Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | regreso | |
| tú | regresas | |
| él / ella / usted | regresa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | regresamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | regresáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | regresan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | regresé | |
| tú | regresaste | |
| él / ella / usted | regresó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | regresamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | regresasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | regresaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | regresaba | |
| tú | regresabas | |
| él / ella / usted | regresaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | regresábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | regresabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | regresaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | regresaré | |
| tú | regresarás | |
| él / ella / usted | regresará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | regresaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | regresaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | regresarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | regresaría | |
| tú | regresarías | |
| él / ella / usted | regresaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | regresaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | regresaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | regresarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | regrese | |
| tú | regreses | |
| él / ella / usted | regrese | |
| nosotros / nosotras | regresemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | regreséis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | regresen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- (colloquial) to return, go back, come back
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations