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herir Present Subjunctive Conjugation

herir — to wound

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Quick answer:

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

herir Present Subjunctive Forms

yohiera
túhieras
él/ella/ustedhiera
nosotroshiramos
vosotroshiráis
ellos/ellas/ustedeshieran

When to Use the Present Subjunctive

Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or emotion about someone getting hurt (e.g., 'I hope it doesn't hurt you').

Notes on herir in the Present Subjunctive

It follows the pattern of -ir stem changers: hiera, hieras, hiera, hiramos, hiráis, hieran.

Example Sentences

  • No quiero que me hieras.

    I don't want you to hurt me.

    tú

  • Espero que no hiramos sus sentimientos.

    I hope we don't hurt his feelings.

    nosotros

  • Dudo que esas palabras la hieran.

    I doubt those words will hurt her.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'heramos' or 'hieramos' for nosotros.

    Correct: hiramos

    Why: In the present subjunctive, -ir stem-changing verbs use a single 'i' for the nosotros/vosotros forms.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: hiero

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

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.

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.