ingerir Present Conjugation
ingerir — to ingest
Ingerir has an e→ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
ingerir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits, medical facts, or describing what someone is swallowing right now.
Notes on ingerir in the Present
This is a standard e→ie stem-changing verb (boot verb) in the present tense.
Example Sentences
El cuerpo ingiere nutrientes a través del intestino.
The body ingests nutrients through the intestine.
él/ella/usted
Yo no ingiero productos lácteos.
I don't ingest dairy products.
yo
Nosotros ingerimos mucha fruta en verano.
We ingest a lot of fruit in the summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'yo ingero'.
Correct: yo ingiero
Why: The stem 'e' changes to 'ie' when stressed in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: ingerí
Ingerir is mostly regular but has a 'basement' change (e→i) in the third person: ingirió and ingirieron.
Imperfect
yo: ingería
Ingerir is regular in the imperfect: ingería, ingerías, ingería, ingeríamos, ingeríais, ingerían.
Future
yo: ingeriré
Ingerir is completely regular in the future: ingeriré, ingerirás, ingerirá, etc.
Conditional
yo: ingeriría
Ingerir is regular in the conditional: ingeriría, ingerirías, ingeriría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: ingiera
Ingerir undergoes an e→ie stem change (ingiera) and an e→i change in the nosotros/vosotros forms (ingiramos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ingiriera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'ingir-' stem throughout: ingiriera, ingirieras, ingiriera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ingiere
The imperative uses 'ingiere' for tú, 'ingerid' for vosotros, and 'ingiera' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ingieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no ingieras, no ingiera, no ingiramos...