dirigir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
dirigir — to direct
The imperfect subjunctive of dirigir is regular: dirigiera, dirigieras, dirigiera, dirigiéramos, dirigierais, dirigieran.
dirigir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I led the company...') or after past requests ('He asked me to lead').
Notes on dirigir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed from the third-person plural preterite (dirigieron), so it is regular and uses the 'g'.
Example Sentences
Si yo dirigiera la empresa, cambiaría muchas cosas.
If I managed the company, I would change many things.
yo
Me pidieron que dirigiera el tráfico.
They asked me to direct traffic.
él/ella/usted
Si ellos dirigieran mejor, no habría problemas.
If they managed better, there wouldn't be problems.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'dirijiera' with a 'j'.
Correct: dirigiera
Why: The 'g' is followed by 'ie', which already produces the correct 'h' sound. No 'j' is needed here.
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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.
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.