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SPANISH VERB

surgir

to come up, to arise

  • #158 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: surgiendo
  • Past participle: surgido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I come up
  2. tú you come up
  3. usted, él, ella he/she comes up
  4. nosotros we come up
  5. vosotros Spain you all come up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they come up

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I came up
  2. tú you came up
  3. usted, él, ella he/she came up
  4. nosotros we came up
  5. vosotros Spain you all came up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they came up

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to come up
  2. tú you used to come up
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to come up
  4. nosotros we used to come up
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to come up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to come up

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will come up
  2. tú you will come up
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will come up
  4. nosotros we will come up
  5. vosotros Spain you all will come up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will come up

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would come up
  2. tú you would come up
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would come up
  4. nosotros we would come up
  5. vosotros Spain you all would come up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would come up

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I come up
  2. tú (that) you come up
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she come up
  4. nosotros (that) we come up
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all come up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they come up

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I came up
  2. tú (if) you came up
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she came up
  4. nosotros (if) we came up
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all came up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they came up

How to use surgir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Siempre surge algo cuando quiero salir temprano.

    Something always comes up when I want to leave early.

  2. Past

    Surgió un problema con la reserva del hotel.

    A problem came up with the hotel reservation.

  3. Imperfect

    En cada viaje surgían planes que no esperábamos.

    On every trip plans came up that we didn't expect.

  4. Future

    Seguro surgirán más preguntas después de la charla.

    Surely more questions will come up after the talk.

  5. Conditional

    Sin ese contrato, surgirían muchos problemas legales.

    Without that contract, many legal problems would arise.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Llámame en caso de que surja algún imprevisto.

    Call me in case anything unexpected comes up.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nadie esperaba que surgiera una oferta tan buena.

    Nobody expected such a good offer to come up.

Good to know

  • "Si surge algo" is "if something comes up", the usual reason for a change of plans.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ir verb.