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herir Present Conjugation

herir — to wound

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Quick answer:

Herir is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

herir Present Forms

yohiero
túhieres
él/ella/ustedhiere
nosotrosherimos
vosotrosherís
ellos/ellas/ustedeshieren

When to Use the Present

Use the present tense to talk about things that cause pain currently or to describe a recurring situation where someone's pride or body gets hurt.

Notes on herir in the Present

This is a standard e > ie stem changer. The change happens in the 'boot' (all forms except nosotros/vosotros).

Example Sentences

  • La luz fuerte me hiere los ojos.

    The strong light hurts my eyes.

    él/ella/usted

  • A veces hieres mis sentimientos.

    Sometimes you hurt my feelings.

    tú

  • Nosotros no herimos a nadie a propósito.

    We don't hurt anyone on purpose.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'hierimos' for the we-form.

    Correct: herimos

    Why: Stem changes (e > ie) never apply to the nosotros or vosotros forms in the present indicative.

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Related Tenses

Preterite

yo: herí

The preterite of herir features a stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms: hirió and hirieron.

Imperfect

yo: hería

Herir is regular in the imperfect: hería, herías, hería, heríamos, heríais, herían.

Future

yo: heriré

The future tense of herir is completely regular, using the full infinitive as the stem.

Conditional

yo: heriría

The conditional of herir is regular: heriría, herirías, heriría, heriríamos, heriríais, herirían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: hiera

Herir has two stem changes in the subjunctive: 'ie' in most forms, and 'i' in nosotros/vosotros.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: hiriera

The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'hirier-' stem derived from the preterite third-person.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: hiere

The imperative uses 'hiere' (tú) and 'hiera' (usted), following the present stem changes.

Negative Imperative

yo: no hieras

Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no hieras, no hiera, no hiramos, no hiráis, no hieran.