adherir Present Conjugation
adherir — to stick
The present of adherir follows an e-to-ie stem change (adhiero, adhieres, adhiere, adhieren), except in nosotros and vosotros.
adherir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to describe something currently sticking to a surface, or to state your adherence to a specific ideology or set of rules.
Notes on adherir in the Present
This is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' in the root changes to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros (the 'boot' pattern).
Example Sentences
Yo me adhiero a las reglas del club.
I adhere to the club rules.
yo
Esta cinta no se adhiere bien a la pared.
This tape doesn't stick well to the wall.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros nos adherimos al plan original.
We are sticking to the original plan.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'adhero' instead of 'adhiero'.
Correct: adhiero
Why: Adherir is an e-to-ie stem-changing verb in the present tense for the 'yo' form.
Mistake: Changing the stem in the nosotros form: 'adhierimos'.
Correct: adherimos
Why: The stem change e-to-ie never happens in the nosotros or vosotros forms in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: adherí
In the preterite, adherir has a third-person stem change from e to i (adhirió, adhirieron).
Imperfect
yo: adhería
The imperfect of adherir is completely regular: adhería, adherías, adhería, adheríamos, adheríais, adherían.
Future
yo: adheriré
The future of adherir is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: adheriría
The conditional of adherir is regular: adheriría, adherirías, adheriría, adheriríamos, adheriríais, adherirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adhiera
The present subjunctive uses the 'i' or 'ie' stem changes: adhiera, adhieras, adhiera, adhiramos, adhiráis, adhieran.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adhiriera
The imperfect subjunctive of adherir uses the 'i' stem change: adhiriera, adhirieras, adhiriera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adhiere
Commands for adherir use 'adhiere' (tú) and 'adhiera' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no adhieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no adhieras, no adhiera, no adhiramos, no adhieran.