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SPANISH VERB

lamentar

to regret

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: lamentando
  • Past participle: lamentado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use lamentar

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

  1. Present

    Lamento mucho la muerte de tu abuelo.

    I'm very sorry about your grandfather's death.

  2. Past

    Lamentamos no haber ido a la boda.

    We regretted not going to the wedding.

  3. Imperfect

    Siempre lamentaba no haber estudiado música.

    He always regretted not having studied music.

  4. Future

    Si no vienes, lo lamentarás toda la vida.

    If you don't come, you'll regret it all your life.

  5. Conditional

    Lamentaría mucho perderte como amiga.

    I'd really hate to lose you as a friend.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que no lamentes haber vendido la casa.

    I hope you don't regret having sold the house.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No quería que mi hija lamentara esa decisión.

    I didn't want my daughter to regret that decision.

  8. Imperative

    Lamenta lo que quieras, pero paga la multa.

    Regret all you like, but pay the fine.

Good to know

  • "Lo lamento" is a formal "I'm sorry"; between friends "lo siento" is the everyday one. "Lamentar que" takes the subjunctive.

Where you hear lamentar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Lamentamos las molestias. We apologise for the inconvenience.
  • Lamenté mucho no poder ir. I was very sorry I couldn't go.
  • Si no la mando hoy, lo voy a lamentar. If I don't send it today, I'll regret it.
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