regir Present Conjugation
regir — to rule
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.
regir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe laws, principles, or rules that currently govern a situation or to describe how someone leads an organization.
Notes on regir in the Present
This is a 'boot verb' with an e-to-i stem change. Additionally, the 'yo' form changes 'g' to 'j' (rijo) to keep the soft 'h' sound before the 'o'.
Example Sentences
Yo rijo mi vida según mis propios valores.
I govern my life according to my own values.
yo
Esta ley rige a todos los ciudadanos por igual.
This law governs all citizens equally.
él/ella/usted
Las normas de la empresa no rigen en este caso.
The company rules do not apply in this case.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'rego' or 'rigo' for the first person.
Correct: rijo
Why: You must change the 'g' to 'j' to maintain the correct pronunciation and apply the e-to-i stem change.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.