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corregirConjugation

corregir means to correct.

irregular (stem-changing and spelling-change)-ir9 tenses52 forms
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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yocorrigiera
corrigieras
él/ella/ustedcorrigiera
nosotroscorrigiéramos
vosotroscorrigierais
ellos/ellas/ustedescorrigieran

Based on the preterite 'ellos' form, this tense uses the 'i' stem: corrigiera, corrigieras...

Present Subjunctive

yocorrija
corrijas
él/ella/ustedcorrija
nosotroscorrijamos
vosotroscorrijáis
ellos/ellas/ustedescorrijan

The present subjunctive uses the 'j' spelling change and 'e' to 'i' stem change in all forms.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no corrijas
ustedno corrija
nosotrosno corrijamos
vosotrosno corrijáis
ustedesno corrijan

Always uses the 'j' spelling: No corrijas, no corrija, no corrijamos.

Imperative

corrige
ustedcorrija
nosotroscorrijamos
vosotroscorregid
ustedescorrijan

Use 'corrige' for friends and 'corrija' for formal situations.

Indicative

Conditional

yocorregiría
corregirías
él/ella/ustedcorregiría
nosotroscorregiríamos
vosotroscorregiríais
ellos/ellas/ustedescorregirían

The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive 'corregir'.

Preterite

yocorregí
corregiste
él/ella/ustedcorrigió
nosotroscorregimos
vosotroscorregisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedescorrigieron

Corregir is a 'slipper verb,' changing 'e' to 'i' only in the third-person forms (él/ellos).

Imperfect

yocorregía
corregías
él/ella/ustedcorregía
nosotroscorregíamos
vosotroscorregíais
ellos/ellas/ustedescorregían

Corregir is completely regular in the imperfect: corregía, corregías, corregía...

Present

yocorrijo
corriges
él/ella/ustedcorrige
nosotroscorregimos
vosotroscorregís
ellos/ellas/ustedescorrigen

Corregir has a 'g' to 'j' spelling change in the first person and an 'e' to 'i' stem change in most forms.

Future

yocorregiré
corregirás
él/ella/ustedcorregirá
nosotroscorregiremos
vosotroscorregiréis
ellos/ellas/ustedescorregirán

The future tense is regular: simply add endings to the full infinitive 'corregir'.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does corregir mean in Spanish?

corregir means "to correct".

Is corregir a regular or irregular verb?

corregir is a irregular (stem-changing and spelling-change) -ir verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate corregir in the present tense?

The present tense of corregir is: yo corrijo, tú corriges, él/ella/usted corrige, nosotros corregimos, vosotros corregís, ellos/ellas/ustedes corrigen.

How do you conjugate corregir in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of corregir is: yo corregí, tú corregiste, él/ella/usted corrigió, nosotros corregimos, vosotros corregisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes corrigieron.

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