dirigir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
dirigir — to direct
The imperative uses 'dirige' (tú) and 'dirigid' (vosotros), but switches to 'j' for formal commands (dirija/dirijan).
dirigir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give orders or directions, like telling someone to lead a group or to head toward a specific location.
Notes on dirigir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' and 'vosotros' forms use 'g'. The formal 'usted/ustedes' and 'nosotros' forms use 'j' because they are pulled from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Dirige a tu equipo con confianza!
Lead your team with confidence!
tú
Dirija su mirada a la pantalla, por favor.
Direct your gaze to the screen, please.
Dirijamos nuestros esfuerzos a la calidad.
Let's direct our efforts toward quality.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'dirije' for the tú command.
Correct: dirige
Why: The 'tú' affirmative command uses the indicative 'él/ella' form, which uses a 'g'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dirijo
Dirigir is irregular only in the 'yo' form (dirijo), while all other forms are regular.
Preterite
yo: dirigí
The preterite of dirigir is regular: dirigí, dirigiste, dirigió, dirigimos, dirigisteis, dirigieron.
Imperfect
yo: dirigía
The imperfect of dirigir is regular: dirigía, dirigías, dirigía, dirigíamos, dirigíais, dirigían.
Future
yo: dirigiré
The future tense of dirigir is regular: dirigiré, dirigirás, dirigirá, dirigiremos, dirigiréis, dirigirán.
Conditional
yo: dirigiría
The conditional of dirigir is regular: dirigiría, dirigirías, dirigiría, dirigiríamos, dirigiríais, dirigirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dirija
The present subjunctive of dirigir uses a 'j' in all forms: dirija, dirijas, dirija, dirijamos, dirijáis, dirijan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dirigiera
The imperfect subjunctive of dirigir is regular: dirigiera, dirigieras, dirigiera, dirigiéramos, dirigierais, dirigieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dirijas
The negative imperative always uses the 'j' spelling: no dirijas, no dirija, no dirijamos, no dirijáis, no dirijan.