Present Subjunctive: IR Verbs

Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 10.5.3

IR Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

To form the present subjunctive with IR verbs, take the present tense endings of AR verbs instead of the IR present endings. The first person singular will be the same as the third person singular. Here is the example for 'subir':

Suba - I go up

Suba - I go up

Subas - you go up

Subas - you go up

Suba - he/she goes up

Suba - he/she goes up

Subamos - we go up

Subáis - you go up

Subáis - you go up

Suban - they go up

Suban - they go up

Test yourself on Present Subjunctive: IR Verbs

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