rebelar — Spanish conjugation

to rebel

Frequency#1871RegularReflexiverebelarse — to rebel (rebelarse contra)

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorebeloI rebel
rebelasyou rebel
vosrebelásyou rebel
él/ella/Ud.rebelahe/she/it rebels
nosotrosrebelamoswe rebel
vosotrosrebeláisyou (pl.) rebel
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebelanthey rebel

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorebeléI rebelled
rebelasteyou rebelled
vosrebelasteyou rebelled
él/ella/Ud.rebelóhe/she/it rebelled
nosotrosrebelamoswe rebelled
vosotrosrebelasteisyou (pl.) rebelled
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebelaronthey rebelled

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yorebelaba
rebelabas
vosrebelabas
él/ella/Ud.rebelaba
nosotrosrebelábamos
vosotrosrebelabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebelaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorebelaríaI would rebel
rebelaríasyou would rebel
vosrebelaríasyou would rebel
él/ella/Ud.rebelaríahe/she/it would rebel
nosotrosrebelaríamoswe would rebel
vosotrosrebelaríaisyou (pl.) would rebel
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebelaríanthey would rebel

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorebelaréI will rebel
rebelarásyou will rebel
vosrebelarásyou will rebel
él/ella/Ud.rebelaráhe/she/it will rebel
nosotrosrebelaremoswe will rebel
vosotrosrebelaréisyou (pl.) will rebel
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebelaránthey will rebel

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe rebeladoI have rebelled
has rebeladoyou have rebelled
voshas rebeladoyou have rebelled
él/ella/Ud.ha rebeladohe/she/it has rebelled
nosotroshemos rebeladowe have rebelled
vosotroshabéis rebeladoyou (pl.) have rebelled
ellos/ellas/Uds.han rebeladothey have rebelled

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía rebeladoI had rebelled
habías rebeladoyou had rebelled
voshabías rebeladoyou had rebelled
él/ella/Ud.había rebeladohe/she/it had rebelled
nosotroshabíamos rebeladowe had rebelled
vosotroshabíais rebeladoyou (pl.) had rebelled
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían rebeladothey had rebelled

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría rebelado
habrías rebelado
voshabrías rebelado
él/ella/Ud.habría rebelado
nosotroshabríamos rebelado
vosotroshabríais rebelado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían rebelado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré rebeladoI will have rebelled
habrás rebeladoyou will have rebelled
voshabrás rebeladoyou will have rebelled
él/ella/Ud.habrá rebeladohe/she/it will have rebelled
nosotroshabremos rebeladowe will have rebelled
vosotroshabréis rebeladoyou (pl.) will have rebelled
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán rebeladothey will have rebelled

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yorebele
rebeles
vosrebeles
él/ella/Ud.rebele
nosotrosrebelemos
vosotrosrebeléis
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebelen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yorebelara
rebelaras
vosrebelaras
él/ella/Ud.rebelara
nosotrosrebeláramos
vosotrosrebelarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebelaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yorebelase
rebelases
vosrebelases
él/ella/Ud.rebelase
nosotrosrebelásemos
vosotrosrebelaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebelasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya rebelado
hayas rebelado
voshayas rebelado
él/ella/Ud.haya rebelado
nosotroshayamos rebelado
vosotroshayáis rebelado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan rebelado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera rebelado
hubieras rebelado
voshubieras rebelado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera rebelado
nosotroshubiéramos rebelado
vosotroshubierais rebelado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran rebelado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
rebela
vosrebelá
él/ella/Ud.rebele
nosotrosrebelemos
vosotrosrebelad
ustedesrebelen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no rebeles
vosno rebeles
él/ella/Ud.no rebele
nosotrosno rebelemos
vosotrosno rebeléis
ustedesno rebelen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy rebelando
estás rebelando
vosestás rebelando
él/ella/Ud.está rebelando
nosotrosestamos rebelando
vosotrosestáis rebelando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están rebelando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve rebelando
estuviste rebelando
vosestuviste rebelando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo rebelando
nosotrosestuvimos rebelando
vosotrosestuvisteis rebelando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron rebelando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba rebelando
estabas rebelando
vosestabas rebelando
él/ella/Ud.estaba rebelando
nosotrosestábamos rebelando
vosotrosestabais rebelando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban rebelando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría rebelando
estarías rebelando
vosestarías rebelando
él/ella/Ud.estaría rebelando
nosotrosestaríamos rebelando
vosotrosestaríais rebelando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían rebelando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré rebelando
estarás rebelando
vosestarás rebelando
él/ella/Ud.estará rebelando
nosotrosestaremos rebelando
vosotrosestaréis rebelando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán rebelando