regir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
regir — to rule
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'rigier-' stem: rigiera, rigieras, rigiera, rigiéramos, rigierais, rigieran.
regir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (if this law governed...) or after past-tense expressions of will or doubt.
Notes on regir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is built from the third-person plural preterite (rigieron), so it maintains the e-to-i stem change throughout.
Example Sentences
Si la lógica rigiera el mundo, todo sería más fácil.
If logic governed the world, everything would be easier.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que ellos rigieran el proyecto.
I would like them to lead the project.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si yo rigiera esta empresa, cambiaría muchas cosas.
If I ran this company, I would change many things.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'regiera' instead of 'rigiera'.
Correct: rigiera
Why: The stem change from the preterite (rigieron) must be carried over to the imperfect subjunctive.
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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.
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.