corregir Imperfect Conjugation
corregir — to correct
Corregir is completely regular in the imperfect: corregía, corregías, corregía...
corregir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing past actions or habits, such as 'I used to correct my brother's grammar' or 'He was correcting papers when the phone rang.'
Notes on corregir in the Imperfect
There are no stem changes or spelling changes here. Just add the standard -ía endings to the infinitive stem 'correg-'.
Example Sentences
Mi abuelo me corregía siempre.
My grandfather used to correct me always.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros corregíamos los textos en clase.
We used to correct the texts in class.
nosotros
Tú corregías el código mientras yo miraba.
You were correcting the code while I watched.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change like 'corrigía'.
Correct: corregía
Why: The imperfect tense does not have stem changes for -ir verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: corrijo
Corregir has a 'g' to 'j' spelling change in the first person and an 'e' to 'i' stem change in most forms.
Preterite
yo: corregí
Corregir is a 'slipper verb,' changing 'e' to 'i' only in the third-person forms (él/ellos).
Future
yo: corregiré
The future tense is regular: simply add endings to the full infinitive 'corregir'.
Conditional
yo: corregiría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive 'corregir'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: corrija
The present subjunctive uses the 'j' spelling change and 'e' to 'i' stem change in all forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: corrigiera
Based on the preterite 'ellos' form, this tense uses the 'i' stem: corrigiera, corrigieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: corrige
Use 'corrige' for friends and 'corrija' for formal situations.
Negative Imperative
yo: no corrijas
Always uses the 'j' spelling: No corrijas, no corrija, no corrijamos.