emerger Present Conjugation
emerger — to emerge
The present of emerger is mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to 'emerjo' to keep the soft 'j' sound.
emerger Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to describe things rising out of water, new problems appearing, or talent becoming visible right now.
Notes on emerger in the Present
This is a 'g' to 'j' spelling change verb. To keep the sound consistent, the 'g' becomes 'j' before an 'o' (yo emerjo).
Example Sentences
Yo emerjo del agua después de bucear.
I emerge from the water after diving.
yo
La ballena emerge para respirar.
The whale emerges to breathe.
él/ella/usted
Nuevas ideas emergen durante la reunión.
New ideas emerge during the meeting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'emergo' for the first person.
Correct: The correct form is 'emerjo'.
Why: In Spanish, 'go' sounds like 'go' in 'gold'. To keep the soft 'h' sound of the infinitive 'emerger', you must change the 'g' to a 'j'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: emergí
The preterite of emerger is completely regular: emergí, emergiste, emergió, emergimos, emergisteis, emergieron.
Imperfect
yo: emergía
The imperfect of emerger is regular: emergía, emergías, emergía, emergíamos, emergíais, emergían.
Future
yo: emergeré
The future of emerger is regular: emergeré, emergerás, emergerá, emergeremos, emergeréis, emergerán.
Conditional
yo: emergería
The conditional of emerger is regular: emergería, emergerías, emergería, emergeríamos, emergeríais, emergerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: emerja
The present subjunctive uses a 'j' in all forms: emerja, emerjas, emerja, emerjamos, emerjáis, emerjan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: emergiera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: emergiera, emergieras, emergiera, emergiéramos, emergierais, emergieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: emerge
Commands use 'emerge' (tú) and 'emerja' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no emerjas
Negative commands always use the 'j': no emerjas, no emerja, no emerjamos, no emerjáis, no emerjan.