Present Subjunctive - Regular -ir verbs  


Present Subjunctive

To form the present subjunctive of a regular verb, take the first person indicative form of the verb and, with -er and -ir verbs, change the -o to -a.

Example: the first person indicative form of the verb vivir (to live) is vivo. The table below shows the conjugation of vivir in the present subjunctive:

vivir (example sentences)(full conjugation)

yo viva (I live)
vivas (you live)
Ud./él/ella viva (you/he/she lives)
nosotros (as) vivamos (we live)
vosotros (as) viváis (you guys live)
Uds./ellos/ ellas vivan (you all/they live)

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Endings for -ir verbs

yo a
as
Ud./ él/ ella a
nosotros amos
vosotros áis
Uds./ ellos/ ellas an

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