relinchar — Spanish conjugation

neigh

Frequency#331Regular

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

PronounSpanish
yorelincho
relinchas
vosrelinchás
él/ella/Ud.relincha
nosotrosrelinchamos
vosotrosrelincháis
ellos/ellas/Uds.relinchan

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

PronounSpanish
yorelinché
relinchaste
vosrelinchaste
él/ella/Ud.relinchó
nosotrosrelinchamos
vosotrosrelinchasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.relincharon

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
yorelinchaba
relinchabas
vosrelinchabas
él/ella/Ud.relinchaba
nosotrosrelinchábamos
vosotrosrelinchabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.relinchaban

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?

PronounSpanish
yorelincharía
relincharías
vosrelincharías
él/ella/Ud.relincharía
nosotrosrelincharíamos
vosotrosrelincharíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.relincharían

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

PronounSpanish
yorelincharé
relincharás
vosrelincharás
él/ella/Ud.relinchará
nosotrosrelincharemos
vosotrosrelincharéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.relincharán

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

PronounSpanish
yohe relinchado
has relinchado
voshas relinchado
él/ella/Ud.ha relinchado
nosotroshemos relinchado
vosotroshabéis relinchado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han relinchado

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

PronounSpanish
yohabía relinchado
habías relinchado
voshabías relinchado
él/ella/Ud.había relinchado
nosotroshabíamos relinchado
vosotroshabíais relinchado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían relinchado

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 relinchado
habrías relinchado
voshabrías relinchado
él/ella/Ud.habría relinchado
nosotroshabríamos relinchado
vosotroshabríais relinchado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían relinchado

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

PronounSpanish
yohabré relinchado
habrás relinchado
voshabrás relinchado
él/ella/Ud.habrá relinchado
nosotroshabremos relinchado
vosotroshabréis relinchado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán relinchado

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
yorelinche
relinches
vosrelinches
él/ella/Ud.relinche
nosotrosrelinchemos
vosotrosrelinchéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.relinchen

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
yorelinchara
relincharas
vosrelincharas
él/ella/Ud.relinchara
nosotrosrelincháramos
vosotrosrelincharais
ellos/ellas/Uds.relincharan

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
yorelinchase
relinchases
vosrelinchases
él/ella/Ud.relinchase
nosotrosrelinchásemos
vosotrosrelinchaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.relinchasen

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 relinchado
hayas relinchado
voshayas relinchado
él/ella/Ud.haya relinchado
nosotroshayamos relinchado
vosotroshayáis relinchado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan relinchado

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 relinchado
hubieras relinchado
voshubieras relinchado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera relinchado
nosotroshubiéramos relinchado
vosotroshubierais relinchado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran relinchado

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
relincha
vosrelinchá
él/ella/Ud.relinche
nosotrosrelinchemos
vosotrosrelinchad
ustedesrelinchen

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 relinches
vosno relinches
él/ella/Ud.no relinche
nosotrosno relinchemos
vosotrosno relinchéis
ustedesno relinchen

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 relinchando
estás relinchando
vosestás relinchando
él/ella/Ud.está relinchando
nosotrosestamos relinchando
vosotrosestáis relinchando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están relinchando

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 relinchando
estuviste relinchando
vosestuviste relinchando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo relinchando
nosotrosestuvimos relinchando
vosotrosestuvisteis relinchando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron relinchando

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 relinchando
estabas relinchando
vosestabas relinchando
él/ella/Ud.estaba relinchando
nosotrosestábamos relinchando
vosotrosestabais relinchando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban relinchando

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 relinchando
estarías relinchando
vosestarías relinchando
él/ella/Ud.estaría relinchando
nosotrosestaríamos relinchando
vosotrosestaríais relinchando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían relinchando

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 relinchando
estarás relinchando
vosestarás relinchando
él/ella/Ud.estará relinchando
nosotrosestaremos relinchando
vosotrosestaréis relinchando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán relinchando