Portuguese/Present subjunctive tense regular verbs
Appearance
Use
[edit | edit source]Present Subjuntivo (O presente do subjuntivo) is used to show that some idea or action is hypothetical. It is also used to express desire, emotion, improbability, give commands, and in impersonal expressions to express opinion (i.e. É bom que ele seja.)
Example: Eu quero que tu me tragas um garfo. -> I want you to bring me a fork.
Forming
[edit | edit source]Presente do Conjuntivo is formed from the singular first person of Presente do Indicativo's radical, plus the following desinencies:
-ar present subjunctive regular verbs
[edit | edit source]that I speak | que eu fal | e |
that you (singular, inf.) speak | que tu fal | es |
that he speaks (also ela, você) |
que ele fal | e |
that we speak | que nós fal |
emos |
that you (f) speak | que vós fal |
eis |
that they speak (also elas, vocês) |
que eles fal | em |
-er and -ir present subjunctive regular verbs
[edit | edit source]that I eat | que eu com | a |
that you (s,inf) eat | que tu com | as |
that he eats (also ela, você) |
que ele com | a |
that we eat | que nós com |
amos |
that you (f) eat | que vós com |
ais |
that they eat (also elas, vocês) |
que eles com | am |