Present Subjunctive in Spanish
el presente de subjuntivo
The mood used to express desires, doubts, emotions, possibilities, and subjective situations in the present.
The Present Subjunctive is not a tense, but a mood (modo). It is triggered in subordinate clauses by expressions of will, emotion, doubt, or denial (e.g., "Quiero que...", "Espero que..."). To conjugate, you take the "yo" form of the present indicative, drop the "o", and add the opposite endings: -ar verbs take -er endings (-e, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en), and -er/-ir verbs take -ar endings (-a, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an). Irregularities in the "yo" form of the indicative carry over to the subjunctive (e.g., tener -> tengo -> tenga).
Examples
Quiero que vengas a mi fiesta.
I want you to come to my party.
Espero que tengas un buen viaje.
I hope you have a good trip.
No creo que sea verdad.
I don't think it is true.
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