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Verbs with irregular ‘ yo ’ forms in the present indicative . When a verb has an irregular ‘ yo ’ conjugation in the present indicative , we take that stem as the stem for the subjunctive , for all conjugations . e . g .

VERB	INDICATIVE YO FORM	SUBJUNCTIVE STEM
caber	quepo	quep
caigo	caigo	caig
conocer & other verbs ending ‘ cer ’/ ‘ cir ’	conozco	conozc
decir	digo	dig
hacer	hago	hag
poner	pongo	pong
tener	tengo	teng
traer	traigo	trai
valer	valgo	valg
ver	veo	ve

The six truly irregular verbs

DAR ESTAR HABER IR SABER SER

yo	dé	esté	haya	vaya	sepas	sea
tú	des	estés	hayas	vayas	sepas	seas
él / ella	dé	esté	haya	vaya	sepa	sea
nosotros	demos	estemos	hayamos	vayamos	sepamos	seamos
vosotros	deis	estéis	hayáis	vayáis	sepáis	seáis
ellos / ellas	den	estén	hayan	vayan	sepan	sean

NB : This is intended as a first introduction to using the subjunctive mood , which is why only the present subjunctive conjugations are given in the tables here . As you continue on your journey with the spanish , you might come across sentences which perhaps don ’ t seem to fit this method – but they really are subtleties , & by the time you get there , using the subjunctive will be second nature !