-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate refinar in Spanish

to refine

refinar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1883 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "La empresa refinó su proceso de producción." (The company refined its production process.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo refino
refinas
él/ella/Ud. refina
nosotros refinamos
vosotros refináis
ellos/ellas/Uds. refinan
Example

Yo refino todos los días.

I refine every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo refiné
refinaste
él/ella/Ud. refinó
nosotros refinamos
vosotros refinasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. refinaron
Example

Ayer yo refiné.

Yesterday I refine.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo refinaba
refinabas
él/ella/Ud. refinaba
nosotros refinábamos
vosotros refinabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. refinaban
Example

Antes yo refinaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to refine often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo refinaré
refinarás
él/ella/Ud. refinará
nosotros refinaremos
vosotros refinaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. refinarán
Example

Mañana yo refinaré.

Tomorrow I will refine.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo refinaría
refinarías
él/ella/Ud. refinaría
nosotros refinaríamos
vosotros refinaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. refinarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo refinaría.

If I could, I would refine.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo refine
refines
él/ella/Ud. refine
nosotros refinemos
vosotros refinéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. refinen
Example

Espero que tú refines.

I hope that you refine.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
refina
él/ella/Ud. refine
nosotros refinemos
vosotros refinad
ellos/ellas/Uds. refinen
Example

¡Refina!

Refine!

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