reír Present Conjugation
reír — to laugh
In the present, reír adds an accent to the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros to keep the 'i' sound strong.
reír Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this to describe someone laughing right now or someone who laughs easily in general.
Notes on reír in the Present
The 'i' gets an accent mark (río, ríes, ríe, ríen) to prevent it from blending into a diphthong with the ending vowels.
Example Sentences
Yo me río de todo.
I laugh at everything.
yo
Tú te ríes muy fuerte.
You laugh very loudly.
tú
Mi hermano siempre ríe en clase.
My brother always laughs in class.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros reímos por compromiso.
We laugh out of politeness.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'rio' without an accent for 'I laugh'.
Correct: río
Why: Without the accent, 'rio' means 'river' or is the past tense 'he laughed' (rió). The accent is vital for the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: reí
Reír is highly irregular in the preterite, featuring stem changes (e to i) and accent marks on 'í' for most forms.
Imperfect
yo: reía
The imperfect reía is used for ongoing or habitual laughing in the past.
Future
yo: reiré
The future tense of reír is regular: take the infinitive and add the standard endings.
Conditional
yo: reiría
The conditional reiría expresses what someone 'would' laugh at under certain conditions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ría
The present subjunctive ría is used after expressions of emotion, doubt, or desire.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: riera
The imperfect subjunctive riera is used for past emotions or 'if' scenarios regarding laughter.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ríe
Use the imperative ríe or rían to tell someone to laugh or cheer up.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rías
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no te rías.