-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate regatear in Spanish

to haggle, to bargain

regatear is a regular -ar verb ranked #1340 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "En el mercado siempre regateo para conseguir un mejor precio." (At the market I always haggle to get a better price.). 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 regateo
regateas
él/ella/Ud. regatea
nosotros regateamos
vosotros regateáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. regatean
Example

En el mercado siempre regateo para conseguir un mejor precio.

At the market I always haggle to get a better price.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo regateé
regateaste
él/ella/Ud. regateó
nosotros regateamos
vosotros regateasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. regatearon
Example

Regatearon durante media hora antes de cerrar el trato.

They haggled for half an hour before closing the deal.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo regateaba
regateabas
él/ella/Ud. regateaba
nosotros regateábamos
vosotros regateabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. regateaban
Example

Antes yo regateaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to haggle, to bargain often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo regatearé
regatearás
él/ella/Ud. regateará
nosotros regatearemos
vosotros regatearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. regatearán
Example

Mañana yo regatearé.

Tomorrow I will haggle, to bargain.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo regatearía
regatearías
él/ella/Ud. regatearía
nosotros regatearíamos
vosotros regatearíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. regatearían
Example

Si pudiera, yo regatearía.

If I could, I would haggle, to bargain.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo regatee
regatees
él/ella/Ud. regatee
nosotros regateemos
vosotros regateéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. regateen
Example

Espero que tú regatees.

I hope that you haggle, to bargain.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
regatea
él/ella/Ud. regatee
nosotros regateemos
vosotros regatead
ellos/ellas/Uds. regateen
Example

¡Regatea!

Haggle, to bargain!

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