corregir Negative Imperative Conjugation
corregir — to correct
Always uses the 'j' spelling: No corrijas, no corrija, no corrijamos.
corregir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to correct something.
Notes on corregir in the Negative Imperative
These forms are identical to the present subjunctive. They all use the 'j' and the 'i' stem change.
Example Sentences
No corrijas mi tarea.
Don't correct my homework.
tú
No corrijan el documento todavía.
Don't correct the document yet.
ustedes
No corrijamos nada hasta mañana.
Let's not correct anything until tomorrow.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no corriges'.
Correct: no corrijas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.
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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).
Imperfect
yo: corregía
Corregir is completely regular in the imperfect: corregía, corregías, corregía...
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.