What does regresar mean in English?

Regresar means "to return" in English.

How do you conjugate regresar in Spanish?

Regresar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

How do you use regresar in a sentence?

Example: "Regresé a casa tarde." which means "I returned home late." in English.

What are synonyms for regresar?

Spanish synonyms for regresar include: volver. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Regresar

to return

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

regresar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

regresando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

regresado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	regreso I return	I return
tú	regresas you return	you return
él/ella/usted	regresa he/she/you returns	he/she/you returns
nosotros	regresamos we return	we return
vosotros	regresáis you all return	you all return
ellos/ustedes	regresan they/you all return	they/you all return

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	regresaba I used to return	I used to return
tú	regresabas you used to return	you used to return
él/ella/usted	regresaba he/she/you used to return	he/she/you used to return
nosotros	regresábamos we used to return	we used to return
vosotros	regresabais you all used to return	you all used to return
ellos/ustedes	regresaban they/you all used to return	they/you all used to return

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	regresé I returned	I returned
tú	regresaste you returned	you returned
él/ella/usted	regresó he/she/you returned	he/she/you returned
nosotros	regresamos we returned	we returned
vosotros	regresasteis you all returned	you all returned
ellos/ustedes	regresaron they/you all returned	they/you all returned

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	regresaré I will return	I will return
tú	regresarás you will return	you will return
él/ella/usted	regresará he/she/you will return	he/she/you will return
nosotros	regresaremos we will return	we will return
vosotros	regresaréis you all will return	you all will return
ellos/ustedes	regresarán they/you all will return	they/you all will return

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	regresaría I would return	I would return
tú	regresarías you would return	you would return
él/ella/usted	regresaría he/she/you would return	he/she/you would return
nosotros	regresaríamos we would return	we would return
vosotros	regresaríais you all would return	you all would return
ellos/ustedes	regresarían they/you all would return	they/you all would return

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	regrese that I return	that I return
tú	regreses that you return	that you return
él/ella/usted	regrese that he/she/you return	that he/she/you return
nosotros	regresemos that we return	that we return
vosotros	regreséis that you all return	that you all return
ellos/ustedes	regresen that they/you all return	that they/you all return

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	regresara or regresase that I returned	that I returned
tú	regresaras or regresases that you returned	that you returned
él/ella/usted	regresara or regresase that he/she/you returned	that he/she/you returned
nosotros	regresáramos or regresásemos that we returned	that we returned
vosotros	regresarais or regresaseis that you all returned	that you all returned
ellos/ustedes	regresaran or regresasen that they/you all returned	that they/you all returned

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	regresa	return! (you)
usted	regrese	return! (you formal)
nosotros	regresemos	let's return!
vosotros	regresad	return! (you all)
ustedes	regresen	return! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no regreses	don't return! (you)
usted	no regrese	don't return! (you formal)
nosotros	no regresemos	let's not return!
vosotros	no regreséis	don't return! (you all)
ustedes	no regresen	don't return! (you all)

More About "regresar"

Examples in Context

Regresé a casa tarde.

I returned home late.

Preterite

Regreso mañana.

I return tomorrow.

Present

Han regresado de vacaciones.

They have returned from vacation.

Present Perfect

Regresaré pronto.

I will return soon.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

volver(to return)

More common in Spain

Usage Notes

•Regresar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to return, to go back
•More common in Latin America than "volver"

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