How to conjugate regalar in Spanish
regalar in Spanish means to give away, to give a present
regalar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb regalar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
regalar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb regalar is regular in the present tense.
The verb regalar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:
Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page:
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar in the indicative present tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | regalo | I give away |
Tú | regalas | you give away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | regala | he/she gives away, you (formal) gives away |
Nosotros (as) | regalamos | we give away |
Vosotros (as) | regalaís | you (plural) Spain give away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | regalan | they give away, you (plural) give away |
regalar in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb regalar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar in the preterite tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | regalé | I gaven away |
Tú | regalaste | you gaven away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | regaló | he/she gaven away, you (formal) gaven away |
Nosotros (as) | regalamos | we gaven away |
Vosotros (as) | regalasteis | you (plural) Spain gaven away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | regalaron | they gaven away, you (plural) gaven away |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
la semana pasada | last week |
el mes pasado | last month |
el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
el año pasado | last year |
ayer | yesterday |
anteayer | the day before yesterday |
anoche | last night |
regalar in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb regalar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb regalar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar in the imperfect tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | regalaba | I used to give away |
Tú | regalabas | you used to give away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | regalaba | he/she used to give away, you (formal) used to give away |
Nosotros (as) | regalábamos | we used to give away |
Vosotros (as) | regalabais | you (plural) Spain used to give away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | regalaban | they used to give away, you (plural) used to give away |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
a menudo | often |
usualmente | usually |
todos los días | every day |
todos los meses | every month |
todos los años | every year |
casi siempre | almost always |
a veces | sometimes |
de niño/niña | as a child … |
siempre | always |
normalmente | normally |
regalar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb regalar is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb regalar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb regalar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate regalar in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case regalar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
Yo | é |
Tú | ás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar using the future tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | regalaré | I will give away |
Tú | regalarás | you will give away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | regalará | he/she will give away, you (formal) will give away |
Nosotros (as) | regalaremos | we will give away |
Vosotros (as) | regalaréis | you (plural) Spain will give away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | regalarán | they will give away, you (plural) will give away |
regalar in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb regalar is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a regalar
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
Yo | voy |
Tú | vas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
Nosotros (as) | vamos |
Vosotros (as) | vais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar using the informal future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | voy a regalar | I will give away |
Tú | vas a regalar | you will give away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a regalar | he/she will give away, you (formal) will give away |
Nosotros (as) | vamos a regalar | we will give away |
Vosotros (as) | vais a regalar | you (plural) Spain will give away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a regalar | they will give away, you (plural) will give away |
regalar in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb regalar is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
Yo | estoy |
Tú | estás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
Nosotros (as) | estamos |
Vosotros (as) | estáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb regalar is: regalando
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar using the present progressive:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | estoy regalando | I am gaving away |
Tú | estás regalando | you are gaving away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está regalando | he/she is gaving away, you (formal) are gaving away |
Nosotros (as) | estamos regalando | we are gaving away |
Vosotros (as) | estáis regalando | you (plural) Spain are gaving away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están regalando | they are gaving away, you (plural) are gaving away |
regalar in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb regalar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb regalar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate regalar in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case regalar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
Yo | ía |
Tú | ías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
Nosotros (as) | íamos |
Vosotros (as) | íais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb regalar is regalar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar using the conditional tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | regalaría | I would give away |
Tú | regalarías | you would give away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | regalaría | he/she would give away, you (formal) would give away |
Nosotros (as) | regalaríamos | we would give away |
Vosotros (as) | regalarías | you (plural) Spain would give away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | regalarían | they would give away, you (plural)would give away |
regalar in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb regalar is regular in the conditional tense.
To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
Yo | he |
Tú | has |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
Nosotros (as) | hemos |
Vosotros (as) | habéis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar in the present perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | he regalado | I have gaven away |
Tú | has regalado | you have gaven away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha regalado | he/she have gaven away, you (formal) have gaven away |
Nosotros (as) | hemos regalado | we have gaven away |
Vosotros (as) | habéis regalado | you (plural) Spain have gaven away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han regalado | they have gaven away, you (plural) have gaven away |
regalar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb regalar is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
Yo | había |
Tú | habías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
Vosotros (as) | habíais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case regalar.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar in the past perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | había regalado | I had gaven away |
Tú | habías regalado | you had gaven away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había regalado | he/she had gaven away, you (formal) had gaven away |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos regalado | we had gaven away |
Vosotros (as) | habíais regalado | you (plural) Spain had gaven away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habíain regalado | they had gaven away, you (plural) had gaven away |
regalar in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb regalar is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
Yo | habré |
Tú | habrás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
Nosotros (as) | habremos |
Vosotros (as) | habréis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case regalar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar in the future perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habré regalado | I will have gaven away |
Tú | habrás regalado | you will have gaven away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá regalado | he/she will have gaven away, you (formal) will have gaven away |
Nosotros (as) | habremos regalado | we will have gaven away |
Vosotros (as) | habréis regalado | you (plural) Spain will have gaven away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán regalado | they will have gaven away, you (plural) will have gaven away |
regalar in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb regalar is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
Yo | habría |
Tú | habrías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
Vosotros (as) | habríais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case regalar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar in the conditional perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habría regalado | I would have gaven away |
Tú | habrías regalado | you would have gaven away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría regalado | he/she would have gaven away, you (formal) would have gaven away |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos regalado | we would have gaven away |
Vosotros (as) | habríais regalado | you (plural) Spain will would gaven away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían regalado | they would have gaven away, you (plural) would have gaven away |
regalar in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb regalar is Regular in the subjunctive present form.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
Yo | a |
Tú | as |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
Nosotros (as) | amos |
Vosotros (as) | áis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar in the subjunctive present:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | regale | I may give away |
Tú | regales | you may give away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | regale | he/she may give away, you (formal) may give away |
Nosotros (as) | regalemos | we may give away |
Vosotros (as) | regaléis | you (plural) Spain may give away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | regalen | they may give away, you (plural) may give away |
regalar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb regalar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like regalar the endings are:
Yo | ara |
Tú | aras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
Nosotros (as) | áramos |
Vosotros (as) | arais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
Yo | ase |
Tú | ases |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
Vosotros (as) | aseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
Yo | iera |
Tú | ieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
Vosotros (as) | ierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
Yo | iese |
Tú | ieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- regalar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: regalar – regalaron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with regal
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar in the subjunctive imperfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | regalara | I might give away |
Tú | regalaras | you might give away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | regalara | he/she might give away, you (formal) might give away |
Nosotros (as) | regaláramos | we might give away |
Vosotros (as) | regalarais | you (plural) Spain might give away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | regalaran | they might give away, you (plural) might give away |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | regalase | I might give away |
Tú | regalases | you might give away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | regalase | he/she might give away, you (formal) might give away |
Nosotros (as) | regalásamos | we might give away |
Vosotros (as) | regalasais | you (plural) Spain might give away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | regalasan | they might give away, you (plural) might give away |
regalar in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb regalar is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like regalar the endings are:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
Vosotros (as) | eis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb regalar in the subjunctive future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | regalara | I will give away |
Tú | regalaras | you will give away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | regalara | he/she will give away, you (formal) will give away |
Nosotros (as) | regaláramos | we will give away |
Vosotros (as) | regalarais | you (plural) Spain will give away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | regalaran | they will give away, you (plural) will give away |
regalar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb regalar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
Yo | haya |
Tú | hayas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb regalar is: regalado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb regalar in the subjunctive present perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | haya regalado | I may have gaven away |
Tú | hayas regalado | you may have gaven away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya regalado | he/she may have gaven away, you (formal) may have gaven away |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos regalado | we may have gaven away |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis regalado | you (plural) Spain may have gaven away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan regalado | they may have gaven away, you (plural) may have gaven away |
regalar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
The verb regalar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
Yo | hubiera |
Tú | hubieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
Yo | hubiese |
Tú | hubieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to regalar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (regalar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (regal)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (regalado)
The past participle of the verb regalar is regalado.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb regalar in the subjunctive past perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiese regalado | I might have gaven away |
Tú | hubieses regalado | you might have gaven away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese regalado | he/she might have gaven away, you (formal) might have gaven away |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos regalado | we might have gaven away |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis regalado | you (plural) Spain might have gaven away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen regalado | they might have gaven away, you (plural) might have gaven away |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiera regalado | I might have gaven away |
Tú | hubieras regalado | you might have gaven away |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera regalado | he/she might have gaven away, you (formal) might have gaven away |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos regalado | we might have gaven away |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais regalado | you (plural) Spain might have gaven away |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran regalado | they might have gaven away, you (plural) might have gaven away |
regalar as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
regalar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb regalar would be regala.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (regalas)
- Take off the “s”. (regala)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (regala)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡regala! | give away! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡regale! | give away! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡regalemos! | give away! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡regalad! | give away! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡regalen! | give away! |
regalar as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
regalar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡no regales! | Don’t give away! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡no regale! | Don’t give away! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡no regalemos! | Don’t give away! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡no regaléis! | Don’t give away! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡no regalen! | Don’t give away! |