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