surgir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
surgir — to arise
The imperfect subjunctive of surgir is regular, based on the 'surgieron' stem: surgiera, surgieras, surgiera...
surgir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations ('If a problem arose...') or after past-tense expressions of emotion or doubt.
Notes on surgir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It follows the standard pattern of taking the 3rd person plural preterite (surgieron), dropping the -on, and adding -a, -as, -a, etc.
Example Sentences
Si surgiera algún problema, llámame.
If any problem were to arise, call me.
él/ella/usted
No quería que surgieran malentendidos.
I didn't want misunderstandings to arise.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: surjiera
Correct: surgiera
Why: Since the ending starts with 'e', the 'g' naturally stays soft. No 'j' is needed here.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: surge
The imperative of surgir is rarely used for people, but commonly used for ideas or things: surge, surja, surjamos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no surjas
The negative imperative of surgir always uses the 'j' spelling: no surjas, no surja, no surjan.