Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Regresar in Spanish
regresar to return, to go back, to come back Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Regresar (to return, to go back, to come back) is a widely used regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: regreso, regresas, regresa, regresamos, regresáis, regresan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- regresado returned
- Gerund
- regresando returning
- Similar
- restituir, tornar, volver, retroceder
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Regresar
- Regresar in the Indicative Present
- Regresar in the Indicative Preterite
- Regresar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Regresar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Regresar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Regresar in the Indicative Future
- Regresar in the Indicative Conditional
- Regresar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Regresar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Regresar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Regresar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Regresar
- Imperative tenses of Regresar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Regresar
Regresar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of regresar 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, “regreso”, meaning “I return”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | regreso | I return |
| Tú | regresas | you return |
| Ella / Él / Usted | regresa | s/he returns |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | regresamos | we return |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | regresáis | you (plural) return |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | regresan | they return |
How it’s built: Regular: stem regres- plus the -ar endings.
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Regresar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of regresar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “regresé”, meaning “I returned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | regresé | I returned |
| Tú | regresaste | you returned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | regresó | s/he returned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | regresamos | we returned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | regresasteis | you (plural) returned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | regresaron | they returned |
How it’s built: Regular: stem regres- plus the -ar endings.
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Regresar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of regresar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “regresaba”, meaning “I used to return”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | regresaba | I used to return |
| Tú | regresabas | you used to return |
| Ella / Él / Usted | regresaba | s/he used to return |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | regresábamos | we used to return |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | regresabais | you (plural) used to return |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | regresaban | they used to return |
How it’s built: Regular: stem regres- plus the -ar endings.
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Regresar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of regresar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy regresando”, meaning “I am returning”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy regresando | I am returning |
| Tú | estás regresando | you are returning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está regresando | s/he is returning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos regresando | we are returning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis regresando | you (plural) are returning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están regresando | they are returning |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund regresando.
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Regresar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of regresar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a regresar”, meaning “I am going to return”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a regresar | I am going to return |
| Tú | vas a regresar | you are going to return |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a regresar | s/he is going to return |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a regresar | we are going to return |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a regresar | you (plural) are going to return |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a regresar | they are going to return |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive regresar.
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Regresar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of regresar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “regresaré”, meaning “I will return”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | regresaré | I will return |
| Tú | regresarás | you will return |
| Ella / Él / Usted | regresará | s/he will return |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | regresaremos | we will return |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | regresaréis | you (plural) will return |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | regresarán | they will return |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive regresar plus the future endings.
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Regresar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of regresar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “regresaría”, meaning “I would return”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | regresaría | I would return |
| Tú | regresarías | you would return |
| Ella / Él / Usted | regresaría | s/he would return |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | regresaríamos | we would return |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | regresaríais | you (plural) would return |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | regresarían | they would return |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive regresar plus the conditional endings.
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Regresar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of regresar 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 regresado”, meaning “I have returned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he regresado | I have returned |
| Tú | has regresado | you have returned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha regresado | s/he has returned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos regresado | we have returned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis regresado | you (plural) have returned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han regresado | they have returned |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle regresado.
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Regresar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of regresar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había regresado”, meaning “I had returned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había regresado | I had returned |
| Tú | habías regresado | you had returned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había regresado | s/he had returned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos regresado | we had returned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais regresado | you (plural) had returned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían regresado | they had returned |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle regresado.
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Regresar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of regresar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré regresado”, meaning “I will have returned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré regresado | I will have returned |
| Tú | habrás regresado | you will have returned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá regresado | s/he will have returned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos regresado | we will have returned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis regresado | you (plural) will have returned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán regresado | they will have returned |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle regresado.
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Regresar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of regresar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría regresado”, meaning “I would have returned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría regresado | I would have returned |
| Tú | habrías regresado | you would have returned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría regresado | s/he would have returned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos regresado | we would have returned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais regresado | you (plural) would have returned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían regresado | they would have returned |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle regresado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Regresar
Regresar 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, “regrese”, meaning “I return”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | regrese | I return |
| Tú | regreses | you return |
| Ella / Él / Usted | regrese | s/he returns |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | regresemos | we return |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | regreséis | you (plural) return |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | regresen | they return |
How it’s built: Regular: stem regres- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Regresar 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, “regresara”, meaning “I returned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | regresara | I returned |
| Tú | regresaras | you returned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | regresara | s/he returned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | regresáramos | we returned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | regresarais | you (plural) returned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | regresaran | they returned |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, regresaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (regresáramos).
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Regresar 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, “regresare”, meaning “I will return”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | regresare | I will return |
| Tú | regresares | you will return |
| Ella / Él / Usted | regresare | s/he will return |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | regresáremos | we will return |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | regresareis | you (plural) will return |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | regresaren | they will return |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, regresaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (regresáremos).
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Regresar 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 regresado”, meaning “I have returned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya regresado | I have returned |
| Tú | hayas regresado | you have returned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya regresado | s/he has returned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos regresado | we have returned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis regresado | you (plural) have returned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan regresado | they have returned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle regresado.
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Regresar 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 regresado”, meaning “I had returned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera regresado | I had returned |
| Tú | hubieras regresado | you had returned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera regresado | s/he had returned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos regresado | we had returned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais regresado | you (plural) had returned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran regresado | they had returned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle regresado.
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Regresar 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 regresado”, meaning “I will have returned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere regresado | I will have returned |
| Tú | hubieres regresado | you will have returned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere regresado | s/he will have returned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos regresado | we will have returned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis regresado | you (plural) will have returned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren regresado | they will have returned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle regresado.
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Imperative tenses of Regresar
Regresar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “regrese”, meaning “(to you formal) return!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | regresa | (to you) return! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | regrese | (to you formal) return! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | regresemos | let's return! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | regresad | (to you plural) return! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | regresen | (to you plural formal) return! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (regresa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (regrese, regresemos, regresen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (regresad).
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Regresar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no regrese”, meaning “(to you formal) don't return!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no regreses | (to you) don't return! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no regrese | (to you formal) don't return! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no regresemos | let's not return! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no regreséis | (to you plural) don't return! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no regresen | (to you plural formal) don't return! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no regreses, no regrese, no regresemos, no regreséis, no regresen.
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Frequently asked questions about Regresar
Is regresar a regular or irregular verb?
Regresar 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 regresar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), regresar is conjugated as: yo regreso, tú regresas, él/ella/usted regresa, nosotros regresamos, vosotros regresáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes regresan. 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 regresar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), regresar is conjugated as: yo regresé, tú regresaste, él/ella/usted regresó, nosotros regresamos, vosotros regresasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes regresaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate regresar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), regresar is conjugated as: yo regresaba, tú regresabas, él/ella/usted regresaba, nosotros regresábamos, vosotros regresabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes regresaban. 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 regresar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), regresar is conjugated as: yo regresaré, tú regresarás, él/ella/usted regresará, nosotros regresaremos, vosotros regresaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes regresarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate regresar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), regresar is conjugated as: yo regrese, tú regreses, él/ella/usted regrese, nosotros regresemos, vosotros regreséis, ellos/ellas/ustedes regresen. 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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