The Subjunctive Mood
www.stcharlesprep.org › 01_parents › oneil_jFormation of the Latin Present Subjunctive For regular verbs, the Present Subjunctive in Latin is distinguished from the Present Indicative by a change in the fundamental conjugation vowel which precedes the personal ending. First Conjugation: -a- becomes -e-Second Conjugation: -e- becomes -ea-Third Conjugation: -o, -i-, -u- become -a-