Ella Verbsfreír to fry Irregular Verb
At a glance: Freír (to fry) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: frío, fríes, fríe, freímos, freís, fríen. It is conjugated like reír. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to í (frío, fríes, fríe, fríen); nosotros changes i to í (freímos); vosotros is regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (freíste), subjunctive, gerund (friendo) and past participle (frito).

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The Indicative Present of freír is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “frío”, meaning “I fry”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | frío | I fry |
| Tú | fríes | you fry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fríe | s/he fries |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | freímos | we fry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | freís | you (plural) fry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fríen | they fry |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to í (frío, fríes, fríe, fríen); nosotros changes i to í (freímos); vosotros is regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of freír is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “freí”, meaning “I fried”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | freí | I fried |
| Tú | freíste | you fried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | frio | s/he fried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | freímos | we fried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | freísteis | you (plural) fried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frieron | they fried |
How it’s built: Tú, nosotros and vosotros change i to í (freíste, freímos, freísteis); ella/él is irregular (frio); ellas/ellos drops the e (frieron); yo is regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of freír is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “freía”, meaning “I used to fry”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | freía | I used to fry |
| Tú | freías | you used to fry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | freía | s/he used to fry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | freíamos | we used to fry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | freíais | you (plural) used to fry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | freían | they used to fry |
How it’s built: Regular: stem fre- plus the -ir endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of freír is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy friendo”, meaning “I am frying”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy friendo | I am frying |
| Tú | estás friendo | you are frying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está friendo | s/he is frying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos friendo | we are frying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis friendo | you (plural) are frying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están friendo | they are frying |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund friendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of freír is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a freír”, meaning “I am going to fry”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a freír | I am going to fry |
| Tú | vas a freír | you are going to fry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a freír | s/he is going to fry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a freír | we are going to fry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a freír | you (plural) are going to fry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a freír | they are going to fry |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive freír.
The Indicative Future of freír is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “freiré”, meaning “I will fry”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | freiré | I will fry |
| Tú | freirás | you will fry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | freirá | s/he will fry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | freiremos | we will fry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | freiréis | you (plural) will fry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | freirán | they will fry |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive freír plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of freír is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “freiría”, meaning “I would fry”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | freiría | I would fry |
| Tú | freirías | you would fry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | freiría | s/he would fry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | freiríamos | we would fry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | freiríais | you (plural) would fry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | freirían | they would fry |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive freír plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of freír is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he frito”, meaning “I have fried”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he frito | I have fried |
| Tú | has frito | you have fried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha frito | s/he has fried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos frito | we have fried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis frito | you (plural) have fried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han frito | they have fried |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle frito.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Past Perfect of freír is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había frito”, meaning “I had fried”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había frito | I had fried |
| Tú | habías frito | you had fried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había frito | s/he had fried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos frito | we had fried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais frito | you (plural) had fried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían frito | they had fried |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle frito.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Future Perfect of freír is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré frito”, meaning “I will have fried”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré frito | I will have fried |
| Tú | habrás frito | you will have fried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá frito | s/he will have fried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos frito | we will have fried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis frito | you (plural) will have fried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán frito | they will have fried |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle frito.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of freír is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría frito”, meaning “I would have fried”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría frito | I would have fried |
| Tú | habrías frito | you would have fried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría frito | s/he would have fried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos frito | we would have fried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais frito | you (plural) would have fried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían frito | they would have fried |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle frito.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “fría”, meaning “I fry”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fría | I fry |
| Tú | frías | you fry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fría | s/he fries |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | friamos | we fry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | friais | you (plural) fry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frían | they fry |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, frío (fría, frías, fría, frían); nosotros changes e to i (friamos); vosotros is irregular (friais).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “friera”, meaning “I fried”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | friera | I fried |
| Tú | frieras | you fried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | friera | s/he fried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | friéramos | we fried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | frierais | you (plural) fried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frieran | they fried |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, frieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (friéramos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “friere”, meaning “I will fry”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | friere | I will fry |
| Tú | frieres | you will fry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | friere | s/he will fry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | friéremos | we will fry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | friereis | you (plural) will fry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frieren | they will fry |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, frieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (friéremos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya frito”, meaning “I have fried”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya frito | I have fried |
| Tú | hayas frito | you have fried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya frito | s/he has fried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos frito | we have fried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis frito | you (plural) have fried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan frito | they have fried |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle frito.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera frito”, meaning “I had fried”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera frito | I had fried |
| Tú | hubieras frito | you had fried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera frito | s/he had fried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos frito | we had fried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais frito | you (plural) had fried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran frito | they had fried |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle frito.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere frito”, meaning “I will have fried”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere frito | I will have fried |
| Tú | hubieres frito | you will have fried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere frito | s/he will have fried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos frito | we will have fried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis frito | you (plural) will have fried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren frito | they will have fried |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle frito.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “fría”, meaning “(to you formal) fry!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | fríe | (to you) fry! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fría | (to you formal) fry! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | friamos | let's fry! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | freíd | (to you plural) fry! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | frían | (to you plural formal) fry! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (fríe); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (fría, friamos, frían); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (freíd).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no fría”, meaning “(to you formal) don't fry!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no frías | (to you) don't fry! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no fría | (to you formal) don't fry! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no friamos | let's not fry! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no friais | (to you plural) don't fry! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no frían | (to you plural formal) don't fry! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no frías, no fría, no friamos, no friais, no frían.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Freír is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like reír. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to í (frío, fríes, fríe, fríen); nosotros changes i to í (freímos); vosotros is regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (freíste), subjunctive, gerund (friendo) and past participle (frito).
In the present tense (presente), freír is conjugated as: yo frío, tú fríes, él/ella/usted fríe, nosotros freímos, vosotros freís, ellos/ellas/ustedes fríen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), freír is conjugated as: yo freí, tú freíste, él/ella/usted frio, nosotros freímos, vosotros freísteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes frieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), freír is conjugated as: yo freía, tú freías, él/ella/usted freía, nosotros freíamos, vosotros freíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes freían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), freír is conjugated as: yo freiré, tú freirás, él/ella/usted freirá, nosotros freiremos, vosotros freiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes freirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), freír is conjugated as: yo fría, tú frías, él/ella/usted fría, nosotros friamos, vosotros friais, ellos/ellas/ustedes frían. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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