Urgir Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb urgir means to be urgent, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Urgir means to be urgent or to urge, and it is used when something cannot wait: urge una respuesta, urge reparar la gotera. The subject is usually the thing that is urgent, and the verb is most common in the third person. It is a -gir verb: g becomes j before o and a, so yo urjo and the subjunctive urja. Like every Spanish verb, urgir changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say urjo una respuesta inmediata, and in the preterite you say urgí reparar la gotera. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: urgir
- English: to be urgent
- Verb type: irregular verb
- Ending: -ir
- Gerund: urgiendo
- Past participle: urgido
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + urgido)
- Pattern to learn: this verb is a -gir verb: g becomes j before o and a, so the present first person is urjo and the present subjunctive is urja.
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for urgir, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Urgir is a -gir verb: g becomes j before o and a, so yo urjo and the subjunctive urja. It is usually third person: urge una respuesta.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for urgir. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | urjo |
| tú | urges |
| él/ella/Ud. | urge |
| nosotros/as | urgimos |
| vosotros/as | urgís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | urgen |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | urgí |
| tú | urgiste |
| él/ella/Ud. | urgió |
| nosotros/as | urgimos |
| vosotros/as | urgisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | urgieron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | urgía |
| tú | urgías |
| él/ella/Ud. | urgía |
| nosotros/as | urgíamos |
| vosotros/as | urgíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | urgían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | urgiré |
| tú | urgirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | urgirá |
| nosotros/as | urgiremos |
| vosotros/as | urgiréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | urgirán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | urgiría |
| tú | urgirías |
| él/ella/Ud. | urgiría |
| nosotros/as | urgiríamos |
| vosotros/as | urgiríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | urgirían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he urgido |
| tú | has urgido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha urgido |
| nosotros/as | hemos urgido |
| vosotros/as | habéis urgido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han urgido |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había urgido |
| tú | habías urgido |
| él/ella/Ud. | había urgido |
| nosotros/as | habíamos urgido |
| vosotros/as | habíais urgido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían urgido |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré urgido |
| tú | habrás urgido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá urgido |
| nosotros/as | habremos urgido |
| vosotros/as | habréis urgido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán urgido |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría urgido |
| tú | habrías urgido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría urgido |
| nosotros/as | habríamos urgido |
| vosotros/as | habríais urgido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían urgido |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | urja |
| tú | urjas |
| él/ella/Ud. | urja |
| nosotros/as | urjamos |
| vosotros/as | urgáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | urjan |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | urgiera |
| tú | urgieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | urgiera |
| nosotros/as | urgiéramos |
| vosotros/as | urgierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | urgieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | urge |
| él/ella/Ud. | urja |
| nosotros/as | urjamos |
| vosotros/as | urgid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | urjan |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | urjas |
| él/ella/Ud. | urja |
| nosotros/as | urjamos |
| vosotros/as | urgáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | urjan |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | urgiendo | with estar for the progressive: estoy urgiendo |
| Past participle | urgido | with haber for the perfect tenses: he urgido |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. Note the pattern here: this verb is a -gir verb: g becomes j before o and a, so the present first person is urjo and the present subjunctive is urja. For urgir, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Urjo una respuesta inmediata. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. Note the spelling change here: this verb is a -gir verb: g becomes j before o and a, so the present first person is urjo and the present subjunctive is urja. For urgir, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, urgí una decisión antes del viernes. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For urgir, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, urgía reparar la gotera. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For urgir, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, urgiré que alguien llame al médico. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For urgir, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Urgiría una respuesta inmediata si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For urgir, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he urgido una decisión antes del viernes. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For urgir, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había urgido reparar la gotera antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For urgir, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré urgido que alguien llame al médico. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For urgir, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría urgido una respuesta inmediata con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. Note the spelling change here: this verb is a -gir verb: g becomes j before o and a, so the present first person is urjo and the present subjunctive is urja. For urgir, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él urja una decisión antes del viernes. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For urgir, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él urgiera reparar la gotera, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. Note the spelling change here: this verb is a -gir verb: g becomes j before o and a, so the present first person is urjo and the present subjunctive is urja. For urgir, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Urge que alguien llame al médico! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. Note the spelling change here: this verb is a -gir verb: g becomes j before o and a, so the present first person is urjo and the present subjunctive is urja. For urgir, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No urjas una respuesta inmediata. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with urgir, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Urjo una respuesta inmediata. — I be urgent an immediate answer.
- Urge una decisión antes del viernes. — He/she is urgent a decision before Friday.
- Ayer, urgí reparar la gotera. — Yesterday, I was urgent repairing the leak.
- Antes, nosotros urgíamos que alguien llame al médico. — Before, we used to be urgent someone calling the doctor.
- Mañana, tú urgirás una respuesta inmediata. — Tomorrow, you will be urgent an immediate answer.
- Yo urgiría una decisión antes del viernes si tuviera más tiempo. — I would be urgent a decision before Friday if I had more time.
- Él ha urgido reparar la gotera. — He has been urgent repairing the leak.
- Espero que él urja que alguien llame al médico. — I hope he is urgent someone calling the doctor.
- Yo ya había urgido una respuesta inmediata antes de salir. — I had already been urgent an immediate answer before leaving.
- Ellos urgían una decisión antes del viernes cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to be urgent a decision before Friday when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo urge una respuesta inmediata. — Right: Yo urjo una respuesta inmediata. — The person matters: urge is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is urjo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Yo urgo una decisión antes del viernes. — Right: Yo urjo una decisión antes del viernes. — Urgir is a -gir verb: g becomes j before o and a, so the present first person is urjo and the present subjunctive is urja. The form urjo follows that pattern, not the plain stem plus -o.
- Wrong: Treating urgir and apresurar as identical in every context. — Right: Urgir means to be urgent, while apresurar means to hurry. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: urgir fits sentences such as Urjo una respuesta inmediata, while apresurar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy urgido una decisión antes del viernes. — Right: Yo he urgido una decisión antes del viernes. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he urgido, has urgido, ha urgido. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo urgí reparar la gotera todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo urgía reparar la gotera todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (urgía), not the preterite. The preterite (urgí) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on urgir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ una respuesta inmediata. (present tense) A. urjo B. urges C. urge D. urgimos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ una decisión antes del viernes. (preterite) A. urgí B. urgiste C. urgimos D. urgió
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ reparar la gotera. (imperfect) A. urgías B. urjo C. urgíamos D. urgía
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ que alguien llame al médico. (future) A. urgiremos B. urgirás C. urgiré D. urgirá
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ una respuesta inmediata si pudiera. (conditional) A. urgiría B. urgirías C. urgiríamos D. urjo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ una decisión antes del viernes. (present subjunctive) A. urjas B. urjamos C. urjo D. urja
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ reparar la gotera, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. urgiéramos B. urjo C. urgiera D. urgieras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ que alguien llame al médico. (present perfect) A. ha urgido B. hemos urgido C. he urgido D. has urgido
Complete the command: ¡___ una respuesta inmediata! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. urge B. urja C. urjamos D. urgid
Which is the gerund of urgir, used with estar for the progressive? A. urgido B. urjo C. urgí D. urgiendo
Answer key
- urjo — The yo present tense of urgir is urjo.
- urgió — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of urgir is urgió.
- urgíamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of urgir is urgíamos.
- urgirás — The tú future of urgir is urgirás.
- urgiría — The yo conditional of urgir is urgiría.
- urja — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of urgir is urja.
- urgiera — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of urgir is urgiera.
- hemos urgido — The nosotros/as present perfect of urgir is hemos urgido.
- urge — The affirmative tú imperative of urgir is urge.
- urgiendo — The gerund of urgir is urgiendo: estoy urgiendo. The participle urgido is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does urgir mean in English?
Urgir means to be urgent. It is used in everyday situations such as Urjo una respuesta inmediata. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is urgir regular or irregular?
Urgir is a spelling-change verb: it is a -gir verb: g becomes j before o and a, so the present first person is urjo and the present subjunctive is urja. The endings are regular, so once you know the pattern you can produce every form on this page, including urjo in the present and urgí in the preterite.
What is the difference between urgir and apresurar?
Urgir means to be urgent, while apresurar means to hurry. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use urgir when you mean to be urgent, as in Urjo una respuesta inmediata, and use apresurar for to hurry. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I be urgent” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo urgí una decisión antes del viernes. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo urgía reparar la gotera. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he urgido una decisión antes del viernes.
How do I practise urgir?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the urgir examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Urgir in the present tense — the full present-tense table for urgir.
- Urgir examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for urgir.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Complete list of Spanish irregular verbs — where this verb's pattern is listed.
- Unir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with urgir.
- Transmitir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with urgir.
- Suprimir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with urgir.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.