surgir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
surgir — to arise
The imperative of surgir is rarely used for people, but commonly used for ideas or things: surge, surja, surjamos.
surgir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Commands are rare for 'to arise', but you might see them in poetic contexts or when telling an idea to 'come forth'.
Notes on surgir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (surge). All other forms (usted, nosotros, ustedes) use the 'j' from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Surge de las cenizas!
Arise from the ashes!
tú
Surja la luz.
Let the light arise.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: surga (usted)
Correct: surja
Why: Formal commands always follow the subjunctive spelling logic.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: surjo
The present of surgir undergoes a spelling change in the 'yo' form (surjo) to keep the 'h' sound.
Preterite
yo: surgí
The preterite of surgir is regular: surgí, surgiste, surgió, surgimos, surgisteis, surgieron.
Imperfect
yo: surgía
The imperfect of surgir is regular: surgía, surgías, surgía, surgíamos, surgíais, surgían.
Future
yo: surgiré
The future of surgir is regular: surgiré, surgirás, surgirá, surgiremos, surgiréis, surgirán.
Conditional
yo: surgiría
The conditional of surgir is regular: surgiría, surgirías, surgiría, surgiríamos, surgiríais, surgirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: surja
The present subjunctive of surgir uses the 'j' spelling in all forms: surja, surjas, surja, surjamos, surjáis, surjan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: surgiera
The imperfect subjunctive of surgir is regular, based on the 'surgieron' stem: surgiera, surgieras, surgiera...
Negative Imperative
yo: no surjas
The negative imperative of surgir always uses the 'j' spelling: no surjas, no surja, no surjan.