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SPANISH VERB

regar

to water

  • #454 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: regando
  • Past participle: regado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use regar

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

  1. Present

    Riego las plantas todas las mañanas antes del trabajo.

    I water the plants every morning before work.

  2. Past

    ¿Regaste el jardín o se te olvidó otra vez?

    Did you water the garden or did you forget again?

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo regaba sus rosales al atardecer.

    My grandpa watered his rose bushes at dusk.

  4. Future

    Yo regaré tus macetas mientras estés de viaje.

    I'll water your pots while you're away.

  5. Conditional

    Las regaría más seguido, pero gastan mucha agua.

    I'd water them more often, but they use a lot of water.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que riegues el pasto en la noche.

    It's better if you water the lawn at night.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí al vecino que regara mis plantas.

    I asked my neighbor to water my plants.

  8. Imperative

    Riega las flores despacio, no las ahogues.

    Water the flowers slowly, don't drown them.

Good to know

  • "Regarla" in Mexico means to mess up: ya la regué.

Where you hear regar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Riego mis plantas por la mañana. I water my plants in the morning.
  • Ayer regué las plantas. I watered the plants yesterday.
  • Voy a regar las plantas antes de salir. I'm going to water the plants before going out.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Riego las macetas por la noche. I water the plants at night.
  • La vecina regó el jazmín todo el mes. The neighbour watered the jasmine all month.
  • Mañana voy a regar el patio. Tomorrow I'm going to water the patio.
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Even If It's Expensive

Intermediate Level 1 · que la riegues

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The Neighbours

Intermediate Level 1 · que hayas regado

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Whatever You Decide

Intermediate Level 1 · que regara · la regaste

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Closed for Holidays

Advanced Level 3 · riega por la noche · que lo riegue

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The Other Side of the Pond

Advanced Level 3 · regando macetas

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Tomorrow Without Fail

Fluency Level 2 · les riego las plantas

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