Make a Study Schedule in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to make a study schedule in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• talk about studying

• make plans

• talk about conditional outcomes using the subjunctive

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjective

Spanish	English
virtual	virtual

examples
En caso de que llueva, usaré el aula virtual. In case of rain, I'll use the virtual classroom.

Nouns

Spanish	English
el acuerdo	agreement
el debate	debate
el recordatorio	reminder

examples
Sin que hablemos, no hay acuerdo. Without us talking, there's no agreement.
No sin que dirijas tú el debate. Not unless you lead the debate.
Sí, en caso de que no llegue el recordatorio. Yes, in case the reminder doesn't arrive.

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el grupo de estudio	study group
el libro de texto	textbook

examples
Estamos organizando un grupo de estudio. We're organizing a study group.
Sin que traigas el libro de texto, no. Unless you bring the textbook, no.

Prepositional Phrase

Spanish	English
sin que	without

examples
Sin que haya liderazgo, no prosperará. Without leadership, it won't prosper.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Spanish	English
cancelarse	to cancel
dirigir	to lead
fallar	to fail
notar	to notice
proponerse	to put one’s mind to
reprogramar	to reschedule
surgir	to come up

Cancelar

Cancelar(to cancel) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cancele	I cancel
tú	canceles	you cancel	informal singular you
vos	canceles	you cancel	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cancele	he, she cancels
usted	cancele	you cancel	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cancelemos	we cancel
vosotros, vosotras	canceléis	you cancel	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cancelen	they cancel
ustedes	cancelen	you cancel	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Dirigir

Dirigir(to lead) is an -ir verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	dirija	I lead
tú	dirijas	you lead	informal singular you
vos	dirijas	you lead	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	dirija	he, she leads
usted	dirija	you lead	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	dirijamos	we lead
vosotros, vosotras	dirijáis	you lead	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	dirijan	they lead
ustedes	dirijan	you lead	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Fallar

Fallar(to fail) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	falle	I fail
tú	falles	you fail	informal singular you
vos	falles	you fail	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	falle	he, she fails
usted	falle	you fail	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	fallemos	we fail
vosotros, vosotras	falléis	you fail	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	fallen	they fail
ustedes	fallen	you fail	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Notar

Notar(to notice) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	note	I notice
tú	notes	you notice	informal singular you
vos	notes	you notice	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	note	he, she notices
usted	note	you notice	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	notemos	we notice
vosotros, vosotras	notéis	you notice	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	noten	they notice
ustedes	noten	you notice	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Proponerse

Proponerse(to put one’s mind to) is a pronominal -er verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me proponga	I put my mind to
tú	te propongas	you put your mind to	informal singular you
vos	te propongas	you put your mind to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se proponga	he, she puts his, her mind to
usted	se proponga	you put your mind to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos propongamos	we put our mind to
vosotros, vosotras	os propongáis	you put your mind to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se propongan	they put their mind to
ustedes	se propongan	you put your mind to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Surgir

Surgir(to come up) is an -ir verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
él, ella, ello	surja	it comes up
ellos, ellas	surjan	they come up

Verb Phrase

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrase!

Spanish	English
hacerse tarde	to get late

Hacerse Tarde

Hacerse tarde(to get late) is a pronominal -er verb phrase that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
él, ella, ello	se haga tarde	it gets late

The Present Subjunctive

The Spanish present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) is used to talk about situations of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or uncertainty. We can also use the subjunctive to talk about conditional outcomes.

Conditional Outcomes

This type of sentence describes what will happen if another action is completed. These actions are conditional upon another action being completed, so the subjunctive is used to convey a sense of uncertainty. Many phrases with conditional circumstances have connecting phrases or conjunctive expressions which introduce time limitations, conditions, concessions, or results. The key action—the one that must be completed for the second action to occur—is in the subjunctive.

examples

En caso de que llueva, usaré el aula virtual.

In case of rain, I'll use the virtual classroom.

Sin que hablemos, no hay acuerdo.

Without us talking, there's no agreement.

Note that in both of the aforementioned examples, something has to happen—a condition—for the verb in the subjunctive to be true.

The phrases that signal the subjunctive in these lessons are a no ser que, en caso de que, and sin que.

Conjugating Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

To conjugate a verb in the present subjunctive, you must first remember what the present indicative yo form of the verb in question is. This is because the stem of present subjunctive verbs comes from the yo form of the present indicative. For many verbs, this will be the same as the infinitive stem, but for many others, such as verbs with spelling changes, stem-changing verbs, and irregular verbs, it will be different.

Present Subjunctive Stem Formula

The formula for finding the present subjunctive stem of a verb is the following:

present subjunctive stem = yo form of present indicative minus o ending

Regular Present Subjunctive Endings

Once you have the stem, you will add the present subjunctive ending that matches your subject. There are only two ending sets for the present subjunctive: one for -ar verbs and one for both -er and -ir verbs.

Subject	-ar Verb Endings	-er and -ir Verb Endings
yo	e	a
tú, vos	es	as
usted, él, ella	e	a
nosotros, nosotras	emos	amos
vosotros, vosotras	éis	áis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	en	an

Irregular Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

There are only six truly irregular verbs in the subjunctive. You'll find the conjugations for each of these verbs in the tables below.

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Dar, Estar, and Ser

Subject	Dar	Estar	Ser
yo	dé	esté	sea
tú, vos	des	estés	seas
usted, él, ella	dé	esté	sea
nosotros, nosotras	demos	estemos	seamos
vosotros, vosotras	deis	estéis	seáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	den	estén	sean

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Haber, Ir, and Saber

Subject	Haber	Ir	Saber
yo	haya	vaya	sepa
tú, vos	hayas	vayas	sepas
usted, él, ella	haya	vaya	sepa
nosotros, nosotras	hayamos	vayamos	sepamos
vosotros, vosotras	hayáis	vayáis	sepáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	hayan	vayan	sepan

To remember these six verbs, just think of the mnemonic DISHES:

Dar

Saber

Haber

Estar

Ser

Stem Changes and the Present Subjunctive

While they’re not entirely irregular, the following verbs do have certain changes that we need to keep in mind while conjugating verbs in the subjunctive:

1. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ar and -er Verbs

For verbs in this group, the e in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ie, or the o in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ue. All subjunctive forms follow the stem change except for nosotros and vosotros, which use the infinitive stem.

2. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ir Verbs

All e> ie and o> ue stem-changing -ir verbs follow the same changes as in the present indicative, except the nosotros and vosotros forms, in which the e changes to i and the o changes to u.