
leer Present Subjunctive Conjugation
leer — to read
The present subjunctive of leer is regular: lea, leas, lea, leamos, leáis, lean.
leer Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone to read something (wish), doubt they are reading, or after expressions like 'es importante que'.
Notes on leer in the Present Subjunctive
Leer is regular in the subjunctive. It follows the rule of taking the 'yo' form of the present (leo), dropping the 'o', and adding -er/-ir subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
Mi madre quiere que yo lea este artículo.
My mother wants me to read this article.
yo
Espero que leas mi carta pronto.
I hope that you read my letter soon.
tú
Es importante que leamos las instrucciones.
It is important that we read the instructions.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: leya
Correct: lea
Why: Learners mistakenly add a 'y' here because of the preterite/gerund forms, but the present subjunctive of leer has no 'y'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: leo
Leer is regular in the present tense, following standard -er endings: leo, lees, lee, leemos, leéis, leen.
Preterite
yo: leí
The preterite of leer features a spelling change where 'i' becomes 'y' in the third-person forms: leyó and leyeron.
Imperfect
yo: leía
The imperfect of leer is regular for -er verbs: leía, leías, leía, leíamos, leíais, leían.
Future
yo: leeré
The future tense of leer is regular: simply add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: leería
The conditional of leer is regular: add the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: leyera
The imperfect subjunctive of leer uses the 'y' from the preterite: leyera, leyeras, leyera, leyéramos, leyerais, leyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lee
Give commands with leer: lee (tú), lea (usted), leamos (nosotros), leed (vosotros), lean (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no leas
Negative commands for leer always use the present subjunctive forms: no leas, no lea, no leamos, no leáis, no lean.