regir Imperfect Conjugation
regir — to rule
Regir is completely regular in the imperfect: regía, regías, regía, regíamos, regíais, regían.
regir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe the ongoing state of how things were governed or the general rules that used to apply in the past.
Notes on regir in the Imperfect
There are no stem changes or spelling changes in the imperfect for regir.
Example Sentences
En aquel entonces, la tradición regía la sociedad.
In those days, tradition governed society.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros regíamos la escuela con disciplina.
We used to run the school with discipline.
nosotros
Las leyes antiguas regían todos los aspectos de la vida.
Ancient laws governed all aspects of life.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change like 'rigía'.
Correct: regía
Why: The imperfect tense does not have stem changes for -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.
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.
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.