SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

reivindicar

to reestablish or promote again the value of something; to stand up for

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Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

reivindicar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreivindico
túreivindicas
él / ella / ustedreivindica
nosotros / nosotrasreivindicamos
vosotros / vosotrasreivindicáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesreivindican

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

reivindicar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreivindiqué
túreivindicaste
él / ella / ustedreivindicó
nosotros / nosotrasreivindicamos
vosotros / vosotrasreivindicasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedesreivindicaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

reivindicar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreivindicaba
túreivindicabas
él / ella / ustedreivindicaba
nosotros / nosotrasreivindicábamos
vosotros / vosotrasreivindicabais
ellos / ellas / ustedesreivindicaban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

reivindicar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreivindicaré
túreivindicarás
él / ella / ustedreivindicará
nosotros / nosotrasreivindicaremos
vosotros / vosotrasreivindicaréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesreivindicarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

reivindicar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreivindicaría
túreivindicarías
él / ella / ustedreivindicaría
nosotros / nosotrasreivindicaríamos
vosotros / vosotrasreivindicaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesreivindicarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

reivindicar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yoreivindique
túreivindiques
él / ella / ustedreivindique
nosotros / nosotrasreivindiquemos
vosotros / vosotrasreivindiquéis
ellos / ellas / ustedesreivindiquen

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

  • to reestablish or promote again the value of something; to stand up for
  • to claim something (often with a negative connotation)
  • to demand

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

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