Ella Verbsreírse to laugh Irregular Verb
At a glance: Reírse (to laugh) is a widely used reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me río, te ríes, se ríe, nos reímos, os reís, se ríen. It is conjugated like reír. Yo changes e to í (río); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos are irregular (ríes, ríe, ríen); nosotros changes i to í (reímos); vosotros is regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (te reíste), subjunctive, gerund (riendo) and past participle (reído).

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The Indicative Present of reírse 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, “me río”, meaning “I laugh”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me río | I laugh |
| Tú | te ríes | you laugh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ríe | s/he laughs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos reímos | we laugh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os reís | you (plural) laugh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ríen | they laugh |
How it’s built: Yo changes e to í (río); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos are irregular (ríes, ríe, ríen); nosotros changes i to í (reímos); vosotros is regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of reírse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me reí”, meaning “I laughed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me reí | I laughed |
| Tú | te reíste | you laughed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se rio | s/he laughed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos reímos | we laughed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os reísteis | you (plural) laughed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se rieron | they laughed |
How it’s built: Tú, nosotros and vosotros change i to í (reíste, reímos, reísteis); ella/él is irregular (rio); ellas/ellos drops the e (rieron); yo is regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of reírse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me reía”, meaning “I used to laugh”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me reía | I used to laugh |
| Tú | te reías | you used to laugh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se reía | s/he used to laugh |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos reíamos | we used to laugh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os reíais | you (plural) used to laugh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se reían | they used to laugh |
How it’s built: Regular: stem re- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of reírse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy riendo”, meaning “I am laughing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy riendo | I am laughing |
| Tú | te estás riendo | you are laughing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está riendo | s/he is laughing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos riendo | we are laughing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis riendo | you (plural) are laughing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están riendo | they are laughing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund riendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of reírse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a reír”, meaning “I am going to laugh”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a reír | I am going to laugh |
| Tú | te vas a reír | you are going to laugh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a reír | s/he is going to laugh |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a reír | we are going to laugh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a reír | you (plural) are going to laugh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a reír | they are going to laugh |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive reír. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of reírse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me reiré”, meaning “I will laugh”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me reiré | I will laugh |
| Tú | te reirás | you will laugh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se reirá | s/he will laugh |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos reiremos | we will laugh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os reiréis | you (plural) will laugh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se reirán | they will laugh |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive reír plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of reírse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me reiría”, meaning “I would laugh”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me reiría | I would laugh |
| Tú | te reirías | you would laugh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se reiría | s/he would laugh |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos reiríamos | we would laugh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os reiríais | you (plural) would laugh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se reirían | they would laugh |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive reír plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of reírse 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, “me he reído”, meaning “I have laughed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he reído | I have laughed |
| Tú | te has reído | you have laughed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha reído | s/he has laughed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos reído | we have laughed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis reído | you (plural) have laughed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han reído | they have laughed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle reído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Past Perfect of reírse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había reído”, meaning “I had laughed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había reído | I had laughed |
| Tú | te habías reído | you had laughed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había reído | s/he had laughed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos reído | we had laughed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais reído | you (plural) had laughed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían reído | they had laughed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle reído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Future Perfect of reírse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré reído”, meaning “I will have laughed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré reído | I will have laughed |
| Tú | te habrás reído | you will have laughed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá reído | s/he will have laughed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos reído | we will have laughed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis reído | you (plural) will have laughed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán reído | they will have laughed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle reído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of reírse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría reído”, meaning “I would have laughed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría reído | I would have laughed |
| Tú | te habrías reído | you would have laughed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría reído | s/he would have laughed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos reído | we would have laughed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais reído | you (plural) would have laughed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían reído | they would have laughed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle reído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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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, “me ría”, meaning “I laugh”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ría | I laugh |
| Tú | te rías | you laugh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ría | s/he laughs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos riamos | we laugh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os riais | you (plural) laugh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se rían | they laugh |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, río (ría, rías, ría, rían); nosotros changes e to i (riamos); vosotros is irregular (riais). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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, “me riera”, meaning “I laughed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me riera | I laughed |
| Tú | te rieras | you laughed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se riera | s/he laughed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos riéramos | we laughed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os rierais | you (plural) laughed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se rieran | they laughed |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, rieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (riéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me riere”, meaning “I will laugh”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me riere | I will laugh |
| Tú | te rieres | you will laugh |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se riere | s/he will laugh |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos riéremos | we will laugh |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os riereis | you (plural) will laugh |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se rieren | they will laugh |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, rieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (riéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me haya reído”, meaning “I have laughed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya reído | I have laughed |
| Tú | te hayas reído | you have laughed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya reído | s/he has laughed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos reído | we have laughed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis reído | you (plural) have laughed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan reído | they have laughed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle reído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me hubiera reído”, meaning “I had laughed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera reído | I had laughed |
| Tú | te hubieras reído | you had laughed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera reído | s/he had laughed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos reído | we had laughed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais reído | you (plural) had laughed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran reído | they had laughed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle reído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere reído”, meaning “I will have laughed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere reído | I will have laughed |
| Tú | te hubieres reído | you will have laughed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere reído | s/he will have laughed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos reído | we will have laughed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis reído | you (plural) will have laughed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren reído | they will have laughed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle reído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “ríase”, meaning “(to you formal) laugh!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ríete | (to you) laugh! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ríase | (to you formal) laugh! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | riámonos | let's laugh! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | reídos | (to you plural) laugh! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ríanse | (to you plural formal) laugh! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (ríete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (ríase, ríanse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (riámonos); vosotros is irregular (reídos).
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 se ría”, meaning “(to you formal) don't laugh!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te rías | (to you) don't laugh! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se ría | (to you formal) don't laugh! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos riamos | let's not laugh! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os riais | (to you plural) don't laugh! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se rían | (to you plural formal) don't laugh! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te rías, no se ría, no nos riamos, no os riais, no se rían.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Reírse is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like reír. In the present tense: yo changes e to í (río); tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos are irregular (ríes, ríe, ríen); nosotros changes i to í (reímos); vosotros is regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (te reíste), subjunctive, gerund (riendo) and past participle (reído).
In the present tense (presente), reírse is conjugated as: yo me río, tú te ríes, él/ella/usted se ríe, nosotros nos reímos, vosotros os reís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ríen. 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), reírse is conjugated as: yo me reí, tú te reíste, él/ella/usted se rio, nosotros nos reímos, vosotros os reísteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se rieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), reírse is conjugated as: yo me reía, tú te reías, él/ella/usted se reía, nosotros nos reíamos, vosotros os reíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se reían. 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), reírse is conjugated as: yo me reiré, tú te reirás, él/ella/usted se reirá, nosotros nos reiremos, vosotros os reiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se reirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), reírse is conjugated as: yo me ría, tú te rías, él/ella/usted se ría, nosotros nos riamos, vosotros os riais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se rían. 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.
Reír and reírse both mean ‘to laugh’. Reírse is the reflexive form of reír, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo río becomes me río. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so ríe becomes ríete.
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