Conjugation of the Spanish Verb Reír

The written accent on its final syllable makes reà ­r (to laugh) an unusual verb. But it is  still regularly conjugated in terms of pronunciation, although not spelling. Sonreà ­r (to smile) is conjugated in the same  way as reà ­r. So is freà ­r (to fry) with one exception—freà ­r has two past participles, freà ­do and frito. The latter is far more common. Two of the forms below, rio and riais, used to be spelled with an accent: rià ³ and rià ¡is, respectively. But the Royal Spanish Academy eliminated the accents marks, which did not affect pronunciation, during a spelling overhaul in 2010. You may still see the accented forms in use. Irregular forms are shown below in boldface. Translations are given as a guide and in real life may vary with context. Infinitive of Reà ­r reà ­r (to laugh) Gerund of Reà ­r riendo (laughing) Participle of Reà ­r reà ­do (laughed) Present Indicative of Reà ­r yo rà ­o, tà º rà ­es, usted/à ©l/ella rà ­e, nosotros/as reà ­mos, vosotros/as reà ­s, ustedes/ellos/ellas rà ­en (I laugh, you laugh, he laughs, etc.) Preterite of Reà ­r yo reà ­, tà º reà ­ste, usted/à ©l/ella rio, nosotros/as reà ­mos, vosotros/as reà ­steis, ustedes/ellos/ellas rieron (I laughed, you laughed, she laughs, etc.) Imperfect Indicative of Reà ­r yo reà ­a, tà º reà ­as, usted/à ©l/ella reà ­a, nosotros/as reà ­amos, vosotros/as reà ­ais, ustedes/ellos/ellas reà ­an (I used to laugh, you used to laugh, he used to laugh, etc.) Future Indicative of Reà ­r yo reirà ©, tà º reirà ¡s, usted/à ©l/ella reirà ¡, nosotros/as reiremos, vosotros/as reirà ©is, ustedes/ellos/ellas reirà ¡n (I will laugh, you will laugh, he will laugh, etc.) Conditional of Reà ­r yo reirà ­a, tà º reirà ­as, usted/à ©l/ella reirà ­a, nosotros/as reirà ­amos, vosotros/as reirà ­ais, ustedes/ellos/ellas reirà ­an (I would laugh, you would laugh, she would laugh, etc.) Present Subjunctive of Reà ­r que yo rà ­a, que tà º rà ­as, que usted/à ©l/ella rà ­a, que nosotros/as riamos, que vosotros/as riais, que ustedes/ellos/ellas rà ­an (that I laugh, that you laugh, that she laugh, etc.) Imperfect Subjunctive of Reà ­r que yo riera (riese), que tà º rieras (rieses), que usted/à ©l/ella riera (riese), que nosotros/as rià ©ramos (rià ©semos), que vosotros/as rierais (rieseis), que ustedes/ellos/ellas rieran (riesen) (that I laughed, that you laughed, that he laughed, etc.) Imperative of Reà ­r rà ­e (tà º), no rà ­as (tà º), rà ­a (usted), riamos (nosotros/as), reà ­d (vosotros/as), no riais (vosotros/as), rà ­an (ustedes) (laugh, dont laugh, laugh, lets laugh, etc.) Compound Tenses of Reà ­r The perfect tenses are made by using the appropriate form of haber and the past participle, reà ­do. The progressive tenses use estar with the gerund, riendo. Attaching Pronouns to the Reflexive Form, Reà ­rse The reflexive form, reà ­rse, is usually used with little difference in meaning from the nonreflexive form. When the pronoun is attached to the verb—which occurs only with the infinitive, the gerund, and the imperative mood—a change in the accent for reason of pronunciation is needed only for the gerund (also called the present participle). Thus the correct form for the gerund of reà ­rse is rià ©ndose; note the accent on the e of the stem. Conjugated forms of the gerund are rià ©ndome, rià ©ndote, rià ©ndonos, and rià ©ndoos. The pronoun can simply be added for the imperative forms. Thus the reflexive form of rà ­e is rà ­ete. Sample Sentences Showing Conjugation Si rà ­es, yo reirà © contigo. (If you laugh, I will laugh with you. Present indicative, future.) En fin, rà ­e como nunca ha reà ­do en su vida. (Finally, he is smiling as he has never smiled in his life. Present indicative, present perfect.) Siempre nos hemos reà ­do con vosotros y nunca de vosotros. (We have always smiled with you and never at you. Present perfect.) No estamos rià ©ndonos de nadie. (We arent laughing at anybody. Present progressive.) Sonrio despuà ©s de unos segundos de incomodidad. (She laughed after a few seconds of discomfort. Preterite.) Quiero que riamos juntos. (I want us to laugh together.  Present subjunctive.) En las fotos tomadas ante del siglo XIX, las personas casi nunca sonreà ­an. (In photos taken before the 19th century, people are almost never smiling.  Imperfect.) Para hacer cebolla frita en conserva, yo la freirà ­a a fuego lento hasta que estuviera transparente. (To make fried onions for canning, I would fry them on a low flame until theyre transparent. (Past participle used as an adjective, conditional.)  ¡Sonrà ­e incluso si duele! (Smile even if it hurts! Imperative.)