erigir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
erigir — to erect
Erigir changes its spelling from 'g' to 'j' in all forms of the present subjunctive: erija, erijas, erija, erijamos, erijáis, erijan.
erigir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing a wish, doubt, or requirement that something be built or established, such as a law requiring a monument be erected.
Notes on erigir in the Present Subjunctive
This is an orthographic (spelling) change. To keep the soft 'h' sound (like the English 'h' in 'hot') before the letters 'a' or 'o', the 'g' must change to a 'j'.
Example Sentences
Espero que erijan una estatua en su honor.
I hope they erect a statue in his honor.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dudo que el gobierno erija el muro este año.
I doubt the government will erect the wall this year.
él/ella/usted
Quieren que nos erijamos como líderes del grupo.
They want us to set ourselves up as leaders of the group.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: eriga
Correct: erija
Why: In Spanish, 'ga' is pronounced with a hard 'g' (like 'game'). To keep the soft sound of the infinitive 'erigir', you must use 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.
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no erijas
Negative commands for erigir always use the 'j' spelling: no erijas, no erija, no erijamos, no erijáis, no erijan.