
regir Future Conjugation
regir — to rule
The future of regir is regular: regiré, regirás, regirá, regiremos, regiréis, regirán.
regir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict which laws will apply or who will be in charge of an institution in the future.
Notes on regir in the Future
Regir is fully regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Un nuevo sistema regirá la economía el próximo año.
A new system will govern the economy next year.
él/ella/usted
Mis principios regirán mis decisiones siempre.
My principles will always govern my decisions.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros regiremos el comité con transparencia.
We will lead the committee with transparency.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Changing the stem to 'rigir-'.
Correct: regir-
Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive as the stem for regular -ir verbs.
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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.
Conditional
yo: regiría
The conditional of regir is regular: regiría, regirías, regiría, regiríamos, regiríais, regirían.
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.