Previous Spanish subjunctive article Spanish verbs types and conjugations included the list of Spanish Subjunctive tenses:

• Present subjunctive (Presente de subjuntivo)
• Past subjunctive (Pretérito imperfecto / Pretérito de subjuntivo)
• Future subjunctive (Futuro de subjuntivo)

This article includes information about the conjugation in Spanish of the present subjunctive for regular verbs and a link to an audio recording with the subjunctive conjugations (present tense) of "amar", "beber" and "vivir".

Present subjunctive conjugation
Let's choose a regular verb belonging to the first conjugation (-ar): "Amar" (to love) and compare both present tenses, indicative and subjunctive:



Except for the first person singular (yo) which ends in -o, the rest of the endings include vowel "a" for the present indicative. This vowel "a" changes to "e" in all persons for the present subjunctive. (See the endings in bold)

Now, let's compare a second conjugation, regular verb: "Beber" (to drink).


As you can see, the first person singular (yo) of the present indicative is also ending in -o, but the rest of the endings include vowel "e". So, for the present subjunctive, all these "e" endings in the present indicative change to vowel "a" endings for the present subjunctive.

And finally, let's compare a third conjugation regular verb: "Vivir" (To live):


If you compare the present tense indicative of "beber" and "vivir", you'll notice their endings are almost the same. The only difference is the endings in first and second persons plural:

BEBER ==> Nosotros bebemos
VIVIR ==> Nosotros vivimos

BEBER ==> Vosotros bebéis
VIVIR ==> Vosotros vivís

But they have something in common: The present subjunctive endings for both verbs (that is, both conjugations in this case) include vowel "a". So, for both conjugations, second and third, we can say that:


To listen to these verbs audio recording, click here.



If you learn these patterns, you'll be able to conjugate any Spanish regular verb in the present subjunctive.

If you want to learn more about Spanish subjunctive conjugation, this book can help you: Practice Makes Perfect: The Spanish Subjunctive Up Close (Practice Makes Perfect Series)