surgir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
surgir — to arise
The present subjunctive of surgir uses the 'j' spelling in all forms: surja, surjas, surja, surjamos, surjáis, surjan.
surgir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you hope something arises (like an opportunity) or fear that a problem might arise.
Notes on surgir in the Present Subjunctive
Because the subjunctive endings for -ir verbs start with 'a', the 'g' must change to 'j' throughout the entire conjugation to maintain the soft 'h' sound.
Example Sentences
Espero que surja una vacante pronto.
I hope a vacancy arises soon.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que surjan complicaciones.
I doubt that complications will arise.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es posible que nos surja una duda.
It's possible that a doubt might arise for us.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: surga
Correct: surja
Why: In Spanish, 'ga' is a hard sound (like 'gas'). You need the 'j' to keep the sound of the original verb 'surgir'.
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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.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no surjas
The negative imperative of surgir always uses the 'j' spelling: no surjas, no surja, no surjan.