reunir Present Conjugation
reunir — to gather
Reunir has a mandatory accent on the 'ú' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: reúno, reúnes, reúne, reunimos, reunís, reúnen.
reunir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current meetings, habits of gathering items, or general facts about groups coming together.
Notes on reunir in the Present
This is a 'vowel-break' verb. You must add an accent to the 'u' (ú) to prevent it from blending into the following vowel, except in the 'we' and 'you all' forms.
Example Sentences
Yo reúno los requisitos para el puesto.
I meet the requirements for the position.
yo
La familia se reúne cada domingo.
The family gathers every Sunday.
él/ella/usted
¿Reúnes tú las firmas necesarias?
Are you gathering the necessary signatures?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: reuno, reunes, reune.
Correct: reúno, reúnes, reúne.
Why: Without the accent, the 'eu' would form a diphthong (one syllable). The accent is needed to keep the 'u' sound strong and separate.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: reuní
The preterite of reunir is regular: reuní, reuniste, reunió, reunimos, reunisteis, reunieron.
Imperfect
yo: reunía
The imperfect of reunir is regular: reunía, reunías, reunía, reuníamos, reuníais, reunían.
Future
yo: reuniré
The future of reunir is regular: reuniré, reunirás, reunirá, reuniremos, reuniréis, reunirán.
Conditional
yo: reuniría
The conditional of reunir is regular: reuniría, reunirías, reuniría, reuniríamos, reuniríais, reunirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reúna
The present subjunctive follows the present indicative's accent pattern: reúna, reúnas, reúna, reunamos, reunáis, reúnan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reuniera
The imperfect subjunctive of reunir is regular: reuniera, reunieras, reuniera, reuniéramos, reunierais, reunieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reúne
Use reúne (tú), reúna (usted), reunamos (nosotros), reunid (vosotros), and reúnan (ustedes) for commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reúnas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no reúnas, no reúna, no reunamos, no reunáis, no reúnan.