regir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
regir — to rule
Commands use 'rige' (tú) and 'rija' (usted/ustedes/nosotros).
regir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to command someone to lead or to tell a principle to 'rule' or 'prevail' in a formal or poetic context.
Notes on regir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the present indicative 'rige'. All other forms use the 'j' and the 'i' stem change from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Rige tu vida con honestidad.
Govern your life with honesty.
tú
Rija usted el debate, por favor.
Lead the debate, please.
Rijamos este grupo con sabiduría.
Let's lead this group with wisdom.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'rege' for the tú command.
Correct: rige
Why: The informal affirmative command follows the present indicative third-person singular, which has the e-to-i stem change.
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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.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rijas
Negative commands are identical to the present subjunctive: no rijas, no rija, no rijamos, no rijáis, no rijan.