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In this lesson you’ll study more cases of
irregular verbs conjugated in the Subjunctive Mood.
Verbs ending in “cer” such as verb
merecer (to deserve) has an irregular conjugation for the first
person Yo in the Simple Present tense. The conjugation for I
deserve = Yo merezco.
Now look how the irregular conjugation in
the Present guides the conjugation of the same verb in the
Subjunctive Mood.
|
Person |
Merecer (to deserve) |
|
Yo |
merezca |
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Tú |
merezcas |
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Él / Ella / Ud |
merezca |
|
Nosotros / Nosotras |
merezcamos |
|
Ellos / Ellas / Uds |
merezcan |
Examples:
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No creo que (yo) merezca el trofeo. (I don’t
believe that I deserve the trophy.)
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No creo que (tú) merezcas el trofeo. (I don’t
believe that you deserve the trophy.)
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No creo que él merezca el trofeo. (I don’t
believe that he deserves the trophy.)
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No creo que ella merezca el trofeo. (I don’t
believe that she deserves the trophy.)
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No creo que usted merezca el trofeo. (I
don’t believe that you deserve the trophy - formal.)
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No creo que (nosotros) merezcamos el trofeo.
(I don’t believe that we deserve the trophy.)
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No creo que ustedes merezcan el trofeo.
(I don’t believe that you deserve the trophy - formal.)
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No creo que ellos merezcan el trofeo. (I don’t
believe that they deserve the trophy.)
Verb tener (to have) has an irregular
conjugation for the first person Yo in the Simple Present tense.
The conjugation for I have = Yo tengo.
Now look how the irregular conjugation in
the Simple Present guides the conjugation of the same verb in
the Subjunctive Mood.
|
Person |
Tener (to have) |
|
Yo |
tenga |
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Tú |
tengas |
|
Él / Ella / Ud |
tenga |
|
Nosotros / Nosotras |
tengamos |
|
Ellos / Ellas / Uds |
tengan |
Verb hacer (to do or to make) has an
irregular conjugation for the first person Yo in the Simple
Present tense. The conjugation for I do / I make = Yo hago.
Now look how the irregular conjugation in
the Simple Present guides the conjugation of the same verb in
the Subjunctive Mood.
Examples:
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Espero que (yo) tenga el dinero. (I hope I
have the money.)
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Espero que (tú) tengas el dinero. (I
hope you have the money.)
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Espero que ella tenga el dinero. (I hope she has the
money)
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Espero que él tenga el dinero. (I hope he has the
money)
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Espero que usted tenga el dinero. (I hope you have
the money- formal)
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Espero que nosotros tengamos el dinero. (I hope we
have the money)
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Espero que ustedes tengan el dinero. (I hope you have
the money- formal)
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Espero que ellos tengan el dinero. (I hope they have
the money)
|
Person |
Hacer (to make / do) |
|
Yo |
haga |
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Tú |
hagas |
|
Él / Ella / Ud |
haga |
|
Nosotros / Nosotras |
hagamos |
|
Ellos / Ellas / Uds |
hagan |
Examples:
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Sugiero que (yo) haga los deberes. (I suggest
that I do the homework.)
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Sugiero que (tú) hagas los deberes. (I
suggest that you do the homework.)
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Sugiero que él haga los deberes. (I
suggest that he does the homework.)
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Sugiero que ella haga los deberes. (I
suggest that she does the homework.)
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Sugiero que usted haga los deberes. (I suggest
that I do the homework - formal.)
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Sugiero que (nosotros) hagamos los deberes. (I
suggest that we do the homework.)
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Sugiero que ustedes hagan los deberes. (I
suggest that you do the homework - formal.)
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Sugiero que ellos hagan los deberes. (I
suggest that they do the homework - formal.)
Now study the verbs in the list below. They have the same kind of changes
in the Simple Present and in the Subjunctive Mood:
|
English |
Spanish |
Simple Present - Yo |
Subjunctive Mood – Yo |
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flee |
huir |
huyo |
huya |
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say |
decir |
digo |
diga |
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bring |
traer |
traigo |
traiga |
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go |
ir |
voy |
vaya |
|
hear |
oír |
oigo |
oiga |
|
to be |
ser |
soy |
sea |
|
know |
saber |
sé |
sepa |
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