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regarConjugation

regar means to water.

vowel-changing (e to ie) and spelling-change-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoregara
regaras
él/ella/ustedregara
nosotrosregáramos
vosotrosregarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesregaran

The imperfect subjunctive of regar is regular based on the preterite stem: regara, regaras, regara, regáramos, regarais, regaran.

Present Subjunctive

yoriegue
riegues
él/ella/ustedriegue
nosotrosreguemos
vosotrosreguéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesrieguen

The present subjunctive follows the stem change (ie) and the spelling change (gu): riegue, riegues, riegue, reguemos, reguéis, rieguen.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no riegues
ustedno riegue
nosotrosno reguemos
vosotrosno reguéis
ustedesno rieguen

The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no riegues, no riegue, no reguemos, no reguéis, no rieguen.

Imperative

riega
ustedriegue
nosotrosreguemos
vosotrosregad
ustedesrieguen

Use 'riega' (tú) or 'riegue' (usted) to give commands to water something.

Indicative

Conditional

yoregaría
regarías
él/ella/ustedregaría
nosotrosregaríamos
vosotrosregaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesregarían

The conditional of regar is regular: regaría, regarías, regaría, regaríamos, regaríais, regarían.

Preterite

yoregué
regaste
él/ella/ustedregó
nosotrosregamos
vosotrosregasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesregaron

Regar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (regué) to keep the sound consistent, but otherwise follows regular -ar patterns.

Imperfect

yoregaba
regabas
él/ella/ustedregaba
nosotrosregábamos
vosotrosregabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesregaban

Regar is completely regular in the imperfect: regaba, regabas, regaba, regábamos, regabais, regaban.

Present

yoriego
riegas
él/ella/ustedriega
nosotrosregamos
vosotrosregáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesriegan

Regar changes its stem from 'e' to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: riego, riegas, riega, regamos, regáis, riegan.

Future

yoregaré
regarás
él/ella/ustedregará
nosotrosregaremos
vosotrosregaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesregarán

The future tense of regar is regular: regaré, regarás, regará, regaremos, regaréis, regarán.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does regar mean in Spanish?

regar means "to water".

Is regar a regular or irregular verb?

regar is a vowel-changing (e to ie) and spelling-change -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate regar in the present tense?

The present tense of regar is: yo riego, tú riegas, él/ella/usted riega, nosotros regamos, vosotros regáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes riegan.

How do you conjugate regar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of regar is: yo regué, tú regaste, él/ella/usted regó, nosotros regamos, vosotros regasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes regaron.

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