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Lesson 25: Spell-Changing Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

lesson on Spanish Spell-Changing Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

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Spell-Change Verbs

We’ve seen these verbs before, back in the preterite indicative. In the subjunctive these are going to change again in the same way (C → QU ; G → GU ; Z → C), but now they’ll do it in all forms (not just the yo form). Just like before, these spell changes allow the spelling and the pronunciation to work together. See here:

llegar present subjunctive Spanish conjugation tablebuscar present subjunctive Spanish conjugation tablerealizar present subjunctive Spanish conjugation table

There could be more! Some others teach that there are many more spell-changing verbs* in the preterite, but, the way VerbMaster has set it up, we have “caught” a lot of potential irregulars and made the subjunctive a bit more tidy for you. Starting from the yo form of the present indicative and removing the -O saved you a lot of trouble.

  1. * These include ‑(G)UIR verbs; ‑CER/‑CIR verbs; and ‑GER/‑GIR verbs. Don’t worry if you run into those: follow the rules for the “regular present subjunctive”, and you will be fine.

Practice Time!

The only way to master these verbs is through targeted practice. Fortunately for you, VerbMaster’s intelligent tutoring system makes conjugation practice a breeze!

In this session, you’ll practice conjugating llegar, buscar, and realizar in the present subjunctive. So what are you waiting for? Get to studying, you’re on your way to becoming a VerbMaster!

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