Reñir conjugation chart
Reñir present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I scold | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you scold | |
| vos | you scold | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she scolds | |
| nosotros | we scold | |
| vosotros | you all scold | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they scold |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Reñir preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I scolded | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you scolded | |
| vos | you scolded | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she scolded | |
| nosotros | we scolded | |
| vosotros | you all scolded | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they scolded |
Irregular in él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): riñó, riñeron…; the other forms are regular.
Reñir imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to scold | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to scold | |
| vos | you used to scold | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to scold | |
| nosotros | we used to scold | |
| vosotros | you all used to scold | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to scold |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Reñir future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will scold | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will scold | |
| vos | you will scold | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will scold | |
| nosotros | we will scold | |
| vosotros | you all will scold | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will scold |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Reñir conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would scold | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would scold | |
| vos | you would scold | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would scold | |
| nosotros | we would scold | |
| vosotros | you all would scold | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would scold |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Reñir present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I scold | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you scold | |
| vos | that you scold | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she scold | |
| nosotros | that we scold | |
| vosotros | that you all scold | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they scold |
Irregular stem riñ- (from the yo form riño) + -a, -as, -amos, -áis, -an.
Reñir imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I scolded | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you scolded | |
| vos | if you scolded | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she scolded | |
| nosotros | if we scolded | |
| vosotros | if you all scolded | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they scolded |
Irregular stem riñ- + -era, -eras, -éramos, -erais, -eran.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (riñese), more common in writing.
Reñir affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | scold! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | scold! | |
| usted | scold! | |
| nosotros | let's scold! | |
| vosotros | scold! | |
| ustedes | scold! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: riñe. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (riña, riñamos, riñan).
Reñir negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't scold! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't scold! | |
| usted | don't scold! | |
| nosotros | let's not scold! | |
| vosotros | don't scold! | |
| ustedes | don't scold! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + riñas, riña…
Always the verb haber + the past participle reñido, which never changes.
Reñir present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he reñido |
|---|---|
| tú | has reñido |
| vos | has reñido |
| él, ella, usted | ha reñido |
| nosotros | hemos reñido |
| vosotros | habéis reñido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han reñido |
Reñir pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había reñido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías reñido |
| vos | habías reñido |
| él, ella, usted | había reñido |
| nosotros | habíamos reñido |
| vosotros | habíais reñido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían reñido |
Reñir future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré reñido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás reñido |
| vos | habrás reñido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá reñido |
| nosotros | habremos reñido |
| vosotros | habréis reñido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán reñido |
Reñir conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría reñido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías reñido |
| vos | habrías reñido |
| él, ella, usted | habría reñido |
| nosotros | habríamos reñido |
| vosotros | habríais reñido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían reñido |
Reñir present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya reñido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas reñido |
| vos | hayas reñido |
| él, ella, usted | haya reñido |
| nosotros | hayamos reñido |
| vosotros | hayáis reñido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan reñido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice reñir
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Verbs like reñir
Stem change e → i (reñir → riñes). Same pattern:
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