regañar Present Conjugation
regañar — to scold
The present tense of regañar is regular: regaño, regañas, regaña, regañamos, regañáis, regañan.
regañar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions of scolding happening right now, habitual scolding ('He always scolds me'), or general truths about scolding.
Notes on regañar in the Present
Regañar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense. The nosotros form 'regañamos' is identical to the preterite; context will tell you which tense is meant.
Example Sentences
Mi papá me regaña si no recojo mi cuarto.
My dad scolds me if I don't tidy my room.
él/ella/usted
Ella siempre regaña a los niños cuando juegan en el barro.
She always scolds the children when they play in the mud.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué me regañas tanto?
Why do you scold me so much?
tú
Nosotros no regañamos a nadie sin motivo.
We don't scold anyone without reason.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive form instead of the present indicative for facts.
Correct: Use 'Me regañas' (You scold me) for factual statements, not 'Me regañes'.
Why: The indicative mood is for facts and reality, while the subjunctive is for uncertainty, wishes, etc.
Mistake: Confusing the vosotros form 'regañáis' with 'regañan'.
Correct: The correct form for 'vosotros' is 'regañáis', not 'regañan'.
Why: These are distinct conjugations for different grammatical persons.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: regañé
The preterite of regañar is regular: regañé, regañaste, regañó, regañamos, regañasteis, regañaron.
Imperfect
yo: regañaba
The imperfect of regañar is regular: regañaba, regañabas, regañaba, regañábamos, regañabais, regañaban.
Future
yo: regañaré
The future tense of regañar is regular: regañaré, regañarás, regañará, regañaremos, regañaréis, regañarán.
Conditional
yo: regañaría
The conditional of regañar is regular: regañaría, regañarías, regañaría, regañaríamos, regañaríais, regañarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: regañe
The present subjunctive of regañar is regañe (yo, él/ella/usted), regañes (tú), regañemos (nosotros), regañéis (vosotros), regañen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: regañara
The imperfect subjunctive of regañar is regañara or regañase (e.g., yo regañara, tú regañaras, él regañara).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: regaña
Use 'regaña' for tú commands, 'regañe' for usted, 'regañemos' for nosotros, 'regañad' for vosotros, and 'regañen' for ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no regañes
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no regañes (tú), no regañe (usted), no regañemos (nosotros), no regañéis (vosotros), no regañen (ustedes).