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Rezar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn rezar, meaning to pray, especially to repeat or recite (rather than sing) a memorized prayer such as the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, etc, through verified forms and contextual examples.

irregular-argerund: rezandoparticiple: rezado

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What does rezar mean?

rezar means to pray, especially to repeat or recite (rather than sing) a memorized prayer such as the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, etc in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to read, say.

Principal forms of rezar

Infinitive: rezar
Gerund: rezando
Past participle: rezado

Rezar 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	rezo	recé	rezaba	rezaré
tú	rezas	rezaste	rezabas	rezarás
él / ella / usted	reza	rezó	rezaba	rezará
nosotros/as	rezamos	rezamos	rezábamos	rezaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	rezan	rezaron	rezaban	rezarán

Pattern notes

Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.

Examples with rezar

Rezó por el regreso de su hijo.She prayed for her son's return.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

El emperador rezó por las almas de los fallecidos.The Emperor prayed for the souls of the deceased.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate rezar 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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