surgir Negative Imperative Conjugation
surgir — to arise
The negative imperative of surgir always uses the 'j' spelling: no surjas, no surja, no surjan.
surgir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell something NOT to happen or emerge, though it is quite rare in common speech.
Notes on surgir in the Negative Imperative
All forms are identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No surjas ahora, tengo mucho trabajo.
Don't pop up now (e.g., a problem), I have a lot of work.
tú
Que no surjan más problemas.
Let no more problems arise.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no surges
Correct: no surjas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: surge
The imperative of surgir is rarely used for people, but commonly used for ideas or things: surge, surja, surjamos.