referir Conditional Conjugation
referir — to refer
Referir is regular in the conditional: infinitive + -ía, -ías, -ía...
referir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say you 'would refer' to something if a certain condition were met, or for polite suggestions.
Notes on referir in the Conditional
The conditional is regular for referir. It uses the full infinitive as the base.
Example Sentences
Yo me referiría a la gerencia si fuera tú.
I would refer to management if I were you.
yo
¿Se referirían ellos a nosotros en su discurso?
Would they refer to us in their speech?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos referiríamos al manual si lo tuviéramos.
We would refer to the manual if we had it.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'refería'.
Correct: referiría
Why: The conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive (referir-ía), while the imperfect removes it (refer-ía).
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'referir' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: refiero
Referir is an e > ie stem-changing verb, except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Preterite
yo: referí
Referir is mostly regular but has a 'slipper' stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms.
Imperfect
yo: refería
Referir is completely regular in the imperfect: refería, referías, refería...
Future
yo: referiré
Referir is completely regular in the future tense: infinitive + endings.
Present Subjunctive
yo: refiera
Referir has a stem change (e > ie) and a special change in the nosotros/vosotros forms (e > i).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: refiriera
The stem changes to 'refiri-' for all persons in this past-tense hypothetical form.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: refiere
The imperative uses the e > ie stem change for 'tú' and 'usted', but 'i' for 'nosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no refieras
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.