Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Razonar in Spanish
razonar to reason Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Razonar (to reason) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: razono, razonas, razona, razonamos, razonáis, razonan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- razonado reasoned
- Gerund
- razonando reasoning
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Razonar
- Razonar in the Indicative Present
- Razonar in the Indicative Preterite
- Razonar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Razonar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Razonar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Razonar in the Indicative Future
- Razonar in the Indicative Conditional
- Razonar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Razonar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Razonar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Razonar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Razonar
- Imperative tenses of Razonar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Razonar
Razonar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of razonar 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, “razono”, meaning “I reason”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | razono | I reason |
| Tú | razonas | you reason |
| Ella / Él / Usted | razona | s/he reasons |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | razonamos | we reason |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | razonáis | you (plural) reason |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | razonan | they reason |
How it’s built: Regular: stem razon- plus the -ar endings.
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Razonar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of razonar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “razoné”, meaning “I reasoned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | razoné | I reasoned |
| Tú | razonaste | you reasoned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | razonó | s/he reasoned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | razonamos | we reasoned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | razonasteis | you (plural) reasoned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | razonaron | they reasoned |
How it’s built: Regular: stem razon- plus the -ar endings.
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Razonar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of razonar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “razonaba”, meaning “I used to reason”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | razonaba | I used to reason |
| Tú | razonabas | you used to reason |
| Ella / Él / Usted | razonaba | s/he used to reason |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | razonábamos | we used to reason |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | razonabais | you (plural) used to reason |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | razonaban | they used to reason |
How it’s built: Regular: stem razon- plus the -ar endings.
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Razonar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of razonar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy razonando”, meaning “I am reasoning”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy razonando | I am reasoning |
| Tú | estás razonando | you are reasoning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está razonando | s/he is reasoning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos razonando | we are reasoning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis razonando | you (plural) are reasoning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están razonando | they are reasoning |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund razonando.
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Razonar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of razonar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a razonar”, meaning “I am going to reason”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a razonar | I am going to reason |
| Tú | vas a razonar | you are going to reason |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a razonar | s/he is going to reason |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a razonar | we are going to reason |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a razonar | you (plural) are going to reason |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a razonar | they are going to reason |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive razonar.
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Razonar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of razonar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “razonaré”, meaning “I will reason”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | razonaré | I will reason |
| Tú | razonarás | you will reason |
| Ella / Él / Usted | razonará | s/he will reason |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | razonaremos | we will reason |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | razonaréis | you (plural) will reason |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | razonarán | they will reason |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive razonar plus the future endings.
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Razonar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of razonar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “razonaría”, meaning “I would reason”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | razonaría | I would reason |
| Tú | razonarías | you would reason |
| Ella / Él / Usted | razonaría | s/he would reason |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | razonaríamos | we would reason |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | razonaríais | you (plural) would reason |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | razonarían | they would reason |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive razonar plus the conditional endings.
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Razonar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of razonar 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 razonado”, meaning “I have reasoned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he razonado | I have reasoned |
| Tú | has razonado | you have reasoned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha razonado | s/he has reasoned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos razonado | we have reasoned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis razonado | you (plural) have reasoned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han razonado | they have reasoned |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle razonado.
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Razonar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of razonar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había razonado”, meaning “I had reasoned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había razonado | I had reasoned |
| Tú | habías razonado | you had reasoned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había razonado | s/he had reasoned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos razonado | we had reasoned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais razonado | you (plural) had reasoned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían razonado | they had reasoned |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle razonado.
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Razonar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of razonar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré razonado”, meaning “I will have reasoned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré razonado | I will have reasoned |
| Tú | habrás razonado | you will have reasoned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá razonado | s/he will have reasoned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos razonado | we will have reasoned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis razonado | you (plural) will have reasoned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán razonado | they will have reasoned |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle razonado.
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Razonar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of razonar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría razonado”, meaning “I would have reasoned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría razonado | I would have reasoned |
| Tú | habrías razonado | you would have reasoned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría razonado | s/he would have reasoned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos razonado | we would have reasoned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais razonado | you (plural) would have reasoned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían razonado | they would have reasoned |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle razonado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Razonar
Razonar in the Subjunctive Present
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, “razone”, meaning “I reason”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | razone | I reason |
| Tú | razones | you reason |
| Ella / Él / Usted | razone | s/he reasons |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | razonemos | we reason |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | razonéis | you (plural) reason |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | razonen | they reason |
How it’s built: Regular: stem razon- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Razonar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
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, “razonara”, meaning “I reasoned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | razonara | I reasoned |
| Tú | razonaras | you reasoned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | razonara | s/he reasoned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | razonáramos | we reasoned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | razonarais | you (plural) reasoned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | razonaran | they reasoned |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, razonaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (razonáramos).
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Razonar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “razonare”, meaning “I will reason”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | razonare | I will reason |
| Tú | razonares | you will reason |
| Ella / Él / Usted | razonare | s/he will reason |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | razonáremos | we will reason |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | razonareis | you (plural) will reason |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | razonaren | they will reason |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, razonaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (razonáremos).
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Razonar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
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 razonado”, meaning “I have reasoned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya razonado | I have reasoned |
| Tú | hayas razonado | you have reasoned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya razonado | s/he has reasoned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos razonado | we have reasoned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis razonado | you (plural) have reasoned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan razonado | they have reasoned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle razonado.
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Razonar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
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 razonado”, meaning “I had reasoned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera razonado | I had reasoned |
| Tú | hubieras razonado | you had reasoned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera razonado | s/he had reasoned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos razonado | we had reasoned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais razonado | you (plural) had reasoned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran razonado | they had reasoned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle razonado.
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Razonar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
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 razonado”, meaning “I will have reasoned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere razonado | I will have reasoned |
| Tú | hubieres razonado | you will have reasoned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere razonado | s/he will have reasoned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos razonado | we will have reasoned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis razonado | you (plural) will have reasoned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren razonado | they will have reasoned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle razonado.
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Imperative tenses of Razonar
Razonar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “razone”, meaning “(to you formal) reason!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | razona | (to you) reason! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | razone | (to you formal) reason! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | razonemos | let's reason! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | razonad | (to you plural) reason! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | razonen | (to you plural formal) reason! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (razona); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (razone, razonemos, razonen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (razonad).
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Razonar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no razone”, meaning “(to you formal) don't reason!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no razones | (to you) don't reason! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no razone | (to you formal) don't reason! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no razonemos | let's not reason! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no razonéis | (to you plural) don't reason! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no razonen | (to you plural formal) don't reason! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no razones, no razone, no razonemos, no razonéis, no razonen.
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Frequently asked questions about Razonar
Is razonar a regular or irregular verb?
Razonar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate razonar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), razonar is conjugated as: yo razono, tú razonas, él/ella/usted razona, nosotros razonamos, vosotros razonáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes razonan. 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.
How do you conjugate razonar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), razonar is conjugated as: yo razoné, tú razonaste, él/ella/usted razonó, nosotros razonamos, vosotros razonasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes razonaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate razonar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), razonar is conjugated as: yo razonaba, tú razonabas, él/ella/usted razonaba, nosotros razonábamos, vosotros razonabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes razonaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate razonar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), razonar is conjugated as: yo razonaré, tú razonarás, él/ella/usted razonará, nosotros razonaremos, vosotros razonaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes razonarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate razonar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), razonar is conjugated as: yo razone, tú razones, él/ella/usted razone, nosotros razonemos, vosotros razonéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes razonen. 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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