regresar Present Conjugation
regresar — to return
Regresar is regular in the present tense: regreso, regresas, regresa, regresamos, regresáis, regresan.
regresar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about returning home from work every day or returning a book to the library right now. It is also used for scheduled returns in the near future.
Notes on regresar in the Present
Regresar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense. There are no stem changes or spelling shifts to worry about.
Example Sentences
Siempre regreso a casa a las seis.
I always return home at six.
yo
¿A qué hora regresas de la oficina?
What time do you return from the office?
tú
Ellos regresan de sus vacaciones mañana.
They return from their vacation tomorrow.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'regreso' when you mean 'I am back'.
Correct: Use 'estoy de vuelta' for the state of being back.
Why: Regresar describes the action of moving back to a place, not the state of being there.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: regresé
The preterite of regresar is regular: regresé, regresaste, regresó, regresamos, regresasteis, regresaron.
Imperfect
yo: regresaba
Regresar in the imperfect follows the standard -aba pattern: regresaba, regresabas, regresaba, regresábamos, regresabais, regresaban.
Future
yo: regresaré
The future of regresar uses the infinitive as the stem: regresaré, regresarás, regresará, regresaremos, regresaréis, regresarán.
Conditional
yo: regresaría
The conditional of regresar is regular: regresaría, regresarías, regresaría, regresaríamos, regresaríais, regresarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: regrese
The present subjunctive of regresar uses -e endings: regrese, regreses, regrese, regresemos, regreséis, regresen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: regresara
The imperfect subjunctive of regresar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: regresara, regresaras, regresara, regresáramos, regresarais, regresaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: regresa
The affirmative imperative of regresar uses: regresa (tú), regrese (usted), regresemos (nosotros), regresad (vosotros), regresen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no regreses
The negative imperative of regresar uses the present subjunctive: no regreses, no regrese, no regresemos, no regreséis, no regresen.