corregir Present Conjugation
corregir — to correct
Corregir has a 'g' to 'j' spelling change in the first person and an 'e' to 'i' stem change in most forms.
corregir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about habits, like a teacher who corrects exams every weekend, or to describe a correction happening right now.
Notes on corregir in the Present
This verb is tricky! For 'yo', the 'g' becomes 'j' (corrijo) to keep the soft sound. Also, it's a stem-changer: the 'e' becomes 'i' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre corrijo mis errores.
I always correct my mistakes.
yo
El profesor corrige los exámenes.
The teacher corrects the exams.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros corregimos la tarea juntos.
We correct the homework together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'corrigo' instead of 'corrijo'.
Correct: corrijo
Why: In Spanish, 'go' has a hard sound (like goat). To keep the soft 'h' sound of corregir, you must use a 'j' before 'o'.
Mistake: Saying 'nosotros corrigimos'.
Correct: corregimos
Why: Stem changes (e to i) never happen in the nosotros or vosotros forms in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no corrijas
Always uses the 'j' spelling: No corrijas, no corrija, no corrijamos.