erigir Negative Imperative Conjugation
erigir — to erect
Negative commands for erigir always use the 'j' spelling: no erijas, no erija, no erijamos, no erijáis, no erijan.
erigir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to forbid someone from building or establishing something, such as 'Don't set yourself up as the boss.'
Notes on erigir in the Negative Imperative
Because all negative commands use the present subjunctive forms, they all require the 'g' to 'j' spelling change.
Example Sentences
No erijas falsas expectativas.
Don't build up false expectations.
tú
No erijan el muro todavía.
Don't erect the wall yet.
No erijamos obstáculos innecesarios.
Let's not set up unnecessary obstacles.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no erigas
Correct: no erijas
Why: Negative 'tú' commands use the subjunctive, and the subjunctive of erigir requires a 'j'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: erijo
In the present tense, erigir is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'g' to 'j': erijo.
Preterite
yo: erigí
The preterite of erigir is regular: erigí, erigiste, erigió, erigimos, erigisteis, erigieron.
Imperfect
yo: erigía
The imperfect of erigir is regular: erigía, erigías, erigía, erigíamos, erigíais, erigían.
Future
yo: erigiré
The future tense of erigir is regular: erigiré, erigirás, erigirá, erigiremos, erigiréis, erigirán.
Conditional
yo: erigiría
The conditional of erigir is regular: erigiría, erigirías, erigiría, erigiríamos, erigiríais, erigirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: erija
Erigir changes its spelling from 'g' to 'j' in all forms of the present subjunctive: erija, erijas, erija, erijamos, erijáis, erijan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: erigiera
The imperfect subjunctive of erigir is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: erigiera, erigieras, erigiera, erigiéramos, erigierais, erigieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: erige
The imperative of erigir uses 'g' for 'tú' (erige) and 'vosotros' (erigid), but 'j' for 'usted/ustedes' (erija/erijan).