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infringir

to violate
to infringe

Regular-ir ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Presente

Habitual actions, general truths, and what's happening now.

yoinfrinjo
infringes
él/ellainfringe
nosotrosinfringimos
vosotrosinfringís
ellos/ellasinfringen

Ella infringe las reglas del juego.

She infringes the rules of the game.

Nosotros infringimos la ley sin darnos cuenta.

We infringe the law without realizing it.

2.

Pretérito Indefinido

Completed actions at a specific point in the past.

yoinfringí
infringiste
él/ellainfring
nosotrosinfringimos
vosotrosinfringisteis
ellos/ellasinfringieron

Ayer él infringió las normas de seguridad.

Yesterday he infringed the safety regulations.

Ellos infringieron el contrato y tuvieron problemas.

They infringed the contract and had problems.

3.

Imperfecto

Ongoing or repeated actions in the past, descriptions, and background context.

yoinfringía
infringías
él/ellainfringía
nosotrosinfringíamos
vosotrosinfringíais
ellos/ellasinfringían

Cuando era niño, siempre infringía las reglas de mis padres.

When I was a child, I always infringed my parents' rules.

Ella infringía las leyes sin pensar en las consecuencias.

She infringed the laws without thinking about the consequences.

4.

Futuro Simple

Future actions, predictions, and speculation about the present.

yoinfringiré
infringirás
él/ellainfringirá
nosotrosinfringiremos
vosotrosinfringiréis
ellos/ellasinfringirán

Mañana infringiré las normas si no me avisan.

Tomorrow I will infringe the rules if they don't warn me.

Ellos infringirán el acuerdo si no llegan a un compromiso.

They will infringe the agreement if they don't reach a compromise.

5.

Condicional

Hypothetical situations, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.

yoinfringiría
infringirías
él/ellainfringiría
nosotrosinfringiríamos
vosotrosinfringiríais
ellos/ellasinfringirían

Si no tuviera miedo, infringiría las reglas.

If I weren't afraid, I would infringe the rules.

Ella infringiría la ley si pensara que es injusta.

She would infringe the law if she thought it was unjust.

6.

Subjuntivo Presente

Wishes, doubts, emotions, and subordinate clauses expressing uncertainty.

yoinfrinja
infrinjas
él/ellainfrinja
nosotrosinfrinjamos
vosotrosinfrinjáis
ellos/ellasinfrinjan

Es posible que ellos infrinjan las normas en esta situación.

It is possible that they infringe the rules in this situation.

Quiero que tú no infrinjas las leyes.

I want you not to infringe the laws.

7.

Subjuntivo Imperfecto

Past subjunctive contexts, hypothetical si-clauses, and polite suggestions.

yoinfringiera
infringieras
él/ellainfringiera
nosotrosinfringiéramos
vosotrosinfringierais
ellos/ellasinfringieran

Si él infringiera las reglas, habría consecuencias.

If he infringed the rules, there would be consequences.

Ojalá que no infringieran el acuerdo que firmaron.

I wish they wouldn't infringe the agreement they signed.

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Common questions
Is "infringir" regular or irregular in Spanish?
"infringir" is a regular -ir verb in Spanish. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ir verbs.
How do you conjugate "infringir" in the present tense?
In the Presente, "infringir" conjugates as: infringes, infrinjo, infringen, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "infringir" in Spanish?
In the Pretérito Indefinido, "infringir" conjugates as: infringiste, infringí, infringieron, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "infringir" in Spanish?
"infringir" (to violate, to infringe) is one of the most commonly used verbs in Spanish.