Meaning and behavior
What does regañar mean?
Regañar means to scold, to tell off. VerbyGo classifies it as a regular -AR verb. It is non-reflexive.
to gripe, complain, whine; to bare one's teeth.
Build from reliable parts
Principal forms
- Infinitive
- regañar
- Gerund
- regañando
- Past participle
- regañado
Regular -AR pattern
How this verb behaves
Regañar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of regañar for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Regañar |
|---|---|
| yo | regaño |
| tú | regañas |
| él / ella / usted | regaña |
| nosotros / nosotras | regañamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | regañáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | regañan |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of regañar is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Regañar |
|---|---|
| yo | regañé |
| tú | regañaste |
| él / ella / usted | regañó |
| nosotros / nosotras | regañamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | regañasteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | regañaron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of regañar, or for background information.
| Subject | Regañar |
|---|---|
| yo | regañaba |
| tú | regañabas |
| él / ella / usted | regañaba |
| nosotros / nosotras | regañábamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | regañabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | regañaban |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of regañar for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Regañar |
|---|---|
| yo | regañaré |
| tú | regañarás |
| él / ella / usted | regañará |
| nosotros / nosotras | regañaremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | regañaréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | regañarán |
Verified context
Examples with regañar
El director regañó a Tom.
The director reprimanded Tom.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRLa directora regañó a Tom.
The director reprimanded Tom.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FREl jefe lo regañó por sus errores.
The boss called him out for his blunders.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Regañar FAQ
What does regañar mean?
Regañar means to scold, to tell off.
Is regañar regular or irregular?
Regañar is a regular -AR verb.
What is the gerund of regañar?
The gerund of regañar is regañando.
What is the past participle of regañar?
The past participle of regañar is regañado.
How is regañar conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is regaño, regañas, regaña, regañamos, regañan.
How is regañar conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is regañé, regañaste, regañó, regañamos, regañaron.
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