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el presente de subjuntivo
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the present subjunctive (the mood for wishes, doubt and the unreal)
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hablar → subjuntivo (yo)
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hable (-ar verbs take the vowel e)
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comer → subjuntivo (yo)
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coma (-er verbs take the vowel a)
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vivir → subjuntivo (yo)
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viva (-ir verbs take the vowel a)
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hablar → subjuntivo (nosotros)
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hablemos (we speak — subjunctive)
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ser → subjuntivo
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sea (irregular — to be)
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ir → subjuntivo
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vaya (irregular — to go)
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haber → subjuntivo
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haya (irregular — there be)
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saber → subjuntivo
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sepa (irregular — to know)
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estar → subjuntivo
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esté (irregular, accented — to be)
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How do you build the present subjunctive?
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Take the present «yo» form, drop the -o, add the opposite vowel: -ar→e, -er/-ir→a.
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What is the opposite-vowel rule?
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-ar verbs swap to e (hable); -er/-ir verbs swap to a (coma, viva).
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Name the six irregular present subjunctives.
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ser→sea, ir→vaya, haber→haya, saber→sepa, dar→dé, estar→esté.
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What is the typical subjunctive-form error?
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Using the indicative after a trigger (estudia instead of estudie) or forgetting an irregular (sabe instead of sepa).
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