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Conjugation Chart of “Reír” (to laugh) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Reír”

The Imperfect Tense of reír is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo me reía mucho cuando era niño. (I used to laugh a lot when I was a child.)

This verb follows the accented -ía conjugation pattern in the Imperfect Tense, which means that the accent falls on the second-to-last syllable for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

How to Use Reír in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of reír is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.

Expressing an ongoing action in the past: For example, Cuando era niño, me reía mucho con mis amigos. (When I was a child, I used to laugh a lot with my friends.)

Describing repeated or habitual actions in the past: For example, Cada vez que veía esa película, me reía a carcajadas. (Every time I watched that movie, I would laugh out loud.)

Expressing an action in progress at a specific time in the past: For example, A las 8 de la noche, me reía viendo un programa de comedia. (At 8 o’clock in the evening, I was laughing while watching a comedy show.)

Describing physical or emotional states in the past: For example, Siempre me reía cuando estaba con mis amigos. (I was always laughing when I was with my friends.)

Expressing age in the past: For example, Cuando tenía 10 años, me reía por todo. (When I was 10 years old, I used to laugh at everything.)

Idiomatic and colloquial usage: For example, ¡No te rías de mí! (Don’t laugh at me!), Me reía por no llorar. (I laughed so I wouldn’t cry.)

Real Life Examples of Reír in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, reía mucho con las caricaturas. (When I was a child, I laughed a lot at cartoons.)

Ella reía cada vez que su amigo contaba un chiste malo. (She laughed every time her friend told a bad joke.)

En la fiesta, todos reían y bailaban sin parar. (At the party, everyone was laughing and dancing non-stop.)

Mis abuelos reían recordando sus aventuras de juventud. (My grandparents laughed remembering their youthful adventures.)

Vosotros reíais tanto que nos echaron del cine. (You all laughed so much that they kicked us out of the movie theater.)

Aunque la situación era difícil, reíamos para mantener el ánimo. (Although the situation was difficult, we laughed to keep our spirits up.)

El payaso reía y hacía muecas graciosas para entretener a los niños. (The clown laughed and made funny faces to entertain the children.)

Ustedes reían tanto que se les salían las lágrimas. (You all laughed so hard that tears came out of your eyes.)

Yo reía cada vez que mi hermano tropezaba con sus propios pies. (I laughed every time my brother tripped over his own feet.)

En la oficina, reíamos de los chistes del jefe para caerle bien. (At the office, we laughed at the boss’s jokes to get on his good side.)

Tú reías tanto que te dolía el estómago. (You laughed so much that your stomach hurt.)

Ellos reían a carcajadas viendo la comedia de situaciones. (They laughed out loud watching the situational comedy.)

Nosotros reíamos sin parar en el parque de diversiones. (We laughed non-stop at the amusement park.)

Ella reía nerviosamente cada vez que le presentaban a alguien nuevo. (She laughed nervously every time she was introduced to someone new.)

Vosotros reíais tanto que os caísteis de la silla. (You all laughed so much that you fell off the chair.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Reír (to laugh) in the Imperfect Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.