reír

to laugh

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

riendo

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

reído

Simple tenses

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	río I laugh	I laugh
tú	ríes you laugh	you laugh
él/ella/usted	ríe he/she/you laughs	he/she/you laughs
nosotros	reímos we laugh	we laugh
vosotros	reís you all laugh	you all laugh
ellos/ustedes	ríen they/you all laugh	they/you all laugh

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reía I used to laugh	I used to laugh
tú	reías you used to laugh	you used to laugh
él/ella/usted	reía he/she/you used to laugh	he/she/you used to laugh
nosotros	reíamos we used to laugh	we used to laugh
vosotros	reíais you all used to laugh	you all used to laugh
ellos/ustedes	reían they/you all used to laugh	they/you all used to laugh

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reí I laughed	I laughed
tú	reíste you laughed	you laughed
él/ella/usted	rio he/she/you laughed	he/she/you laughed
nosotros	reímos we laughed	we laughed
vosotros	reísteis you all laughed	you all laughed
ellos/ustedes	rieron they/you all laughed	they/you all laughed

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reiré I will laugh	I will laugh
tú	reirás you will laugh	you will laugh
él/ella/usted	reirá he/she/you will laugh	he/she/you will laugh
nosotros	reiremos we will laugh	we will laugh
vosotros	reiréis you all will laugh	you all will laugh
ellos/ustedes	reirán they/you all will laugh	they/you all will laugh

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reiría I would laugh	I would laugh
tú	reirías you would laugh	you would laugh
él/ella/usted	reiría he/she/you would laugh	he/she/you would laugh
nosotros	reiríamos we would laugh	we would laugh
vosotros	reiríais you all would laugh	you all would laugh
ellos/ustedes	reirían they/you all would laugh	they/you all would laugh

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ría that I laugh	that I laugh
tú	rías that you laugh	that you laugh
él/ella/usted	ría that he/she/you laugh	that he/she/you laugh
nosotros	riamos that we laugh	that we laugh
vosotros	riais that you all laugh	that you all laugh
ellos/ustedes	rían that they/you all laugh	that they/you all laugh

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	riera or riese that I laughed	that I laughed
tú	rieras or rieses that you laughed	that you laughed
él/ella/usted	riera or riese that he/she/you laughed	that he/she/you laughed
nosotros	riéramos or riésemos that we laughed	that we laughed
vosotros	rierais or rieseis that you all laughed	that you all laughed
ellos/ustedes	rieran or riesen that they/you all laughed	that they/you all laughed

Compound tenses

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ríe	laugh! (you)
usted	ría	laugh! (you formal)
nosotros	riamos	let's laugh!
vosotros	reíd	laugh! (you all)
ustedes	rían	laugh! (you all)

Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no rías	don't laugh! (you)
usted	no ría	don't laugh! (you formal)
nosotros	no riamos	let's not laugh!
vosotros	no riais	don't laugh! (you all)
ustedes	no rían	don't laugh! (you all)

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