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SPANISH VERB

freír

to fry

  • #326 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: friendo
  • Past participle: frito

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I fry
  2. tú you fry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she fries
  4. nosotros we fry
  5. vosotros Spain you all fry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they fry

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I fried
  2. tú you fried
  3. usted, él, ella he/she fried
  4. nosotros we fried
  5. vosotros Spain you all fried
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they fried

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to fry
  2. tú you used to fry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to fry
  4. nosotros we used to fry
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to fry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to fry

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will fry
  2. tú you will fry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will fry
  4. nosotros we will fry
  5. vosotros Spain you all will fry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will fry

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would fry
  2. tú you would fry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would fry
  4. nosotros we would fry
  5. vosotros Spain you all would fry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would fry

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I fry
  2. tú (that) you fry
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she fry
  4. nosotros (that) we fry
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all fry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they fry

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I fried
  2. tú (if) you fried
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she fried
  4. nosotros (if) we fried
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all fried
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they fried

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú fry!
  2. usted fry! (formal)
  3. nosotros fry! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain fry! (all of you)
  5. ustedes fry! (all of you)

How to use freír

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi madre fríe el pescado con mucho aceite.

    My mom fries fish with lots of oil.

  2. Past

    Freí unas papas para acompañar la carne.

    I fried some potatoes to go with the meat.

  3. Imperfect

    Los domingos mi padre freía churros para todos.

    On Sundays my dad fried churros for everyone.

  4. Future

    ¿Freirás los plátanos o los asarás?

    Will you fry the plantains or roast them?

  5. Conditional

    Yo freiría el pollo en aceite bien caliente.

    I would fry the chicken in really hot oil.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que frías nada, huele toda la casa.

    I don't want you frying anything, the whole house smells.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi abuela quería que friera las croquetas despacio.

    My grandmother wanted me to fry the croquettes slowly.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Fríe la cebolla primero y luego el ajo!

    Fry the onion first and then the garlic!

Good to know

  • The participle is "frito": huevos fritos, he frito las papas.

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