Irregular AR Verbs (1/3)
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 10.5.4
Radically Changing AR Verb Stems
AR verbs that have radically changing stems in the present tense have the same radically changing stems in the present subjunctive. Remember these verbs do not change in the 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' forms.
Cerrar - to close
- Cierre - I close.
- Cierres - you close.
- Cierre - he/she closes.
- Cerremos - we close.
- Cerréis - you close.
- Cierren - they close.
Probar - to try, to taste
- Pruebe - I try.
- Pruebes - you try.
- Pruebe - he/she tries.
- Probemos - we try.
- Probéis - you try.
- Prueben - they try.
Spelling Changes ('GAR' → 'GU')
To preserve the sound 'g', verbs that end in 'gar' change the ‘g’ to 'gu' in the subjunctive. For example:
Entregar - to hand in
- Entregue - I hand in.
- Entregues - you hand in.
- Entregue - he/she hands in.
- Entreguemos - we hand in.
- Entreguéis - you hand in.
- Entreguen - they hand in.
Cargar - to load
- Cargue - I load.
- Cargues - you load.
- Cargue - he/she loads.
- Carguemos - we load.
- Carguéis - you load.
- Carguen - they load.
Jugar - to play
- It is important to note that 'jugar' follows its irregular pattern from the present tense as well as this one.
- Juegue - I play.
- Juegues - you play.
- Juegue - he/she plays.
- Juguemos - we play.
- Juguéis - you play.
- Jueguen - they play.
Test yourself on Irregular AR Verbs (1/3)
How do you say 'you (plural) try' in the present subjunctive in Spanish?
How do you say 'you (plural) close' in the present subjunctive in Spanish?
How do you say 'they load' in the present subjunctive in Spanish?