Irregular
freír
to fry
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
friendo
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
frito
Simple tenses
Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | frío I fry |
tú | fríes you fry |
él/ella/usted | fríe he/she/you fries |
nosotros | freímos we fry |
vosotros | freís you all fry |
ellos/ustedes | fríen they/you all fry |
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | freía I used to fry |
tú | freías you used to fry |
él/ella/usted | freía he/she/you used to fry |
nosotros | freíamos we used to fry |
vosotros | freíais you all used to fry |
ellos/ustedes | freían they/you all used to fry |
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | freí I fried |
tú | freíste you fried |
él/ella/usted | frio he/she/you fried |
nosotros | freímos we fried |
vosotros | freísteis you all fried |
ellos/ustedes | frieron they/you all fried |
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | freiré I will fry |
tú | freirás you will fry |
él/ella/usted | freirá he/she/you will fry |
nosotros | freiremos we will fry |
vosotros | freiréis you all will fry |
ellos/ustedes | freirán they/you all will fry |
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | freiría I would fry |
tú | freirías you would fry |
él/ella/usted | freiría he/she/you would fry |
nosotros | freiríamos we would fry |
vosotros | freiríais you all would fry |
ellos/ustedes | freirían they/you all would fry |
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | fría that I fry |
tú | frías that you fry |
él/ella/usted | fría that he/she/you fry |
nosotros | friamos that we fry |
vosotros | friais that you all fry |
ellos/ustedes | frían that they/you all fry |
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | friera or friese that I fried |
tú | frieras or frieses that you fried |
él/ella/usted | friera or friese that he/she/you fried |
nosotros | friéramos or friésemos that we fried |
vosotros | frierais or frieseis that you all fried |
ellos/ustedes | frieran or friesen that they/you all fried |
Compound tenses
Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he frito I have fried |
tú | has frito you have fried |
él/ella/usted | ha frito he/she/you have fried |
nosotros | hemos frito we have fried |
vosotros | habéis frito you all have fried |
ellos/ustedes | han frito they/you all have fried |
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había frito I had fried |
tú | habías frito you had fried |
él/ella/usted | había frito he/she/you had fried |
nosotros | habíamos frito we had fried |
vosotros | habíais frito you all had fried |
ellos/ustedes | habían frito they/you all had fried |
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube frito I had fried |
tú | hubiste frito you had fried |
él/ella/usted | hubo frito he/she/you had fried |
nosotros | hubimos frito we had fried |
vosotros | hubisteis frito you all had fried |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron frito they/you all had fried |
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré frito I will have fried |
tú | habrás frito you will have fried |
él/ella/usted | habrá frito he/she/you will have fried |
nosotros | habremos frito we will have fried |
vosotros | habréis frito you all will have fried |
ellos/ustedes | habrán frito they/you all will have fried |
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría frito I would have fried |
tú | habrías frito you would have fried |
él/ella/usted | habría frito he/she/you would have fried |
nosotros | habríamos frito we would have fried |
vosotros | habríais frito you all would have fried |
ellos/ustedes | habrían frito they/you all would have fried |
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya frito that I have fried |
tú | hayas frito that you have fried |
él/ella/usted | haya frito that he/she/you have fried |
nosotros | hayamos frito that we have fried |
vosotros | hayáis frito that you all have fried |
ellos/ustedes | hayan frito that they/you all have fried |
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera frito that I had fried |
tú | hubieras frito that you had fried |
él/ella/usted | hubiera frito that he/she/you had fried |
nosotros | hubiéramos frito that we had fried |
vosotros | hubierais frito that you all had fried |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran frito that they/you all had fried |
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | fríe | fry! (you) |
usted | fría | fry! (you formal) |
nosotros | friamos | let's fry! |
vosotros | freíd | fry! (you all) |
ustedes | frían | fry! (you all) |
Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no frías | don't fry! (you) |
usted | no fría | don't fry! (you formal) |
nosotros | no friamos | let's not fry! |
vosotros | no friais | don't fry! (you all) |
ustedes | no frían | don't fry! (you all) |
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