How to use The present subjunctive of verbs ending in -gar. in Spanish

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The present subjunctive of verbs ending in -gar.

In the present subjunctive, verbs ending in -gar such as pagar (to pay), llegar (to arrive) and apagar (to put out, to switch off) are irregular, adding a -u after the g- . These are the conjugations:


Pagar en
Yo pague
Tú pagues
Él/ella/usted pague
Nosotros/as paguemos
Vosotros/as paguéis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes paguen


Llegar en
Yo llegue
Tú llegues
Él/ella/usted llegue
Nosotros/as lleguemos
Vosotros/as lleguéis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes lleguen


Apagar en
Yo apague
Tú apagues
Él/ella/usted apague
Nosotros/as apaguemos
Vosotros/as apaguéis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes apaguen

Other verbs that follow this pattern are cargar (to load), castigar (to punish), interrogar (to question, to interrogate), etc.

Ojalá entregues el regalo a tiempo.

I hope you hand over the gift in time.

No creo que el árbitro castigue al jugador por la falta.

I don't think the referee will punish the player for the foul.

Note: some verbs ending in -gar have a second irregularity in their root.

Jugar → No quiero que juegues jugar, subj. presente.

To play → I don't want you to play.

Rogar → No me ruegues rogar, subj. presente.

To beg → Don't beg me.


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