Reír Conjugation | How to Conjugate Reír in Spanish

Reír means “to laugh.” You will learn its distinctive río / ríe present forms, official RAE spelling rio in the preterite, gerund riendo, subjunctive families, and commands.

Reír conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Reír has several orthographic and stem patterns: río, ríes, ríe, ríen in stressed present forms; reímos / reís elsewhere in the present; gerund riendo; and participle reído.

Reír 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 reído remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	reír	to laugh
Gerund	riendo	laughing
Past participle	reído	laughed

Reír meaning and essential uses

Reír is most commonly intransitive: Los niños ríen. — “The children laugh.” RAE also records transitive uses meaning to celebrate something with laughter.

The pronominal reírse is very common. With de, reírse de alguien o algo means “to laugh at / make fun of someone or something”: Se ríen del chiste. — “They laugh at the joke.”

Reír irregular conjugation patterns

The present indicative is río, ríes, ríe, reímos, reís, ríen. The preterite is reí, reíste, rio, reímos, reísteis, rieron. Under current RAE spelling, rio has no written accent.

The present subjunctive is ría, rías, ría, riamos, riais, rían; RAE writes riamos / riais without accent marks. Past and future subjunctive use rier-, while the gerund is riendo.

Reír indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Reír present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Preserve the written accents exactly: río, ríes, ríe, reímos, reís, ríen.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	río	I laugh
Tú — you, singular informal	ríes	you laugh
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ríe	he / she laughs; you laugh (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	reímos	we laugh
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	reís	you laugh (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ríen	they laugh; you laugh (plural)

• Río mucho con mis amigos. — I laugh a lot with my friends.

Reír preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. RAE writes third-person singular rio without an accent and plural rieron; other forms include reí / reíste / reímos / reísteis.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	reí	I laughed
Tú — you, singular informal	reíste	you laughed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rio	he / she laughed; you laughed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	reímos	we laughed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	reísteis	you laughed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rieron	they laughed; you laughed (plural)

• Ayer rio cuando escuchó la historia. — Yesterday he / she laughed when he / she heard the story.

Reír 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 reído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	reía	I used to laugh / was laughing
Tú — you, singular informal	reías	you used to laugh / were laughing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	reía	he / she used to laugh / was laughing; you used to laugh / were laughing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	reíamos	we used to laugh / were laughing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	reíais	you used to laugh / were laughing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	reían	they used to laugh / were laughing; you used to laugh / were laughing (plural)

• De niño reía por cualquier cosa. — As a child, I used to laugh at anything.

Reír present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus the irregular gerund riendo — “laughing.”

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

• Estamos riendo juntos. — We are laughing together.

Reír 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 reír.

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

• Voy a reír cuando se lo cuentes. — I am going to laugh when you tell him / her.

Reír 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 meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	reiré	I will laugh
Tú — you, singular informal	reirás	you will laugh
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	reirá	he / she will laugh; you will laugh (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	reiremos	we will laugh
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	reiréis	you will laugh (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	reirán	they will laugh; you will laugh (plural)

• Reiremos mucho con esa película. — We will laugh a lot at that movie.

Reír 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 meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	reiría	I would laugh
Tú — you, singular informal	reirías	you would laugh
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	reiría	he / she would laugh; you would laugh (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	reiríamos	we would laugh
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	reiríais	you would laugh (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	reirían	they would laugh; you would laugh (plural)

• Reiría más si estuviera menos cansado. — I would laugh more if I were less tired.

Reír 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 reído.

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

• He reído mucho hoy. — I have laughed a lot today.

Reír 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 reído.

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

• Ya habíamos reído con ese chiste. — We had already laughed at that joke.

Reír 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 reído.

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

• Para entonces habrán reído varias veces. — By then they will have laughed several times.

Reír 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 reído.

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

• Habría reído también en tu situación. — I would have laughed too in your situation.

Reír subjunctive conjugations

Reír 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. RAE writes ría, rías, ría, riamos, riais, rían; note the absence of accent marks in riamos / riais.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ría	that I laugh
Tú — you, singular informal	rías	that you laugh
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ría	that he / she laugh; that you laugh (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	riamos	that we laugh
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	riais	that you laugh (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rían	that they laugh; that you laugh (plural)

• Quiero que rías más. — I want you to laugh more.

Reír 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. These forms use the rier- family; the main table shows the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	riera	that I laughed
Tú — you, singular informal	rieras	that you laughed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	riera	that he / she laughed; that you laughed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	riéramos	that we laughed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rierais	that you laughed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rieran	that they laughed; that you laughed (plural)

• Preferían que riéramos juntos. — They preferred that we laugh together.
• Era normal que rieses con ese chiste. — It was normal that you laughed at that joke.

Reír 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 use the rier- family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	riere	if / when I should laugh
Tú — you, singular informal	rieres	if / when you should laugh
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	riere	if / when he / she should laugh; if / when you should laugh (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	riéremos	if / when we should laugh
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	riereis	if / when you should laugh (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rieren	if / when they should laugh; if / when you should laugh (plural)

• Quien riere durante el acto deberá guardar respeto. — Whoever should laugh during the event must remain respectful.

Reír 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 reído.

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

• Me alegra que hayas reído hoy. — I am glad that you laughed today.

Reír 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 reído.

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

• Si hubiera reído en ese momento, habría sido inapropiado. — If I had laughed at that moment, it would have been inappropriate.
• Si hubieses reído con ellos, habrías entendido el ambiente. — If you had laughed with them, you would have understood the atmosphere.

Reír 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 reído.

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

• Si hubieren reído durante la grabación, deberá repetirse la toma. — If they should have laughed during the recording, the take must be repeated.

Reír imperative and commands

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

Reír 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	ríe	laugh
Usted — you, singular formal	ría	laugh (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	riamos	let’s laugh
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	reíd	laugh (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	rían	laugh (plural)

• Ríe un poco y relájate. — Laugh a little and relax.

Reír 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 rías	do not laugh
Usted — you, singular formal	no ría	do not laugh (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no riamos	let’s not laugh
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no riais	do not laugh (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no rían	do not laugh (plural)

• No rías de los errores de otras personas. — Do not laugh at other people’s mistakes.

Common constructions with Reír

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

• reír. — to laugh.
• reírse de alguien o algo. — to laugh at / make fun of someone or something.
• reír con alguien. — to laugh with someone.

Example sentences with Reír

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

• Nos reímos mucho ayer. — We laughed a lot yesterday.
• Ella ríe cuando está nerviosa. — She laughs when she is nervous.
• No te rías de él. — Do not laugh at him.
• Espero que rías más durante las vacaciones. — I hope you laugh more during the vacation.
• Hemos reído mucho con esa película. — We have laughed a lot at that movie.
• Ríe cuando algo te haga gracia. — Laugh when something amuses you.

Regional and usage notes for Reír

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 reís mucho con tus amigos. — You laugh a lot with your friends. (voseo)
• Reí un poco y relajate. — Laugh a little and relax. (affirmative vos command)

Reír requires careful spelling as well as morphology. Distinguish present río / ríe from preterite rio without an accent, learn riendo separately, and preserve RAE forms such as riamos / riais.