Refrenar

to restrain

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

refrenar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

refrenando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

refrenado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	refreno I restrain	I restrain
tú	refrenas you restrain	you restrain
él/ella/usted	refrena he/she/you restrains	he/she/you restrains
nosotros	refrenamos we restrain	we restrain
vosotros	refrenáis you all restrain	you all restrain
ellos/ustedes	refrenan they/you all restrain	they/you all restrain

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	refrenaba I used to restrain	I used to restrain
tú	refrenabas you used to restrain	you used to restrain
él/ella/usted	refrenaba he/she/you used to restrain	he/she/you used to restrain
nosotros	refrenábamos we used to restrain	we used to restrain
vosotros	refrenabais you all used to restrain	you all used to restrain
ellos/ustedes	refrenaban they/you all used to restrain	they/you all used to restrain

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	refrené I restrained	I restrained
tú	refrenaste you restrained	you restrained
él/ella/usted	refrenó he/she/you restrained	he/she/you restrained
nosotros	refrenamos we restrained	we restrained
vosotros	refrenasteis you all restrained	you all restrained
ellos/ustedes	refrenaron they/you all restrained	they/you all restrained

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	refrenaré I will restrain	I will restrain
tú	refrenarás you will restrain	you will restrain
él/ella/usted	refrenará he/she/you will restrain	he/she/you will restrain
nosotros	refrenaremos we will restrain	we will restrain
vosotros	refrenaréis you all will restrain	you all will restrain
ellos/ustedes	refrenarán they/you all will restrain	they/you all will restrain

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	refrenaría I would restrain	I would restrain
tú	refrenarías you would restrain	you would restrain
él/ella/usted	refrenaría he/she/you would restrain	he/she/you would restrain
nosotros	refrenaríamos we would restrain	we would restrain
vosotros	refrenaríais you all would restrain	you all would restrain
ellos/ustedes	refrenarían they/you all would restrain	they/you all would restrain

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	refrene that I restrain	that I restrain
tú	refrenes that you restrain	that you restrain
él/ella/usted	refrene that he/she/you restrain	that he/she/you restrain
nosotros	refrenemos that we restrain	that we restrain
vosotros	refrenéis that you all restrain	that you all restrain
ellos/ustedes	refrenen that they/you all restrain	that they/you all restrain

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	refrenara or refrenase that I restrained	that I restrained
tú	refrenaras or refrenases that you restrained	that you restrained
él/ella/usted	refrenara or refrenase that he/she/you restrained	that he/she/you restrained
nosotros	refrenáramos or refrenásemos that we restrained	that we restrained
vosotros	refrenarais or refrenaseis that you all restrained	that you all restrained
ellos/ustedes	refrenaran or refrenasen that they/you all restrained	that they/you all restrained

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he refrenado I have restrained	I have restrained
tú	has refrenado you have restrained	you have restrained
él/ella/usted	ha refrenado he/she/you have restrained	he/she/you have restrained
nosotros	hemos refrenado we have restrained	we have restrained
vosotros	habéis refrenado you all have restrained	you all have restrained
ellos/ustedes	han refrenado they/you all have restrained	they/you all have restrained

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había refrenado I had restrained	I had restrained
tú	habías refrenado you had restrained	you had restrained
él/ella/usted	había refrenado he/she/you had restrained	he/she/you had restrained
nosotros	habíamos refrenado we had restrained	we had restrained
vosotros	habíais refrenado you all had restrained	you all had restrained
ellos/ustedes	habían refrenado they/you all had restrained	they/you all had restrained

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube refrenado I had restrained	I had restrained
tú	hubiste refrenado you had restrained	you had restrained
él/ella/usted	hubo refrenado he/she/you had restrained	he/she/you had restrained
nosotros	hubimos refrenado we had restrained	we had restrained
vosotros	hubisteis refrenado you all had restrained	you all had restrained
ellos/ustedes	hubieron refrenado they/you all had restrained	they/you all had restrained

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré refrenado I will have restrained	I will have restrained
tú	habrás refrenado you will have restrained	you will have restrained
él/ella/usted	habrá refrenado he/she/you will have restrained	he/she/you will have restrained
nosotros	habremos refrenado we will have restrained	we will have restrained
vosotros	habréis refrenado you all will have restrained	you all will have restrained
ellos/ustedes	habrán refrenado they/you all will have restrained	they/you all will have restrained

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría refrenado I would have restrained	I would have restrained
tú	habrías refrenado you would have restrained	you would have restrained
él/ella/usted	habría refrenado he/she/you would have restrained	he/she/you would have restrained
nosotros	habríamos refrenado we would have restrained	we would have restrained
vosotros	habríais refrenado you all would have restrained	you all would have restrained
ellos/ustedes	habrían refrenado they/you all would have restrained	they/you all would have restrained

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya refrenado that I have restrained	that I have restrained
tú	hayas refrenado that you have restrained	that you have restrained
él/ella/usted	haya refrenado that he/she/you have restrained	that he/she/you have restrained
nosotros	hayamos refrenado that we have restrained	that we have restrained
vosotros	hayáis refrenado that you all have restrained	that you all have restrained
ellos/ustedes	hayan refrenado that they/you all have restrained	that they/you all have restrained

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera refrenado that I had restrained	that I had restrained
tú	hubieras refrenado that you had restrained	that you had restrained
él/ella/usted	hubiera refrenado that he/she/you had restrained	that he/she/you had restrained
nosotros	hubiéramos refrenado that we had restrained	that we had restrained
vosotros	hubierais refrenado that you all had restrained	that you all had restrained
ellos/ustedes	hubieran refrenado that they/you all had restrained	that they/you all had restrained

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	refrena	restrain! (you)
usted	refrene	restrain! (you formal)
nosotros	refrenemos	let's restrain!
vosotros	refrenad	restrain! (you all)
ustedes	refrenen	restrain! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no refrenes	don't restrain! (you)
usted	no refrene	don't restrain! (you formal)
nosotros	no refrenemos	let's not restrain!
vosotros	no refrenéis	don't restrain! (you all)
ustedes	no refrenen	don't restrain! (you all)

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