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gemir Present Conjugation

gemir — to moan

B1irregular (e-i stem changer) -ir★★★
Quick answer:

Gemir is an e-i stem changer in the present: gimo, gimes, gime, gemimos, gemís, gimen.

gemir Present Forms

yogimo
túgimes
él/ella/ustedgime
nosotrosgemimos
vosotrosgemís
ellos/ellas/ustedesgimen

When to Use the Present

Use this to describe current sounds of moaning or habitual groaning, like a creaky floorboard or a person complaining.

Notes on gemir in the Present

The 'e' changes to 'i' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros (the 'boot' pattern).

Example Sentences

  • La madera gime cuando alguien camina sobre ella.

    The wood creaks (moans) when someone walks on it.

    él/ella/usted

  • Yo siempre gimo cuando tengo que levantarme temprano.

    I always groan when I have to get up early.

    yo

  • Nosotros no gemimos por tonterías.

    We don't groan about nonsense.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: gimo (misspelling as gemo)

    Correct: gimo

    Why: The stem change is required in the 'yo' form.

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Related Tenses

Preterite

yo: gemí

Gemir is a 'slipper verb' in the preterite, changing 'e' to 'i' only in the third-person forms: gimió and gimieron.

Imperfect

yo: gemía

The imperfect of gemir is regular: gemía, gemías, gemía, gemíamos, gemíais, gemían.

Future

yo: gemiré

The future of gemir is regular: gemiré, gemirás, gemirá, gemiremos, gemiréis, gemirán.

Conditional

yo: gemiría

The conditional of gemir is regular: gemiría, gemirías, gemiría, gemiríamos, gemiríais, gemirían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: gima

Gemir changes the 'e' to 'i' in all forms of the present subjunctive: gima, gimas, gima, gimamos, gimáis, giman.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: gimiera

Gemir uses the 'gimie-' stem for all imperfect subjunctive forms: gimiera, gimieras, gimiera, gimiéramos, gimierais, gimieran.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: gime

Commands for gemir use the stem change 'i' except for the vosotros form: gime, gima, gimamos, gemid, giman.

Negative Imperative

yo: no gimas

Negative commands for gemir always use the 'i' stem: no gimas, no gima, no gimamos, no gimáis, no giman.