reír Future Conjugation
reír — to laugh
The future tense of reír is regular: take the infinitive and add the standard endings.
reír Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict that something will be funny or to promise that you will laugh at a friend's joke later.
Notes on reír in the Future
Reír is regular in the future. Just keep the accent on the 'í' of the infinitive before adding the endings.
Example Sentences
Te reirás cuando veas el video.
You will laugh when you see the video.
tú
Nos reiremos mucho en la fiesta.
We will laugh a lot at the party.
nosotros
Sé que ella se reirá de mi peinado.
I know she will laugh at my hairstyle.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the accent from the 'i' (rerás).
Correct: reirás
Why: The future uses the full infinitive 'reír' as the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: río
In the present, reír adds an accent to the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros to keep the 'i' sound strong.
Preterite
yo: reí
Reír is highly irregular in the preterite, featuring stem changes (e to i) and accent marks on 'í' for most forms.
Imperfect
yo: reía
The imperfect reía is used for ongoing or habitual laughing in the past.
Conditional
yo: reiría
The conditional reiría expresses what someone 'would' laugh at under certain conditions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ría
The present subjunctive ría is used after expressions of emotion, doubt, or desire.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: riera
The imperfect subjunctive riera is used for past emotions or 'if' scenarios regarding laughter.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ríe
Use the imperative ríe or rían to tell someone to laugh or cheer up.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rías
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no te rías.