regir Conditional Conjugation
regir — to rule
The conditional of regir is regular: regiría, regirías, regiría, regiríamos, regiríais, regirían.
regir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what rules 'would' apply under certain circumstances or to make polite hypotheses.
Notes on regir in the Conditional
Regir is fully regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Esa norma no regiría en un país democrático.
That rule would not apply in a democratic country.
él/ella/usted
¿Regirías tú la empresa si te lo pidieran?
Would you lead the company if they asked you?
tú
Dijeron que las mismas leyes regirían para todos.
They said the same laws would apply to everyone.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: regiría
Why: All conditional endings for all verbs require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rijo
Regir has a spelling change (g to j) in the 'yo' form and a stem change (e to i) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: regí
Regir is a third-conjugation (-ir) verb with a stem change (e to i) only in the third-person forms.
Imperfect
yo: regía
Regir is completely regular in the imperfect: regía, regías, regía, regíamos, regíais, regían.
Future
yo: regiré
The future of regir is regular: regiré, regirás, regirá, regiremos, regiréis, regirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rija
The present subjunctive uses the 'j' from 'rijo' across all forms: rija, rijas, rija, rijamos, rijáis, rijan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rigiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'rigier-' stem: rigiera, rigieras, rigiera, rigiéramos, rigierais, rigieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rige
Commands use 'rige' (tú) and 'rija' (usted/ustedes/nosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no rijas
Negative commands are identical to the present subjunctive: no rijas, no rija, no rijamos, no rijáis, no rijan.