What does reír mean?
reír means to laugh in English. It is a irregular -ir verb.
Spanish verb guide
Reír Conjugation in Spanish
Learn reír, meaning to laugh, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-irgerund: riendoparticiple: reído
Principal forms of reír
- Infinitive
- reír
- Gerund
- riendo
- Past participle
- reído
Reír conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | río | reí | reía | reiré |
| tú | ríes | reíste | reías | reirás |
| él / ella / usted | ríe | rio | reía | reirá |
| nosotros/as | reímos | reímos | reíamos | reiremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | ríen | rieron | reían | reirán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ir pattern in the present, preterite, future.
- Its past participle, reído, is irregular.
Examples with reír
Me reí de su broma.I laughed at his joke.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ya no te ríes nunca.You never laugh anymore.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Todos se rieron de mí.Everybody laughed at me.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate reír for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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