Present Subjunctive
We form the present subjunctive, by modifying the ending of the first person singular (eu) of the present indicative, as follows:
- -ar verbs: Falar (to speak) ➡ Eu falo ➡ fale, fales, fale, falemos, falem
- -er verbs: Ter (to have) ➡ Eu tenho ➡ tenha, tenhas, tenha, tenhamos, tenham
- -ir verbs: Abrir (to open) ➡ Eu abro ➡ abra, abras, abra, abramos, abram
Sometimes a spelling adjustment is needed, to keep the original consonant sound of the verb.For example: Ficar (to stay) ➡ fique, fiques, fique, fiquem, fiquemos
For more on this and to see irregular verb conjugations, check the full article about the present subjunctive.
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Fale, tenha, abra, fique. Build the Portuguese present subjunctive out of the eu form of the present, across three fill in the blanks exercises.
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