reiniciar Present Conjugation
reiniciar — to restart
The present tense of reiniciar is regular: reinicio, reinicias, reinicia, reiniciamos, reiniciáis, reinician.
reiniciar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths related to restarting. For example, 'Yo reinicio mi teléfono cada mañana' (I restart my phone every morning) describes a habit.
Notes on reiniciar in the Present
Reinciar is regular in the present tense. The conjugation follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo reinicio mi portátil cuando se pone lento.
I restart my laptop when it gets slow.
yo
¿Tú reinicias el sistema operativo?
Do you restart the operating system?
tú
Ella reinicia la aplicación varias veces al día.
She restarts the application several times a day.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros reiniciamos el servidor cada lunes.
We restart the server every Monday.
nosotros
Vosotros reiniciáis el programa para que funcione.
You all restart the program so it works.
vosotros
Ellos reinician el contador al final del turno.
They reset the counter at the end of the shift.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive for commands, e.g., 'Tú reiniciar el juego'.
Correct: Use the present indicative or imperative: 'Tú reinicias el juego' or '¡Reinicia el juego!'.
Why: The infinitive is the base form of the verb and isn't used for commands or conjugated actions.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating for vosotros, e.g., 'reinician'.
Correct: The correct vosotros form is 'reiniciáis'.
Why: The vosotros ending for present tense -ar verbs is '-áis'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: reinicié
The preterite of reiniciar is regular: reinicié, reiniciaste, reinició, reiniciamos, reiniciasteis, reiniciaron.
Imperfect
yo: reiniciaba
The imperfect of reiniciar is regular: reiniciaba, reiniciabas, reiniciaba, reiniciábamos, reiniciabais, reiniciaban.
Future
yo: reiniciaré
The future tense of reiniciar is regular: reiniciaré, reiniciarás, reiniciará, reiniciaremos, reiniciaréis, reiniciarán.
Conditional
yo: reiniciaría
The conditional of reiniciar is regular: reiniciaría, reiniciarías, reiniciaría, reiniciaríamos, reiniciaríais, reiniciarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reinicie
The present subjunctive of reiniciar is: reinicie (yo/él/ella/usted), reinicies (tú), reiniciemos (nosotros), reinicien (ellos/ellas/ustedes), reiniciéis (vosotros).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reiniciara
The imperfect subjunctive of reiniciar (-ra form) is: reiniciara (yo/él/ella/usted), reiniciaras (tú), reiniciáramos (nosotros), reiniciarais (vosotros), reiniciaran (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reinicia
The imperative of reiniciar is regular: reinicia (tú), reinicie (usted), reiniciemos (nosotros), reinicien (ustedes), reinicia (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no reinicies
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no reinicies (tú), no reinicie (usted), no reiniciemos (nosotros), no reinicien (ustedes), no reiniciéis (vosotros).