SPANISH VERB

rezar

to pray

Conjugation

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Presente · now, habits and facts

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

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

Condicional · “would”

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

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

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

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

Present

Mi abuela reza todas las noches antes de dormir.

My grandmother prays every night before going to sleep.
Past

Recé para que el avión aterrizara bien.

I prayed that the plane would land safely.
Imperfect

De pequeños rezábamos en el colegio cada mañana.

As children we prayed at school every morning.
Future

Rezaré por tu madre, a ver si mejora.

I'll pray for your mother, let's hope she gets better.
Conditional

Yo rezaría un poco, por si acaso.

I'd say a prayer, just in case.
Present subjunctive

Mi madre quiere que recemos antes de la cena.

My mother wants us to pray before dinner.
Past subjunctive

El cura nos pidió que rezáramos por los enfermos.

The priest asked us to pray for the sick.
Imperative

¡Reza para que no llueva el Domingo de Ramos!

Pray it doesn't rain on Palm Sunday!

"Rezar por alguien" is to pray for someone; "rezar para que" plus the subjunctive is to pray that something happens.

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

Rezo por vosotros todas las noches. I pray for you every night.
En el taxi recé todo el camino. In the taxi I prayed the whole way.
Mañana rezaré por la niña de Valeria. Tomorrow I'll pray for Valeria's baby girl.

Advanced Level 2 · rezar

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.