referir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
referir — to refer
The imperative uses the e > ie stem change for 'tú' and 'usted', but 'i' for 'nosotros'.
referir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to refer to a specific source or person.
Notes on referir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'refiere' (e > ie). The 'nosotros' form is 'refiramos' (e > i). The 'vosotros' form is 'referid' (regular).
Example Sentences
Refiere cualquier duda al departamento técnico.
Refer any doubt to the technical department.
tú
Refiera a sus pacientes a este especialista.
Refer your patients to this specialist.
Refiramos este asunto al comité.
Let's refer this matter to the committee.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'referid' for the tú form.
Correct: refiere
Why: 'Referid' is the plural command (vosotros) used in Spain; 'refiere' is the singular informal command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: refiero
Referir is an e > ie stem-changing verb, except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Preterite
yo: referí
Referir is mostly regular but has a 'slipper' stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms.
Imperfect
yo: refería
Referir is completely regular in the imperfect: refería, referías, refería...
Future
yo: referiré
Referir is completely regular in the future tense: infinitive + endings.
Conditional
yo: referiría
Referir is regular in the conditional: infinitive + -ía, -ías, -ía...
Present Subjunctive
yo: refiera
Referir has a stem change (e > ie) and a special change in the nosotros/vosotros forms (e > i).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: refiriera
The stem changes to 'refiri-' for all persons in this past-tense hypothetical form.
Negative Imperative
yo: no refieras
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.