Ella Verbsrechazar 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).

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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rechazo | I reject |
| Tú | rechazas | you reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rechaza | s/he rejects |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rechazamos | we reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rechazáis | you (plural) reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rechazan | they reject |
How it’s built: Regular: stem rechaz- plus the -ar endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rechacé | I rejected |
| Tú | rechazaste | you rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rechazó | s/he rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rechazamos | we rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rechazasteis | you (plural) rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rechazaron | they rejected |
How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (rechacé); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rechazaba | I used to reject |
| Tú | rechazabas | you used to reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rechazaba | s/he used to reject |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rechazábamos | we used to reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rechazabais | you (plural) used to reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rechazaban | they used to reject |
How it’s built: Regular: stem rechaz- plus the -ar endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy rechazando | I am rejecting |
| Tú | estás rechazando | you are rejecting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está rechazando | s/he is rejecting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos rechazando | we are rejecting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis rechazando | you (plural) are rejecting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están rechazando | they are rejecting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund rechazando.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a rechazar | I am going to reject |
| Tú | vas a rechazar | you are going to reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a rechazar | s/he is going to reject |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a rechazar | we are going to reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a rechazar | you (plural) are going to reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a rechazar | they are going to reject |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive rechazar.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rechazaré | I will reject |
| Tú | rechazarás | you will reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rechazará | s/he will reject |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rechazaremos | we will reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rechazaréis | you (plural) will reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rechazarán | they will reject |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive rechazar plus the future endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rechazaría | I would reject |
| Tú | rechazarías | you would reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rechazaría | s/he would reject |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rechazaríamos | we would reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rechazaríais | you (plural) would reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rechazarían | they would reject |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive rechazar plus the conditional endings.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he rechazado | I have rejected |
| Tú | has rechazado | you have rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha rechazado | s/he has rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos rechazado | we have rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis rechazado | you (plural) have rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han rechazado | they have rejected |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle rechazado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había rechazado | I had rejected |
| Tú | habías rechazado | you had rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había rechazado | s/he had rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos rechazado | we had rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais rechazado | you (plural) had rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían rechazado | they had rejected |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle rechazado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré rechazado | I will have rejected |
| Tú | habrás rechazado | you will have rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá rechazado | s/he will have rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos rechazado | we will have rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis rechazado | you (plural) will have rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán rechazado | they will have rejected |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle rechazado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría rechazado | I would have rejected |
| Tú | habrías rechazado | you would have rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría rechazado | s/he would have rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos rechazado | we would have rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais rechazado | you (plural) would have rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían rechazado | they 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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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rechace | I reject |
| Tú | rechaces | you reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rechace | s/he rejects |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rechacemos | we reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rechacéis | you (plural) reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rechacen | they reject |
How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (rechace, rechaces, rechace, rechacemos, rechacéis, rechacen).
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, “rechazara”, meaning “I rejected”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rechazara | I rejected |
| Tú | rechazaras | you rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rechazara | s/he rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rechazáramos | we rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rechazarais | you (plural) rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rechazaran | they rejected |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, rechazaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (rechazáramos).
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | rechazare | I will reject |
| Tú | rechazares | you will reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rechazare | s/he will reject |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rechazáremos | we will reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rechazareis | you (plural) will reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rechazaren | they will reject |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, rechazaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (rechazáremos).
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya rechazado | I have rejected |
| Tú | hayas rechazado | you have rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya rechazado | s/he has rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos rechazado | we have rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis rechazado | you (plural) have rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan rechazado | they have rejected |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle rechazado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera rechazado | I had rejected |
| Tú | hubieras rechazado | you had rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera rechazado | s/he had rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos rechazado | we had rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais rechazado | you (plural) had rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran rechazado | they had rejected |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle rechazado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere rechazado | I will have rejected |
| Tú | hubieres rechazado | you will have rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere rechazado | s/he will have rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos rechazado | we will have rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis rechazado | you (plural) will have rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren rechazado | they will have rejected |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle rechazado.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | rechaza | (to you) reject! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | rechace | (to you formal) reject! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | rechacemos | let's reject! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | rechazad | (to you plural) reject! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rechacen | (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).
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 rechace”, meaning “(to you formal) don't reject!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no rechaces | (to you) don't reject! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no rechace | (to you formal) don't reject! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no rechacemos | let's not reject! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no rechacéis | (to you plural) don't reject! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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