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The verbs that break the rule
The yo-form trick fails for verbs whose yo form doesn't end in a plain -o — soy, estoy, voy, sé, doy. These have their own subjunctive, and you'll need them constantly:
| Pronoun | Ser | Estar | Ir | Saber |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | sea | esté | vaya | sepa |
| tú | seas | estés | vayas | sepas |
| él / ella / usted | sea | esté | vaya | sepa |
| nosotros | seamos | estemos | vayamos | sepamos |
| vosotros | seáis | estéis | vayáis | sepáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sean | estén | vayan | sepan |
- Estar keeps its accents on the ending: esté, estés, estén.
- Two more to know: dar → dé, with an accent that keeps it apart from the preposition de; and hay → haya: Espero que haya sitio. — I hope there's room.
- Tener is irregular too, but it follows the yo-form rule: tengo → tenga.
Here is ir after que: que yo vaya, que tú vayas, que él vaya…