digerir Present Conjugation
digerir — to digest
Digerir is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
digerir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about how your body processes food or how you mentally handle information right now or as a general habit.
Notes on digerir in the Present
This is an E-to-IE stem changer. The change happens in the 'boot' forms: digiero, digieres, digiere, and digieren.
Example Sentences
No digiero bien los lácteos.
I don't digest dairy well.
yo
Él digiere la noticia lentamente.
He is processing (digesting) the news slowly.
él/ella/usted
¿Ustedes digieren rápido la comida pesada?
Do you guys digest heavy food quickly?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: digerio
Correct: digiero
Why: Learners often forget the 'i' in the stem change for the 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: digerí
Digerir has a special E-to-I stem change only in the third-person forms (él/ellos).
Imperfect
yo: digería
Digerir is completely regular in the imperfect: digería, digerías, digería, etc.
Future
yo: digeriré
The future tense of digerir is regular: just add endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: digeriría
The conditional of digerir is regular: digeriría, digerirías, digeriría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: digiera
Digerir changes E-to-IE in most forms, but E-to-I in nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: digiriera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'digir-' stem for all persons.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: digiere
Give commands using digiere (tú) or digiera (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no digieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no digieras, no digiera.