reír Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
reír — to laugh
Use the imperative ríe or rían to tell someone to laugh or cheer up.
reír Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this when giving a command to laugh, often used in the phrase '¡Ríe!' (Laugh!) as encouragement.
Notes on reír in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (ríe) and 'usted' form (ría) follow the present indicative/subjunctive stems.
Example Sentences
¡Ríe un poco, la vida es bella!
Laugh a little, life is beautiful!
tú
Rían para la foto, por favor.
Laugh for the photo, please.
Riamos y olvidemos el problema.
Let's laugh and forget the problem.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'reí' for the tú command.
Correct: ríe
Why: Reí is the past tense 'I laughed'. Ríe is the command.
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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.
Future
yo: reiré
The future tense of reír is regular: take the infinitive and add the standard endings.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rías
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no te rías.