El presente de subjuntivo: deseos
El presente de subjuntivo: deseos means “Present subjunctive after wishes: querer que…, ojalá…”. The subjunctive is a mood for wishes, doubts and emotions rather than facts. Formation: -ar → -e, -es, -e… · -er/-ir → -a, -as, -a… · querer que / ojalá + subjuntivo
Present subjunctive after wishes: querer que…, ojalá…
B1Formation
-ar → -e, -es, -e… · -er/-ir → -a, -as, -a… · querer que / ojalá + subjuntivo
Explanation
The subjunctive is a mood for wishes, doubts and emotions rather than facts. Form it by swapping the vowel of the present: -ar verbs take -e endings (hable, hables, hable, hablemos, habléis, hablen) and -er/-ir take -a (coma, comas…). Use it after a wish with a change of subject: Quiero que vengas (I want you to come), and after ojalá (I hope): Ojalá haga sol. If the subject doesn't change, use the infinitive: Quiero venir.
Examples
Note
Irregular present indicatives carry over: tener → tenga, hacer → haga, ir → vaya, ser → sea.
FAQ
El presente de subjuntivo: deseos — what does it mean and how is it used?
Present subjunctive after wishes: querer que…, ojalá…. The subjunctive is a mood for wishes, doubts and emotions rather than facts. Form it by swapping the vowel of the present: -ar verbs take -e endings (hable, hables, hable, hablemos, habléis, hablen) and -er/-ir take -a (coma, comas…). Use it after a wish with a change of subject: Quiero que vengas (I want you to come), and after ojalá (I hope): Ojalá haga sol. If the subject doesn't change, use the infinitive: Quiero venir.
El presente de subjuntivo: deseos — how do you form it?
-ar → -e, -es, -e… · -er/-ir → -a, -as, -a… · querer que / ojalá + subjuntivo
El presente de subjuntivo: deseos — any usage notes?
Irregular present indicatives carry over: tener → tenga, hacer → haga, ir → vaya, ser → sea.