Conjugate reinar in Spanish

to reign, to rule

reinar is a regular -ar verb ranked #798 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El rey reinó durante más de cuarenta años." (The king reigned for more than forty years.). 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 reino
reinas
él/ella/Ud. reina
nosotros reinamos
vosotros reináis
ellos/ellas/Uds. reinan
Example

Yo reino todos los días.

I reign, to rule every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo reiné
reinaste
él/ella/Ud. reinó
nosotros reinamos
vosotros reinasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. reinaron
Example

Ayer yo reiné.

Yesterday I reign, to rule.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo reinaba
reinabas
él/ella/Ud. reinaba
nosotros reinábamos
vosotros reinabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. reinaban
Example

En aquella época reinaba la paz en todo el territorio.

In that era, peace reigned throughout the territory.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo reinaré
reinarás
él/ella/Ud. reinará
nosotros reinaremos
vosotros reinaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. reinarán
Example

Mañana yo reinaré.

Tomorrow I will reign, to rule.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo reinaría
reinarías
él/ella/Ud. reinaría
nosotros reinaríamos
vosotros reinaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. reinarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo reinaría.

If I could, I would reign, to rule.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo reine
reines
él/ella/Ud. reine
nosotros reinemos
vosotros reinéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. reinen
Example

Espero que tú reines.

I hope that you reign, to rule.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
reina
él/ella/Ud. reine
nosotros reinemos
vosotros reinad
ellos/ellas/Uds. reinen
Example

¡Reina!

Reign, to rule!

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