How to conjugate Referir in Spanish
To refer Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Referir
- Referir in the Indicative Present
- Referir in the Indicative Preterite
- Referir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Referir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Referir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Referir in the Indicative Future
- Referir in the Indicative Conditional
- Referir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Referir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Referir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Referir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Referir
- Imperative tenses of Referir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Referir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Referir is the Spanish verb for "to refer". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to referir include: remitir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | referir | to refer |
| Past participle | referido | referred |
| Gerund | refiriendo | referring |
Indicative Tenses of Referir
Referir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of referir 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, "refiero", meaning "I refer".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | refiero | I refer |
| Tú | refieres | you refer |
| Ella / Él / Usted | refiere | s/he refers, you (formal) refer |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | referimos | we refer |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | referís | you (plural) refer |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | refieren | they refer, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Referir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of referir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "referí", meaning "I referred".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | referí | I referred |
| Tú | referiste | you referred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | refirió | s/he referred, you (formal) referred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | referimos | we referred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | referisteis | you (plural) referred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | refirieron | they referred, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Referir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of referir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "refería", meaning "I used to refer".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | refería | I used to refer |
| Tú | referías | you used to refer |
| Ella / Él / Usted | refería | s/he used to refer, you (formal) used to refer |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | referíamos | we used to refer |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | referíais | you (plural) used to refer |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | referían | they used to refer, |
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Referir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of referir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy refiriendo", meaning "I am referring".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy refiriendo | I am referring |
| Tú | estás refiriendo | you are referring |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está refiriendo | s/he is referring, you (formal) are referring |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos refiriendo | we are referring |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis refiriendo | you (plural) are referring |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están refiriendo | they are referring, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Referir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of referir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a referir", meaning "I am going to refer".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a referir | I am going to refer |
| Tú | vas a referir | you are going to refer |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a referir | s/he is going to refer, you (formal) are going to refer |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a referir | we are going to refer |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a referir | you (plural) are going to refer |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a referir | they are going to refer, |
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Referir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of referir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "referiré", meaning "I will refer".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | referiré | I will refer |
| Tú | referirás | you will refer |
| Ella / Él / Usted | referirá | s/he will refer, you (formal) will refer |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | referiremos | we will refer |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | referiréis | you (plural) will refer |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | referirán | they will refer, |
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Referir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of referir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "referiría", meaning "I would refer".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | referiría | I would refer |
| Tú | referirías | you would refer |
| Ella / Él / Usted | referiría | s/he would refer, you (formal) would refer |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | referiríamos | we would refer |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | referiríais | you (plural) would refer |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | referirían | they would refer, |
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Referir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of referir 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 referido", meaning "I have referred".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he referido | I have referred |
| Tú | has referido | you have referred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha referido | s/he has referred, you (formal) have referred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos referido | we have referred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis referido | you (plural) have referred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han referido | they have referred, |
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Referir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of referir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había referido", meaning "I had referred".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había referido | I had referred |
| Tú | habías referido | you had referred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había referido | s/he had referred, you (formal) had referred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos referido | we had referred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais referido | you (plural) had referred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían referido | they had referred, |
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Referir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of referir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré referido", meaning "I will have referred".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré referido | I will have referred |
| Tú | habrás referido | you will have referred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá referido | s/he will have referred, you (formal) will have referred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos referido | we will have referred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis referido | you (plural) will have referred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán referido | they will have referred, |
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Referir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of referir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría referido", meaning "I would have referred".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría referido | I would have referred |
| Tú | habrías referido | you would have referred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría referido | s/he would have referred, you (formal) would have referred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos referido | we would have referred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais referido | you (plural) would have referred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían referido | they would have referred, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Referir
Referir 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, "refiera", meaning "I refer".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | refiera | I refer |
| Tú | refieras | you refer |
| Ella / Él / Usted | refiera | s/he refers, you (formal) refer |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | refiramos | we refer |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | refiráis | you (plural) refer |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | refieran | they refer, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Referir 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, "refiriera", meaning "I referred".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | refiriera | I referred |
| Tú | refirieras | you referred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | refiriera | s/he referred, you (formal) referred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | refiriéramos | we referred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | refirierais | you (plural) referred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | refirieran | they referred, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Referir 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, "refiriere", meaning "I will refer".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | refiriere | I will refer |
| Tú | refirieres | you will refer |
| Ella / Él / Usted | refiriere | s/he will refer, you (formal) will refer |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | refiriéremos | we will refer |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | refiriereis | you (plural) will refer |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | refirieren | they will refer, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Referir 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 referido", meaning "I have referred".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya referido | I have referred |
| Tú | hayas referido | you have referred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya referido | s/he has referred, you (formal) have referred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos referido | we have referred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis referido | you (plural) have referred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan referido | they have referred, |
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Referir 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 referido", meaning "I had referred".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera referido | I had referred |
| Tú | hubieras referido | you had referred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera referido | s/he had referred, you (formal) had referred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos referido | we had referred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais referido | you (plural) had referred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran referido | they had referred, |
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Referir 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 referido", meaning "I will have referred".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere referido | I will have referred |
| Tú | hubieres referido | you will have referred |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere referido | s/he will have referred, you (formal) will have referred |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos referido | we will have referred |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis referido | you (plural) will have referred |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren referido | they will have referred, |
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Imperative Tenses of Referir
Referir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "refiera", meaning "(to you formal) refer!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | refiere | (to you) refer! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | refiera | (to you formal) refer! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | refiramos | let's refer! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | referid | (to you plural) refer! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | refieran | (to you plural formal) refer! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Referir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no refiera", meaning "(to you formal) don't refer!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no refieras | (to you) don't refer! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no refiera | (to you formal) don't refer! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no refiramos | let's not refer! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no refiráis | (to you plural) don't refer! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no refieran | (to you plural formal) don't refer! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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