dirigir Imperfect Conjugation
dirigir — to direct
The imperfect of dirigir is regular: dirigía, dirigías, dirigía, dirigíamos, dirigíais, dirigían.
dirigir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a time when you used to manage a team or to set the scene (e.g., 'He was directing the choir when...').
Notes on dirigir in the Imperfect
Dirigir is regular in the imperfect. All forms use the '-ía' endings typical of -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Antes, yo dirigía un pequeño equipo de diseño.
Before, I used to manage a small design team.
yo
Ellos dirigían la obra mientras nosotros pintábamos.
They were directing the play while we were painting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mi abuelo dirigía el tráfico en este pueblo.
My grandfather used to direct traffic in this town.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'dirigaba' instead of 'dirigía'.
Correct: dirigía
Why: The '-aba' ending is only for -ar verbs. -Ir verbs like dirigir always use '-ía'.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dirige
The imperative uses 'dirige' (tú) and 'dirigid' (vosotros), but switches to 'j' for formal commands (dirija/dirijan).
Negative Imperative
yo: no dirijas
The negative imperative always uses the 'j' spelling: no dirijas, no dirija, no dirijamos, no dirijáis, no dirijan.