Stem-changing Spanish i>y verbs in the present subjunctive
In Spanish some verbs ending in -uir undergo a stem change in the present subjunctive, in a very similar way they do in the present indicative. They will switch the -i for -y. The difference is that while in the present indicative the nosotros and vosotros forms do not change, in the present subjunctive all forms are affected by this change.Have a look at these tables showing both the present indicative and the present subjunctive of construir (to build):
CONSTRUIR (present indicative) |
CONSTRUIR (present subjunctive) |
|
yo | construyo | construya |
tú | construyes | construyas |
él / ella / usted |
construye | construya |
nosotros / nosotras | construimos | construyamos |
vosotros / vosotras | construís | construyáis |
ellos / ellas/ ustedes | construyen | construyan |