Lesson 27: Irregulars in the Present Subjunctive

27.1 Irregulars in the Present Subjunctive

Way to go! You've made it so far, VerbMasters! You've tackled almost all of the present subjunctive.

Now, if you remember the first steps of forming the present subjunctive, you will recall that we started with the yo form from the present indicative and removed the -O.

Were you wondering what happens to the verbs that don't end in -O in the yo form, like yo soy or yo voy or yo estoy?

Don't worry–we have you covered. There are a few irregular verbs we will deal with here. They are the verbs where the yo form in the present indicative doesn't end in -O.

We can remember them with the handy acronym DISHES:

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D

Dar (to give)

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I

Ir (to go)

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S

Ser (to be)

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H

Haber (to have)

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E

Estar (to be)

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S

Saber (to know)

Check out their conjugations below, and get ready for lots of practice!

DAR
(to give)
in the Present Subjunctive
yo
des
él, ella, usted
nosotros, nosotras
demos
vosotros, vosotras
deis
ellos, ellas, ustedes
den
Spanish verb conjugation chart for dar (to give) in the present tense. Pronouns and their present tense forms are shown for easy reference.
IR
(to go)
in the Present Subjunctive
yo
vaya
vayas
él, ella, usted
vaya
nosotros, nosotras
vayamos
vosotros, vosotras
vayáis
ellos, ellas, ustedes
vayan
Spanish verb conjugation chart for ir (to go) in the present tense. Pronouns and their present tense forms are shown for easy reference.
SER
(to be)
in the Present Subjunctive
yo
sea
seas
él, ella, usted
sea
nosotros, nosotras
seamos
vosotros, vosotras
seáis
ellos, ellas, ustedes
sean
Spanish verb conjugation chart for ser (to be) in the present tense. Pronouns and their present tense forms are shown for easy reference.
HABER
(to have)
in the Present Subjunctive
yo
haya
hayas
él, ella, usted
haya
nosotros, nosotras
hayamos
vosotros, vosotras
hayáis
ellos, ellas, ustedes
hayan
Spanish verb conjugation chart for haber (to have) in the present tense. Pronouns and their present tense forms are shown for easy reference.
ESTAR
(to be)
in the Present Subjunctive
yo
esté
estés
él, ella, usted
esté
nosotros, nosotras
estemos
vosotros, vosotras
estéis
ellos, ellas, ustedes
estén
Spanish verb conjugation chart for estar (to be) in the present tense. Pronouns and their present tense forms are shown for easy reference.
SABER
(to know)
in the Present Subjunctive
yo
sepa
sepas
él, ella, usted
sepa
nosotros, nosotras
sepamos
vosotros, vosotras
sepáis
ellos, ellas, ustedes
sepan
Spanish verb conjugation chart for saber (to know) in the present tense. Pronouns and their present tense forms are shown for easy reference.

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dar
present subjunctive
ir
present subjunctive
ser
present subjunctive
haber
present subjunctive
estar
present subjunctive
saber
present subjunctive