Arreglar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Arreglar in Spanish

means “to fix,” “to repair,” “to arrange,” or “to put in order.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its main repair, organization, and arrangement patterns.

Arreglar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives , , , , , . Its gerund and participle are regular.

Arreglar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms. The participle remains invariant in those compounds.

FormSpanishNatural English guide
Infinitiveto fix / arrange
Gerundfixing / arranging
Past participlefixed / arranged

Arreglar meaning and essential uses

is commonly transitive. RAE records meanings such as putting something in order, repairing it, or arranging it: la bicicleta. — “I fix the bicycle.”

It can also mean organizing or settling matters: los detalles. — “We arrange the details.” RAE also records pronominal uses, but arreglarse is treated separately in the next lesson.

Arreglar regular conjugation pattern

The stem arregl- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as , , and take ordinary -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Arreglar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Arreglar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II fix / arrange
Tú — you, singular informalyou fix / arrange
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she fixes / arranges; you fix / arrange (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe fix / arrange
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou fix / arrange (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey fix / arrange; you fix / arrange (plural)
  • — I fix the bicycle on weekends.

Arreglar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II fixed / arranged
Tú — you, singular informalyou fixed / arranged
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she fixed / arranged; you fixed / arranged (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe fixed / arranged
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou fixed / arranged (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey fixed / arranged; you fixed / arranged (plural)
  • — Yesterday I fixed the door.

Arreglar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II used to fix / arrange / was fixing / arranging
Tú — you, singular informalyou used to fix / arrange / were fixing / arranging
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she used to fix / arrange / was fixing / arranging; you used to fix / arrange / were fixing / arranging (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe used to fix / arrange / were fixing / arranging
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou used to fix / arrange / were fixing / arranging (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey used to fix / arrange / were fixing / arranging; you used to fix / arrange / were fixing / arranging (plural)
  • — We used to fix everything ourselves.

Arreglar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II am fixing / arranging
Tú — you, singular informalyou are fixing / arranging
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she is fixing / arranging; you are fixing / arranging (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe are fixing / arranging
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou are fixing / arranging (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey are fixing / arranging; you are fixing / arranging (plural)
  • — I am fixing the computer.

Arreglar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II am going to fix / arrange
Tú — you, singular informalyou are going to fix / arrange
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she is going to fix / arrange; you are going to fix / arrange (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe are going to fix / arrange
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou are going to fix / arrange (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey are going to fix / arrange; you are going to fix / arrange (plural)
  • — I am going to tidy the room.

Arreglar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II will fix / arrange
Tú — you, singular informalyou will fix / arrange
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she will fix / arrange; you will fix / arrange (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe will fix / arrange
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou will fix / arrange (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey will fix / arrange; you will fix / arrange (plural)
  • — We will arrange the details tomorrow.

Arreglar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II would fix / arrange
Tú — you, singular informalyou would fix / arrange
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she would fix / arrange; you would fix / arrange (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe would fix / arrange
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou would fix / arrange (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey would fix / arrange; you would fix / arrange (plural)
  • — I would fix the bicycle before selling it.

Arreglar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II have fixed / arranged
Tú — you, singular informalyou have fixed / arranged
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she has fixed / arranged; you have fixed / arranged (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe have fixed / arranged
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou have fixed / arranged (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey have fixed / arranged; you have fixed / arranged (plural)
  • — I have fixed the problem.

Arreglar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II had fixed / arranged
Tú — you, singular informalyou had fixed / arranged
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she had fixed / arranged; you had fixed / arranged (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe had fixed / arranged
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou had fixed / arranged (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey had fixed / arranged; you had fixed / arranged (plural)
  • — We had already arranged the room.

Arreglar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II will have fixed / arranged
Tú — you, singular informalyou will have fixed / arranged
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she will have fixed / arranged; you will have fixed / arranged (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe will have fixed / arranged
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou will have fixed / arranged (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey will have fixed / arranged; you will have fixed / arranged (plural)
  • — By then they will have fixed all the faults.

Arreglar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II would have fixed / arranged
Tú — you, singular informalyou would have fixed / arranged
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she would have fixed / arranged; you would have fixed / arranged (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe would have fixed / arranged
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou would have fixed / arranged (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey would have fixed / arranged; you would have fixed / arranged (plural)
  • — I would have fixed the car with more time.

Arreglar subjunctive conjugations

Arreglar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I fix / arrange
Tú — you, singular informalthat you fix / arrange
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she fix / arrange; that you fix / arrange (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we fix / arrange
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you fix / arrange (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they fix / arrange; that you fix / arrange (plural)
  • — I want you to fix the door.

Arreglar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I fixed / arranged
Tú — you, singular informalthat you fixed / arranged
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she fixed / arranged; that you fixed / arranged (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we fixed / arranged
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you fixed / arranged (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they fixed / arranged; that you fixed / arranged (plural)
  • — They preferred that we arrange the room first.
  • — It was better for you to fix the computer first.

Arreglar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms are mainly formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Iif / when I should fix / arrange
Tú — you, singular informalif / when you should fix / arrange
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalif / when he / she should fix / arrange; if / when you should fix / arrange (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — weif / when we should fix / arrange
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainif / when you should fix / arrange (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralif / when they should fix / arrange; if / when you should fix / arrange (plural)
  • — Whoever should repair the equipment must record the intervention.

Arreglar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I have fixed / arranged
Tú — you, singular informalthat you have fixed / arranged
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she has fixed / arranged; that you have fixed / arranged (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we have fixed / arranged
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you have fixed / arranged (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they have fixed / arranged; that you have fixed / arranged (plural)
  • — I am glad that you fixed the problem.

Arreglar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I had fixed / arranged
Tú — you, singular informalthat you had fixed / arranged
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she had fixed / arranged; that you had fixed / arranged (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we had fixed / arranged
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you had fixed / arranged (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they had fixed / arranged; that you had fixed / arranged (plural)
  • — If I had fixed the bicycle, I would have gone with you.
  • — If you had fixed the door, air would not come in.

Arreglar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Iif / when I should have fixed / arranged
Tú — you, singular informalif / when you should have fixed / arranged
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalif / when he / she should have fixed / arranged; if / when you should have fixed / arranged (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — weif / when we should have fixed / arranged
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainif / when you should have fixed / arranged (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralif / when they should have fixed / arranged; if / when you should have fixed / arranged (plural)
  • — If they should have repaired additional equipment, they must document it.

Arreglar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Arreglar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Tú — you, singular informalfix
Usted — you, singular formalfix (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…let’s fix
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainfix (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, pluralfix (plural)
  • — Arrange the table before dinner.

Arreglar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Tú — you, singular informaldo not fix
Usted — you, singular formaldo not fix (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…let’s not fix
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spaindo not fix (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, pluraldo not fix (plural)
  • — Do not repair the device without unplugging it.

Common constructions with Arreglar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

  • algo. — to fix / repair / arrange something.
  • una habitación / mesa / asunto. — to tidy, arrange, or settle a room, table, or matter.
  • un problema. — to fix / resolve a problem.

Example sentences with Arreglar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

  • — Can you fix this chair?
  • — They fixed the problem quickly.
  • — I am going to tidy my desk.
  • — I hope you fix the computer today.
  • — We have already arranged the details.
  • — Fix the most urgent thing first.

Regional and usage notes for Arreglar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

  • — You fix the bicycle. (voseo)
  • — Fix the door today. (affirmative vos command)

is fully regular. The main learner challenge is semantic breadth: context determines whether it means repairing, tidying, arranging, organizing, or resolving something.

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