Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I give
- tú you give
- usted, él, ella he/she gives
- nosotros we give
- vosotros Spain you all give
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they give
SPANISH VERB
regalar
to give (as a present)
- #294 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: regalando
- Past participle: regalado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I gave
- tú you gave
- usted, él, ella he/she gave
- nosotros we gave
- vosotros Spain you all gave
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they gave
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to give
- tú you used to give
- usted, él, ella he/she used to give
- nosotros we used to give
- vosotros Spain you all used to give
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to give
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will give
- tú you will give
- usted, él, ella he/she will give
- nosotros we will give
- vosotros Spain you all will give
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will give
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would give
- tú you would give
- usted, él, ella he/she would give
- nosotros we would give
- vosotros Spain you all would give
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would give
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I give
- tú (that) you give
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she give
- nosotros (that) we give
- vosotros Spain (that) you all give
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they give
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I gave
- tú (if) you gave
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she gave
- nosotros (if) we gave
- vosotros Spain (if) you all gave
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they gave
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú give!
- usted give! (formal)
- nosotros give! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain give! (all of you)
- ustedes give! (all of you)
How to use regalar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre le regalo flores a mi mamá en mayo.
I always give my mom flowers in May.
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Past
Mis papás me regalaron una bici por mi cumpleaños.
My parents gave me a bike for my birthday.
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Imperfect
Mi abuela nos regalaba dulces cada visita.
My grandmother used to give us candy every visit.
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Future
¿Qué le regalarás a tu novia en Navidad?
What will you give your girlfriend for Christmas?
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Conditional
Yo le regalaría un libro, le encanta leer.
I'd give her a book, she loves reading.
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Present subjunctive
No es necesario que me regales nada, en serio.
There's no need for you to give me anything, seriously.
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Past subjunctive
Si me regalaran un viaje, iría a Chiapas.
If someone gave me a trip, I'd go to Chiapas.
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Imperative
Regálale algo hecho a mano, le va a encantar.
Give him something handmade, he's going to love it.
Good to know
- "Regalar" is for presents; "dar" is just to give.
Where you hear regalar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- En Navidad, siempre regalo libros. At Christmas, I always give books.
- El año pasado le regalé un libro a mi mamá. Last year I gave my mom a book.
- Le voy a regalar algo a Valeria. I'm going to give Valeria something.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Te regalo una planta. I'll give you a plant.
- Le regalé una hamaca a Elena. I gave Elena a hammock.
- Te voy a regalar una planta. I'm going to give you a plant.
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Plans for Christmas
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Beginner Level 3 · regalar
Even If It's Expensive
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Intermediate Level 1 · te regalo una planta
I'll Keep It
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Intermediate Level 3 · Te la regalo.
The Same, But Different
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Advanced Level 1 · me regala
Please Reply
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Advanced Level 3 · regalarnos
The Envelope
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Fluency Level 1 · regalar una tostadora
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.