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How to conjugate Rechazar in Spanish

rechazar to reject, to refuse Irregular Verb

At a glance: Rechazar (to reject, to refuse) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: rechazo, rechazas, rechaza, rechazamos, rechazáis, rechazan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (rechacé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (rechace).

Past participle
rechazado rejected
Gerund
rechazando rejecting
Similar
descartar, negarse, rehusar

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Indicative tenses of Rechazar

Rechazar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of rechazar 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, “rechazo”, meaning “I reject”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorechazoI reject
Túrechazasyou reject
Ella / Él / Ustedrechazas/he rejects
Nosotras / Nosotrosrechazamoswe reject
Vosotras / Vosotrosrechazáisyou (plural) reject
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrechazanthey reject

How it’s built: Regular: stem rechaz- plus the -ar endings.

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Rechazar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of rechazar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “rechacé”, meaning “I rejected”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorechacéI rejected
Túrechazasteyou rejected
Ella / Él / Ustedrechazós/he rejected
Nosotras / Nosotrosrechazamoswe rejected
Vosotras / Vosotrosrechazasteisyou (plural) rejected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrechazaronthey rejected

How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (rechacé); the other forms are regular.

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Rechazar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of rechazar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “rechazaba”, meaning “I used to reject”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorechazabaI used to reject
Túrechazabasyou used to reject
Ella / Él / Ustedrechazabas/he used to reject
Nosotras / Nosotrosrechazábamoswe used to reject
Vosotras / Vosotrosrechazabaisyou (plural) used to reject
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrechazabanthey used to reject

How it’s built: Regular: stem rechaz- plus the -ar endings.

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Rechazar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of rechazar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy rechazando”, meaning “I am rejecting”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy rechazandoI am rejecting
Túestás rechazandoyou are rejecting
Ella / Él / Ustedestá rechazandos/he is rejecting
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos rechazandowe are rejecting
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis rechazandoyou (plural) are rejecting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán rechazandothey are rejecting

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund rechazando.

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Rechazar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of rechazar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a rechazar”, meaning “I am going to reject”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a rechazarI am going to reject
Túvas a rechazaryou are going to reject
Ella / Él / Ustedva a rechazars/he is going to reject
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a rechazarwe are going to reject
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a rechazaryou (plural) are going to reject
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a rechazarthey are going to reject

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive rechazar.

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Rechazar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of rechazar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “rechazaré”, meaning “I will reject”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorechazaréI will reject
Túrechazarásyou will reject
Ella / Él / Ustedrechazarás/he will reject
Nosotras / Nosotrosrechazaremoswe will reject
Vosotras / Vosotrosrechazaréisyou (plural) will reject
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrechazaránthey will reject

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive rechazar plus the future endings.

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Rechazar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of rechazar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “rechazaría”, meaning “I would reject”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorechazaríaI would reject
Túrechazaríasyou would reject
Ella / Él / Ustedrechazarías/he would reject
Nosotras / Nosotrosrechazaríamoswe would reject
Vosotras / Vosotrosrechazaríaisyou (plural) would reject
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrechazaríanthey would reject

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive rechazar plus the conditional endings.

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Rechazar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of rechazar 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 rechazado”, meaning “I have rejected”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe rechazadoI have rejected
Túhas rechazadoyou have rejected
Ella / Él / Ustedha rechazados/he has rejected
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos rechazadowe have rejected
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis rechazadoyou (plural) have rejected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan rechazadothey have rejected

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle rechazado.

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Rechazar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of rechazar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había rechazado”, meaning “I had rejected”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía rechazadoI had rejected
Túhabías rechazadoyou had rejected
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía rechazados/he had rejected
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos rechazadowe had rejected
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais rechazadoyou (plural) had rejected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían rechazadothey had rejected

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle rechazado.

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Rechazar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of rechazar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré rechazado”, meaning “I will have rejected”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré rechazadoI will have rejected
Túhabrás rechazadoyou will have rejected
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá rechazados/he will have rejected
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos rechazadowe will have rejected
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis rechazadoyou (plural) will have rejected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán rechazadothey will have rejected

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle rechazado.

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Rechazar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of rechazar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría rechazado”, meaning “I would have rejected”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría rechazadoI would have rejected
Túhabrías rechazadoyou would have rejected
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría rechazados/he would have rejected
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos rechazadowe would have rejected
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais rechazadoyou (plural) would have rejected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían rechazadothey would have rejected

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle rechazado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Rechazar

Rechazar 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, “rechace”, meaning “I reject”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorechaceI reject
Túrechacesyou reject
Ella / Él / Ustedrechaces/he rejects
Nosotras / Nosotrosrechacemoswe reject
Vosotras / Vosotrosrechacéisyou (plural) reject
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrechacenthey reject

How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (rechace, rechaces, rechace, rechacemos, rechacéis, rechacen).

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Rechazar 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, “rechazara”, meaning “I rejected”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorechazaraI rejected
Túrechazarasyou rejected
Ella / Él / Ustedrechazaras/he rejected
Nosotras / Nosotrosrechazáramoswe rejected
Vosotras / Vosotrosrechazaraisyou (plural) rejected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrechazaranthey rejected

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, rechazaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (rechazáramos).

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Rechazar 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, “rechazare”, meaning “I will reject”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorechazareI will reject
Túrechazaresyou will reject
Ella / Él / Ustedrechazares/he will reject
Nosotras / Nosotrosrechazáremoswe will reject
Vosotras / Vosotrosrechazareisyou (plural) will reject
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrechazarenthey will reject

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, rechazaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (rechazáremos).

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Rechazar 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 rechazado”, meaning “I have rejected”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya rechazadoI have rejected
Túhayas rechazadoyou have rejected
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya rechazados/he has rejected
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos rechazadowe have rejected
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis rechazadoyou (plural) have rejected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan rechazadothey have rejected

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle rechazado.

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Rechazar 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 rechazado”, meaning “I had rejected”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera rechazadoI had rejected
Túhubieras rechazadoyou had rejected
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera rechazados/he had rejected
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos rechazadowe had rejected
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais rechazadoyou (plural) had rejected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran rechazadothey had rejected

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle rechazado.

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Rechazar 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 rechazado”, meaning “I will have rejected”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere rechazadoI will have rejected
Túhubieres rechazadoyou will have rejected
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere rechazados/he will have rejected
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos rechazadowe will have rejected
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis rechazadoyou (plural) will have rejected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren rechazadothey will have rejected

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle rechazado.

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Imperative tenses of Rechazar

Rechazar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “rechace”, meaning “(to you formal) reject!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túrechaza(to you) reject!
Ella / Él / Ustedrechace(to you formal) reject!
Nosotras / Nosotrosrechacemoslet's reject!
Vosotras / Vosotrosrechazad(to you plural) reject!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrechacen(to you plural formal) reject!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (rechaza); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (rechace, rechacemos, rechacen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (rechazad).

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Rechazar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no rechace”, meaning “(to you formal) don't reject!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno rechaces(to you) don't reject!
Ella / Él / Ustedno rechace(to you formal) don't reject!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno rechacemoslet's not reject!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno rechacéis(to you plural) don't reject!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno rechacen(to you plural formal) don't reject!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no rechaces, no rechace, no rechacemos, no rechacéis, no rechacen.

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Frequently asked questions about Rechazar

Is rechazar a regular or irregular verb?

Rechazar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (rechacé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (rechace).

How do you conjugate rechazar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), rechazar is conjugated as: yo rechazo, tú rechazas, él/ella/usted rechaza, nosotros rechazamos, vosotros rechazáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rechazan. 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 rechazar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), rechazar is conjugated as: yo rechacé, tú rechazaste, él/ella/usted rechazó, nosotros rechazamos, vosotros rechazasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rechazaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate rechazar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), rechazar is conjugated as: yo rechazaba, tú rechazabas, él/ella/usted rechazaba, nosotros rechazábamos, vosotros rechazabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes rechazaban. 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 rechazar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), rechazar is conjugated as: yo rechazaré, tú rechazarás, él/ella/usted rechazará, nosotros rechazaremos, vosotros rechazaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rechazarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate rechazar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), rechazar is conjugated as: yo rechace, tú rechaces, él/ella/usted rechace, nosotros rechacemos, vosotros rechacéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rechacen. 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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