Skip to content
fluentbyear

SPANISH VERB

reírse

to laugh

  • #270 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: riéndose
  • Past participle: reído

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use reírse

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

  1. Present

    Mi hijo se ríe de todos mis chistes.

    My son laughs at all my jokes.

  2. Past

    Me reí muchísimo con la película de anoche.

    I laughed so much at last night's movie.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela se reía con una risa muy contagiosa.

    My grandma laughed with a very contagious laugh.

  4. Future

    Te reirás cuando te cuente lo que pasó.

    You'll laugh when I tell you what happened.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me reiría, pero me duele la panza.

    I would laugh, but my belly hurts.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que se rían de mi acento.

    I don't want you to laugh at my accent.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me dio gusto que te rieras tanto hoy.

    It made me happy that you laughed so much today.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Ríete, que la vida es corta!

    Laugh, life is short!

Good to know

  • "Reírse de" is to laugh at: no te rías de mí.

Where you hear reírse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Siempre me río con Sarah. I always laugh with Sarah.
  • Ayer nos reímos mucho. Yesterday we laughed a lot.
  • Nos vamos a reír cuando veamos las fotos. We're going to laugh when we see the photos.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Siempre me río con tus fotos. I always laugh at your photos.
  • Todos se rieron cuando Julián bailó. Everyone laughed when Julian danced.
  • Te vas a reír con este juego. You're going to laugh at this game.
24
If I Were You

Intermediate Level 1 · me reiría

Needs a subscription 9
Even If You Step on My Feet

Intermediate Level 3 · por mucho que te rías

Needs a subscription 15
I Wish I'd Come Sooner

Advanced Level 1 · nos reímos de todo

Needs a subscription 9
We Laugh at Everything

Advanced Level 2 · me he reído tanto

Needs a subscription

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.