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Conjugate surgir in Spanish

to arise, to emerge, to come up

surgir is an irregular -ir verb ranked #2406 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Surgió un problema inesperado." (An unexpected problem arose.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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⚡ Irregular verb — surgir (spelling-change-gi-je) does not follow standard -ir patterns. Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.

Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo surjo *
surges
él/ella/Ud. surge
nosotros surgimos
vosotros surgís
ellos/ellas/Uds. surgen
Example

Yo surjo todos los días.

I arise, to emerge, to come up every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo surgí
surgiste
él/ella/Ud. surgió
nosotros surgimos
vosotros surgisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. surgieron
Example

Nuevas ideas surgieron durante la reunión.

New ideas emerged during the meeting.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo surgía
surgías
él/ella/Ud. surgía
nosotros surgíamos
vosotros surgíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. surgían
Example

Antes yo surgía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to arise, to emerge, to come up often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo surgiré
surgirás
él/ella/Ud. surgirá
nosotros surgiremos
vosotros surgiréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. surgirán
Example

Mañana yo surgiré.

Tomorrow I will arise, to emerge, to come up.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo surgiría
surgirías
él/ella/Ud. surgiría
nosotros surgiríamos
vosotros surgiríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. surgirían
Example

Si pudiera, yo surgiría.

If I could, I would arise, to emerge, to come up.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo surja *
surjas *
él/ella/Ud. surja *
nosotros surjamos *
vosotros surjáis *
ellos/ellas/Uds. surjan *
Example

Espero que tú surjas.

I hope that you arise, to emerge, to come up.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
surge
él/ella/Ud. surja *
nosotros surjamos *
vosotros surgid
ellos/ellas/Uds. surjan *
Example

¡Surge!

Arise, to emerge, to come up!

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