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reír

M067 Irregular

Reír — e→í + spelling (to laugh)

e→í + spelling

3

verbs

Difficulty

Summary

REÍR is an accent-sensitive irregular model:
- present: río, ríes, ríe, reímos, reís, ríen;
- preterite chain: reí, reíste, rio, rieron;
- derived forms: riera, riere.

The stress pattern is the main learning point.

Examples

  • Me río cuando cuenta esa historia.
  • Ayer sonrieron todo el tiempo.
  • Si se rieran menos, escucharían más.

Verbs following reír

Frequent verbs in this model:

freír sonreír

Teacher guide (Spain)

Use accent contrasts early: río vs reímos, ría vs riamos.

1) Core verbs

reír sonreír freír

2) Teaching recommendation

Drill present and preterite together to stabilize stress and accent marks.

Present Indicative

yo

río

ríes

él/ella

ríe

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Pattern cheat sheet

Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.

Indicativo — Indicative

Presente

Present Indicative

✓ Available

yo

río

ríes

él/ella

ríe

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Pretérito perfecto compuesto

Present Perfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

he reído

has reído

él/ella

ha reído

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Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

reía

reías

él/ella

reía

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Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

había reído

habías reído

él/ella

había reído

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Pretérito perfecto simple

Preterite Indicative

✓ Available

yo

reí

reíste

él/ella

rio

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Pretérito anterior

Preterite Anterior

✓ Available

yo

hube reído

hubiste reído

él/ella

hubo reído

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Futuro simple

Future Indicative

✓ Available

yo

reíré

reírás

él/ella

reírá

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Futuro perfecto

Future Perfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

habré reído

habrás reído

él/ella

habrá reído

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Condicional simple

Conditional

✓ Available

yo

reíría

reírías

él/ella

reíría

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Condicional compuesto

Conditional Perfect

✓ Available

yo

habría reído

habrías reído

él/ella

habría reído

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Subjuntivo — Subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

ría

rías

él/ella

ría

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Pretérito perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

haya reído

hayas reído

él/ella

haya reído

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Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

riera (riese)

rieras (rieses)

él/ella

riera (riese)

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Pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

hubiera reído (hubiese reído)

hubieras reído (hubieses reído)

él/ella

hubiera reído (hubiese reído)

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Futuro

Future Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

riere

rieres

él/ella

riere

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Futuro perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

hubiere reído

hubieres reído

él/ella

hubiere reído

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Imperativo — Imperative

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative

✓ Available

yo

ríe

él/ella

ría

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Imperativo negativo

Negative Imperative

✓ Available

yo

rías

él/ella

ría

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Tense availability

Supported for this model (informational). Open a verb page to view full conjugation tables by tense.

Supported

Present Indicative Present Perfect Indicative Preterite Indicative Imperfect Indicative Pluperfect Indicative Preterite Anterior Future Indicative Conditional Future Perfect Indicative Conditional Perfect Present Subjunctive Present Perfect Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Pluperfect Subjunctive Future Subjunctive Future Perfect Subjunctive Imperative Negative Imperative

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What this model teaches

Stem change ei I to y

Verbs following this model

3 verbs

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