Irregular 'ER' Subjunctive
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 10.6.11
Irregular ER Sunjunctive
The verbs with first person irregular in the present containing ‘g’ or ‘zc’ take their stem from the 'yo' form in the present tense and add the subjunctive endings. Most present subjunctives change in every person of the verb.
Tener
- Tenga - I have.
- Tengas - you have.
- Tenga - he/she has / you have (formal).
- Tengamos - we have.
- Tengáis - you have (plural).
- Tengan - they have / you have (formal plural).
Poner
- Ponga - I put.
- Pongas - you put.
- Ponga - he/she put / you put (formal).
- Pongamos - we put.
- Pongáis - you put (plural).
- Pongan - they put / you put (formal plural).
Hacer
- Haga - I do.
- Hagas - you do.
- Haga - he/she do / you do (formal).
- Hagamos - we do.
- Hagáis - you do (plural).
- Hagan - they do / you do (formal plural).
Nacer
- Nazca - I am born.
- Nazcas - you are born.
- Nazca - he/she is born / you are born (formal).
- Nazcamos - we are born.
- Nazcáis - you are born (plural).
- Nazcan - they are born / you are born (formal plural).
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