Ella VerbsTo hurt, to injure, to wound Irregular Verb
At a glance: Herir (to hurt, to injure, to wound) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: hiero, hieres, hiere, herimos, herís, hieren. Its irregularities include: Add an i before e for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives) and E changes to i in the gerundio and for ella and ellas in the indicative preterite (and as a result, the subjunctive imperfect).
Herir is the Spanish verb for "to hurt, to injure, to wound". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to herir include: doler, lastimar, lesionar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | herir | to hurt, to injure, to wound |
| Past participle | herido | hurt |
| Gerund | hiriendo | hurting |
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The Indicative Present of herir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "hiero", meaning "I hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hiero | I hurt |
| Tú | hieres | you hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hiere | s/he hurts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | herimos | we hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | herís | you (plural) hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hieren | they hurt |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Preterite of herir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "herí", meaning "I hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | herí | I hurt |
| Tú | heriste | you hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hirió | s/he hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | herimos | we hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | heristeis | you (plural) hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hirieron | they hurt |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Imperfect of herir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "hería", meaning "I used to hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hería | I used to hurt |
| Tú | herías | you used to hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hería | s/he used to hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | heríamos | we used to hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | heríais | you (plural) used to hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | herían | they used to hurt |
The Indicative Present Continuous of herir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy hiriendo", meaning "I am hurting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy hiriendo | I am hurting |
| Tú | estás hiriendo | you are hurting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está hiriendo | s/he is hurting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos hiriendo | we are hurting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis hiriendo | you (plural) are hurting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están hiriendo | they are hurting |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Informal Future of herir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a herir", meaning "I am going to hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a herir | I am going to hurt |
| Tú | vas a herir | you are going to hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a herir | s/he is going to hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a herir | we are going to hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a herir | you (plural) are going to hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a herir | they are going to hurt |
The Indicative Future of herir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "heriré", meaning "I will hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | heriré | I will hurt |
| Tú | herirás | you will hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | herirá | s/he will hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | heriremos | we will hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | heriréis | you (plural) will hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | herirán | they will hurt |
The Indicative Conditional of herir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "heriría", meaning "I would hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | heriría | I would hurt |
| Tú | herirías | you would hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | heriría | s/he would hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | heriríamos | we would hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | heriríais | you (plural) would hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | herirían | they would hurt |
The Indicative Present Perfect of herir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he herido", meaning "I have hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he herido | I have hurt |
| Tú | has herido | you have hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha herido | s/he has hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos herido | we have hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis herido | you (plural) have hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han herido | they have hurt |
The Indicative Past Perfect of herir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había herido", meaning "I had hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había herido | I had hurt |
| Tú | habías herido | you had hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había herido | s/he had hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos herido | we had hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais herido | you (plural) had hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían herido | they had hurt |
The Indicative Future Perfect of herir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré herido", meaning "I will have hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré herido | I will have hurt |
| Tú | habrás herido | you will have hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá herido | s/he will have hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos herido | we will have hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis herido | you (plural) will have hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán herido | they will have hurt |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of herir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría herido", meaning "I would have hurt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría herido | I would have hurt |
| Tú | habrías herido | you would have hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría herido | s/he would have hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos herido | we would have hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais herido | you (plural) would have hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían herido | they would have hurt |
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "hiera", meaning "I hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hiera | I hurt |
| Tú | hieras | you hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hiera | s/he hurts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hiramos | we hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hiráis | you (plural) hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hieran | they hurt |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "hiriera", meaning "I hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hiriera | I hurt |
| Tú | hirieras | you hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hiriera | s/he hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hiriéramos | we hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hirierais | you (plural) hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hirieran | they hurt |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "hiriere", meaning "I will hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hiriere | I will hurt |
| Tú | hirieres | you will hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hiriere | s/he will hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hiriéremos | we will hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hiriereis | you (plural) will hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hirieren | they will hurt |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya herido", meaning "I have hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya herido | I have hurt |
| Tú | hayas herido | you have hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya herido | s/he has hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos herido | we have hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis herido | you (plural) have hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan herido | they have hurt |
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera herido", meaning "I had hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera herido | I had hurt |
| Tú | hubieras herido | you had hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera herido | s/he had hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos herido | we had hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais herido | you (plural) had hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran herido | they had hurt |
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere herido", meaning "I will have hurt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere herido | I will have hurt |
| Tú | hubieres herido | you will have hurt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere herido | s/he will have hurt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos herido | we will have hurt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis herido | you (plural) will have hurt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren herido | they will have hurt |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "hiera", meaning "(to you formal) hurt!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | hiere | (to you) hurt! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hiera | (to you formal) hurt! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hiramos | let's hurt! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | herid | (to you plural) hurt! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hieran | (to you plural formal) hurt! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no hiera", meaning "(to you formal) don't hurt!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no hieras | (to you) don't hurt! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no hiera | (to you formal) don't hurt! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no hiramos | let's not hurt! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no hiráis | (to you plural) don't hurt! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no hieran | (to you plural formal) don't hurt! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Herir is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Add an i before e for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives) and E changes to i in the gerundio and for ella and ellas in the indicative preterite (and as a result, the subjunctive imperfect).
In the present tense (presente), herir is conjugated as: yo hiero, tú hieres, él/ella/usted hiere, nosotros herimos, vosotros herís, ellos/ellas/ustedes hieren. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), herir is conjugated as: yo herí, tú heriste, él/ella/usted hirió, nosotros herimos, vosotros heristeis, ellos/ellas/ustedes hirieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), herir is conjugated as: yo hería, tú herías, él/ella/usted hería, nosotros heríamos, vosotros heríais, ellos/ellas/ustedes herían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), herir is conjugated as: yo heriré, tú herirás, él/ella/usted herirá, nosotros heriremos, vosotros heriréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes herirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), herir is conjugated as: yo hiera, tú hieras, él/ella/usted hiera, nosotros hiramos, vosotros hiráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes hieran. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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