freír Present Conjugation
freír — to fry
Freír is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
freír Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about what you are frying right now, how you usually fry food (like recipes), or general kitchen habits.
Notes on freír in the Present
This is a stem-changer (e > í). Additionally, the 'í' always carries an accent mark in the present tense to maintain the correct stress and prevent the vowels from blending.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre frío las patatas en aceite de oliva.
I always fry the potatoes in olive oil.
yo
¿Por qué no fríes un poco de pollo?
Why don't you fry some chicken?
tú
Nosotros freímos los churros por la mañana.
We fry the churros in the morning.
nosotros
Ellos fríen el pescado muy bien aquí.
They fry the fish very well here.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'frio' without an accent.
Correct: frío
Why: Without the accent, 'frio' means 'cold' (the adjective). The accent is required for the verb conjugation.
Mistake: Using 'freímos' with an 'í' (friímos).
Correct: freímos
Why: The stem change (e > i) does not apply to the 'nosotros' or 'vosotros' forms in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: freí
Freír has a stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms and requires accents on most endings.
Imperfect
yo: freía
Freír is regular in the imperfect: freía, freías, freía, freíamos, freíais, freían.
Future
yo: freiré
Freír is regular in the future: freiré, freirás, freirá, freiremos, freiréis, freirán.
Conditional
yo: freiría
Freír is regular in the conditional: freiría, freirías, freiría, freiríamos, freiríais, freirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fría
The present subjunctive of freír uses the 'i' stem change: fría, frías, fría, friamos, friáis, frían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: friera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'fri-' stem: friera, frieras, friera, friéramos, frierais, frieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fríe
Give commands to fry: fríe (tú), fría (usted), friamos (nosotros), freíd (vosotros), frían (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no frías
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no frías, no fría, no friamos, no friáis, no frían.