Spanish -ar verbs that have an o>ue stem change in El Presente have the same stem change in El Presente de Subjuntivo.
Have a look at these two verbs:
soñar (to dream) and volar (to fly)
This table shows two verbs that follow this pattern:
| SOÑAR to dream |
VOLAR to fly |
|
| yo | sueñe | vuele |
| tú | sueñes | vueles |
|
él / ella |
sueñe | vuele |
| nosotros nosotras |
soñemos | volemos |
| vosotros vosotras |
soñéis | voléis |
| ellos / ellas ustedes |
sueñen | vuelen |
Notice how the -o- from the infinitive has switched to a -ue- in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
Their endings are the same as other regular -ar verbs in El Presente de Subjuntivo.
Other verbs with this same stem change are:
- Sonar (to sound)
- Encontrar (to find)
- Mostrar (to show)
- Demostrar (to demonstrate)
- Soltar (to set free)
See the Verb list: Stem-changing verbs - present tense (o > ue)
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