Rechazar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Rechazar in Spanish

Rechazar means “to reject,” “to refuse,” or “to repel.” You will learn its regular -AR framework, z → c spelling change before e, gerund rechazando, participle rechazado, and object patterns.

Rechazar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, rechazar keeps regular -AR endings but changes z → c before e, giving rechacé — “I rejected” — and rechace — “that I reject.”

Rechazar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle rechazado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	rechazar	to reject / refuse
Gerund	rechazando	rejecting / refusing
Past participle	rechazado	rejected / refused

Rechazar meaning and essential uses

Rechazar is transitive. In everyday contexts it commonly means refusing or not accepting a proposal, offer, request, application, idea, or person: Rechazó la oferta. — “He / she rejected the offer.”

RAE also records meanings such as repelling someone or something, denying what is requested, and rejecting tissue or an organ medically. The grammatical pattern remains predominantly transitive.

Rechazar irregular conjugation patterns

Most forms use the stable stem rechaz-. Before an ending beginning with e, Spanish writes c instead of z: rechacé — “I rejected” — and rechace — “that I reject.”

The entire present-subjunctive family therefore uses rechac-: rechace, rechaces, rechacemos, rechacéis, rechacen. Other major tense families retain rechaz-.

Rechazar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Rechazar 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 meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rechazo	I reject / refuse
Tú — you, singular informal	rechazas	you reject / refuse
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rechaza	he / she rejects / refuses; you reject / refuse (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rechazamos	we reject / refuse
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rechazáis	you reject / refuse (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rechazan	they reject / refuse; you reject / refuse (plural)

• Rechazo propuestas que no cumplen los requisitos. — I reject proposals that do not meet the requirements.

Rechazar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The first-person singular is rechacé, with z → c before e.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rechacé	I rejected / refused
Tú — you, singular informal	rechazaste	you rejected / refused
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rechazó	he / she rejected / refused; you rejected / refused (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rechazamos	we rejected / refused
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rechazasteis	you rejected / refused (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rechazaron	they rejected / refused; you rejected / refused (plural)

• Ayer rechacé una oferta de trabajo. — Yesterday I rejected a job offer.

Rechazar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle rechazado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rechazaba	I used to reject / refuse / was rejecting / refusing
Tú — you, singular informal	rechazabas	you used to reject / refuse / were rejecting / refusing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rechazaba	he / she used to reject / refuse / was rejecting / refusing; you used to reject / refuse / were rejecting / refusing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rechazábamos	we used to reject / refuse / were rejecting / refusing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rechazabais	you used to reject / refuse / were rejecting / refusing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rechazaban	they used to reject / refuse / were rejecting / refusing; you used to reject / refuse / were rejecting / refusing (plural)

• Antes rechazaba cualquier cambio. — I used to reject any change.

Rechazar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus rechazando — “rejecting / refusing.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy rechazando	I am rejecting / refusing
Tú — you, singular informal	estás rechazando	you are rejecting / refusing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está rechazando	he / she is rejecting / refusing; you are rejecting / refusing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos rechazando	we are rejecting / refusing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis rechazando	you are rejecting / refusing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están rechazando	they are rejecting / refusing; you are rejecting / refusing (plural)

• Estamos rechazando solicitudes incompletas. — We are rejecting incomplete applications.

Rechazar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and rechazar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a rechazar	I am going to reject / refuse
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a rechazar	you are going to reject / refuse
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a rechazar	he / she is going to reject / refuse; you are going to reject / refuse (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a rechazar	we are going to reject / refuse
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a rechazar	you are going to reject / refuse (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a rechazar	they are going to reject / refuse; you are going to reject / refuse (plural)

• Voy a rechazar esa opción. — I am going to reject that option.

Rechazar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rechazaré	I will reject / refuse
Tú — you, singular informal	rechazarás	you will reject / refuse
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rechazará	he / she will reject / refuse; you will reject / refuse (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rechazaremos	we will reject / refuse
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rechazaréis	you will reject / refuse (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rechazarán	they will reject / refuse; you will reject / refuse (plural)

• Rechazarán la solicitud si falta información. — They will reject the application if information is missing.

Rechazar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rechazaría	I would reject / refuse
Tú — you, singular informal	rechazarías	you would reject / refuse
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rechazaría	he / she would reject / refuse; you would reject / refuse (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rechazaríamos	we would reject / refuse
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rechazaríais	you would reject / refuse (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rechazarían	they would reject / refuse; you would reject / refuse (plural)

• Rechazaría esa propuesta por el precio. — I would reject that proposal because of the price.

Rechazar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle rechazado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he rechazado	I have rejected / refused
Tú — you, singular informal	has rechazado	you have rejected / refused
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha rechazado	he / she has rejected / refused; you have rejected / refused (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos rechazado	we have rejected / refused
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis rechazado	you have rejected / refused (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han rechazado	they have rejected / refused; you have rejected / refused (plural)

• He rechazado varias ofertas. — I have rejected several offers.

Rechazar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle rechazado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había rechazado	I had rejected / refused
Tú — you, singular informal	habías rechazado	you had rejected / refused
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había rechazado	he / she had rejected / refused; you had rejected / refused (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos rechazado	we had rejected / refused
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais rechazado	you had rejected / refused (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían rechazado	they had rejected / refused; you had rejected / refused (plural)

• Ya habíamos rechazado esa alternativa. — We had already rejected that alternative.

Rechazar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle rechazado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré rechazado	I will have rejected / refused
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás rechazado	you will have rejected / refused
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá rechazado	he / she will have rejected / refused; you will have rejected / refused (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos rechazado	we will have rejected / refused
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis rechazado	you will have rejected / refused (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán rechazado	they will have rejected / refused; you will have rejected / refused (plural)

• Para entonces habrán rechazado las solicitudes inválidas. — By then they will have rejected the invalid applications.

Rechazar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle rechazado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría rechazado	I would have rejected / refused
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías rechazado	you would have rejected / refused
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría rechazado	he / she would have rejected / refused; you would have rejected / refused (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos rechazado	we would have rejected / refused
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais rechazado	you would have rejected / refused (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían rechazado	they would have rejected / refused; you would have rejected / refused (plural)

• Habría rechazado el acuerdo sin esa condición. — I would have rejected the agreement without that condition.

Rechazar subjunctive conjugations

Rechazar 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 entire present-subjunctive family uses rechac- before the e-based endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rechace	that I reject / refuse
Tú — you, singular informal	rechaces	that you reject / refuse
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rechace	that he / she reject / refuse; that you reject / refuse (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rechacemos	that we reject / refuse
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rechacéis	that you reject / refuse (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rechacen	that they reject / refuse; that you reject / refuse (plural)

• Quiero que rechaces cualquier archivo sospechoso. — I want you to reject any suspicious file.

Rechazar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle rechazado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rechazara	that I rejected / refused
Tú — you, singular informal	rechazaras	that you rejected / refused
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rechazara	that he / she rejected / refused; that you rejected / refused (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rechazáramos	that we rejected / refused
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rechazarais	that you rejected / refused (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rechazaran	that they rejected / refused; that you rejected / refused (plural)

• Preferían que rechazáramos la primera propuesta. — They preferred that we reject the first proposal.
• Era mejor que rechazases la oferta por escrito. — It was better for you to reject the offer in writing.

Rechazar 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 reference forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rechazare	if / when I should reject / refuse
Tú — you, singular informal	rechazares	if / when you should reject / refuse
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rechazare	if / when he / she should reject / refuse; if / when you should reject / refuse (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rechazáremos	if / when we should reject / refuse
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rechazareis	if / when you should reject / refuse (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rechazaren	if / when they should reject / refuse; if / when you should reject / refuse (plural)

• Quien rechazare la propuesta deberá explicar sus motivos. — Whoever should reject the proposal must explain their reasons.

Rechazar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle rechazado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya rechazado	that I have rejected / refused
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas rechazado	that you have rejected / refused
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya rechazado	that he / she has rejected / refused; that you have rejected / refused (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos rechazado	that we have rejected / refused
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis rechazado	that you have rejected / refused (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan rechazado	that they have rejected / refused; that you have rejected / refused (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas rechazado esa práctica. — I am glad that you rejected that practice.

Rechazar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle rechazado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera rechazado	that I had rejected / refused
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras rechazado	that you had rejected / refused
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera rechazado	that he / she had rejected / refused; that you had rejected / refused (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos rechazado	that we had rejected / refused
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais rechazado	that you had rejected / refused (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran rechazado	that they had rejected / refused; that you had rejected / refused (plural)

• Si hubiéramos rechazado antes la oferta, habríamos buscado otra. — If we had rejected the offer earlier, we would have looked for another.
• Si hubieses rechazado el cambio, el plan sería distinto. — If you had rejected the change, the plan would be different.

Rechazar 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 — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle rechazado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere rechazado	if / when I should have rejected / refused
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres rechazado	if / when you should have rejected / refused
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere rechazado	if / when he / she should have rejected / refused; if / when you should have rejected / refused (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos rechazado	if / when we should have rejected / refused
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis rechazado	if / when you should have rejected / refused (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren rechazado	if / when they should have rejected / refused; if / when you should have rejected / refused (plural)

• Si hubieren rechazado solicitudes, deberán registrar los motivos. — If they should have rejected applications, they must record the reasons.

Rechazar imperative and commands

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

Rechazar affirmative commands

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	rechaza	reject
Usted — you, singular formal	rechace	reject (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	rechacemos	let’s reject
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rechazad	reject (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	rechacen	reject (plural)

• Rechaza cualquier documento incompleto. — Reject any incomplete document.

Rechazar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no rechaces	do not reject
Usted — you, singular formal	no rechace	do not reject (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no rechacemos	let’s not reject
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no rechacéis	do not reject (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no rechacen	do not reject (plural)

• No rechaces una propuesta sin leerla. — Do not reject a proposal without reading it.

Common constructions with Rechazar

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

• rechazar algo. — to reject / refuse something.
• rechazar una oferta, propuesta, or solicitud. — to reject an offer, proposal, or application.
• rechazar a alguien. — to reject / turn away someone.

Example sentences with Rechazar

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

• Rechazaron mi solicitud. — They rejected my application.
• No quiero rechazar la oferta todavía. — I do not want to reject the offer yet.
• El sistema rechazó el archivo. — The system rejected the file.
• Espero que no rechacen la propuesta. — I hope they do not reject the proposal.
• Han rechazado varias opciones. — They have rejected several options.
• No rechaces la idea antes de analizarla. — Do not reject the idea before analyzing it.

Regional and usage notes for Rechazar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos rechazás esa opción. — You reject that option. (voseo)
• Rechazá la solicitud si está incompleta. — Reject the application if it is incomplete. (affirmative vos command)

For rechazar, the conjugation is regular except for spelling before e. Use c in rechacé, the present subjunctive, and related command forms; otherwise retain the stem rechaz-.