Bregar means to struggle or work hard at something, often dealing with difficulties or challenges. It can also refer to handling or managing a situation.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | brego | Yo brego con los problemas del trabajo. I deal with work problems. | |
| Tú | bregas | Tú bregas mucho en la vida. You struggle a lot in life. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | brega | Él brega para mantener su negocio. He struggles to keep his business. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | bregamos | Nosotros bregamos juntos en el proyecto. We work hard together on the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bregáis | Vosotros bregáis por mejorar la comunidad. You all strive to improve the community. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | bregan | Ellos bregan para alcanzar sus metas. They struggle to achieve their goals. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | bregué | Yo bregué mucho para lograrlo. I struggled a lot to achieve it. | |
| Tú | bregaste | Tú bregaste en ese proyecto. You struggled in that project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bregó | Él bregó para terminar a tiempo. He struggled to finish on time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | bregamos | Nosotros bregamos juntos en la tarea. We struggled together on the task. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bregasteis | Vosotros bregasteis mucho en la competencia. You all struggled a lot in the competition. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | bregaron | Ellos bregaron para resolver el problema. They struggled to solve the problem. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | bregaba | Yo bregaba mucho en mi trabajo anterior. I used to struggle a lot in my previous job. | |
| Tú | bregabas | Tú bregabas con los problemas diarios. You used to struggle with daily problems. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bregaba | Él bregaba para mantener su negocio. He used to struggle to keep his business going. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | bregábamos | Nosotros bregábamos por salir adelante. We used to struggle to get ahead. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bregabais | Vosotros bregabais mucho en esa época. You all used to struggle a lot back then. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | bregaban | Ellos bregaban para resolver el problema. They used to struggle to solve the problem. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy bregando | Estoy bregando con los problemas ahora mismo. I am dealing with the problems right now. | |
| Tú | estás bregando | ¿Estás bregando en ese proyecto? Are you dealing with that project? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está bregando | Ella está bregando en su negocio. She is dealing with her business. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos bregando | Estamos bregando para terminar a tiempo. We are dealing with it to finish on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis bregando | Vosotros estáis bregando mucho hoy. You all are dealing a lot today. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están bregando | Ellos están bregando en el campo. They are dealing with the field. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | bregaré | Bregaré con eso mañana. I will deal with that tomorrow. | |
| Tú | bregarás | Bregarás con los problemas pronto. You will deal with the problems soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bregará | Bregará con la situación en unos días. He/She/You will deal with the situation in a few days. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | bregaremos | Bregaremos juntos en ese proyecto. We will deal with that project together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bregaréis | Bregaréis con los desafíos pronto. You all will deal with the challenges soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | bregarán | Bregarán con las dificultades mañana. They/You all will deal with the difficulties tomorrow. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | bregaré | Bregaré con los problemas mañana. I will deal with the problems tomorrow. | |
| Tú | bregarás | Tú bregarás con esa tarea pronto. You will deal with that task soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bregará | Él bregará en la competencia. He will struggle in the competition. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | bregaremos | Nosotros bregaremos por un mejor futuro. We will struggle for a better future. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bregaréis | Vosotros bregaréis con los cambios. You all will deal with the changes. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | bregarán | Ellos bregarán para resolver el problema. They will struggle to solve the problem. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | bregaría | Yo bregaría más si tuviera tiempo. I would struggle more if I had time. | |
| Tú | bregarías | Tú bregarías con eso fácilmente. You would handle that easily. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bregaría | Él bregaría con el problema si pudiera. He would deal with the problem if he could. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | bregaríamos | Nosotros bregaríamos juntos en ese proyecto. We would work together on that project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bregaríais | Vosotros bregaríais mejor con más práctica. You all would handle it better with more practice. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | bregarían | Ellos bregarían más si supieran cómo. They would struggle more if they knew how. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he bregado | He bregado mucho hoy. I have worked hard today. | |
| Tú | has bregado | ¿Has bregado en ese proyecto? Have you worked on that project? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha bregado | Ella ha bregado toda la mañana. She has worked all morning. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos bregado | Nosotros hemos bregado para terminar. We have worked to finish. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis bregado | Vosotros habéis bregado mucho últimamente. You all have worked a lot lately. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han bregado | Ellos han bregado en ese asunto. They have worked on that matter. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había bregado | Yo había bregado mucho antes de descansar. I had worked hard before resting. | |
| Tú | habías bregado | Tú habías bregado en ese proyecto. You had worked on that project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había bregado | Ella había bregado para lograrlo. She had worked hard to achieve it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos bregado | Nosotros habíamos bregado mucho ese día. We had worked a lot that day. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais bregado | Vosotros habíais bregado en el equipo. You all had worked in the team. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían bregado | Ellos habían bregado antes de la reunión. They had worked before the meeting. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré bregado | Para entonces, ya habré bregado mucho. By then, I will have already worked hard. | |
| Tú | habrás bregado | Para mañana, habrás bregado en el proyecto. By tomorrow, you will have worked on the project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá bregado | Ella habrá bregado en esa tarea. She will have worked on that task. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos bregado | Nosotros habremos bregado mucho para entonces. We will have worked hard by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis bregado | Vosotros habréis bregado en el trabajo. You all will have worked in the job. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán bregado | Ellos habrán bregado en la empresa. They will have worked at the company. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría bregado | Yo habría bregado más si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have struggled more if I had had time. | |
| Tú | habrías bregado | Tú habrías bregado en ese proyecto. You would have struggled in that project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría bregado | Él habría bregado para terminar a tiempo. He would have struggled to finish on time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos bregado | Nosotros habríamos bregado más si supiéramos. We would have struggled more if we knew. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais bregado | Vosotros habríais bregado en esa tarea. You all would have struggled with that task. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían bregado | Ellos habrían bregado si hubieran intentado. They would have struggled if they had tried. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | bregue | Espero que yo bregue con éxito. I hope that I struggle successfully. | |
| Tú | bregues | Es importante que tú bregues con paciencia. It's important that you struggle with patience. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bregue | Es bueno que él bregue en ese proyecto. It's good that he struggles in that project. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | breguemos | Queremos que nosotros breguemos juntos. We want us to struggle together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | breguéis | Es necesario que vosotros breguéis más. It's necessary that you all struggle more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | breguen | Dudo que ellos breguen en esa tarea. I doubt that they struggle in that task. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | bregara | Esperaba que yo bregara más con el problema. I hoped that I struggled more with the problem. | |
| Tú | bregaras | No creía que tú bregaras tanto. I didn't believe that you struggled so much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bregara | Pensaba que él bregara en silencio. I thought that he struggled in silence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | bregáramos | Deseábamos que nosotros bregáramos juntos. We wished that we struggled together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bregarais | No era seguro que vosotros bregarais con eso. It wasn't certain that you all struggled with that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | bregaran | No creían que ellos bregaran tanto. They didn't believe that they struggled so much. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | bregare | Si tuviera que hacerlo, bregare con ello. If I had to do it, I would deal with it. | |
| Tú | bregares | Tú bregares por tus sueños sin rendirte. You would struggle for your dreams without giving up. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bregare | Él bregare para solucionar el problema. He would struggle to solve the problem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | bregáremos | Nosotros bregáremos juntos en el proyecto. We would struggle together on the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bregareis | Vosotros bregareis por alcanzar la meta. You all would struggle to reach the goal. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | bregaren | Ellos bregaren para lograr el éxito. They would struggle to achieve success. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya bregado | Espero que haya bregado bien con ese problema. I hope I have handled that problem well. | |
| Tú | hayas bregado | Es posible que hayas bregado mucho hoy. It's possible that you have worked hard today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya bregado | Es importante que él haya bregado en ese proyecto. It's important that he has worked on that project. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos bregado | Creemos que hayamos bregado suficiente. We believe that we have worked enough. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis bregado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis bregado en eso. I'm not sure that you have worked on that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan bregado | Es probable que hayan bregado mucho en la empresa. They probably have worked a lot in the company. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera bregado | Si hubiera bregado más, habría entendido mejor. If I had worked harder, I would have understood better. | |
| Tú | hubieras bregado | Si hubieras bregado en ese proyecto, habrías tenido éxito. If you had worked on that project, you would have succeeded. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera bregado | Ella hubiera bregado más si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have worked harder if she had had time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos bregado | Nosotros hubiéramos bregado juntos si hubiéramos sabido. We would have worked together if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais bregado | Vosotros hubierais bregado más si hubierais tenido ayuda. You all would have worked more if you had had help. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran bregado | Ellos hubieran bregado mejor con más experiencia. They would have worked better with more experience. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere bregado | Para entonces, ya hubiere bregado suficiente. By then, I will have already struggled enough. | |
| Tú | hubieres bregado | Cuando llegues, ya hubieres bregado en el trabajo. When you arrive, you will have already struggled at work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere bregado | Es probable que él hubiere bregado mucho. He probably will have struggled a lot. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos bregado | Para entonces, nos hubiéremos bregado en la tarea. By then, we will have already struggled with the task. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis bregado | Cuando lleguéis, ya hubiereis bregado suficiente. When you all arrive, you will have already struggled enough. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren bregado | Es posible que ellos hubieren bregado mucho. It is possible that they will have struggled a lot. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | brega | ¡Brega con ese problema! Deal with that problem! | |
| Tú | brega | ¡Brega más fuerte! Work harder! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | bregue | ¡Bregue en su trabajo! Work on your job! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | breguemos | ¡Breguemos juntos en el proyecto! Let's work together on the project! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | bregad | ¡Bregad para terminar a tiempo! Work hard to finish on time! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | breguen | ¡Breguen por sus derechos! Fight for your rights! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no bregues | No bregues con tus problemas. Don't fuss with your problems. | |
| Tú | no bregues | No bregues en esa pelea. Don't get involved in that fight. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no bregue | No bregue con sus colegas. Don't fuss with your colleagues. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no breguemos | No breguemos por tonterías. Let's not fuss over silly things. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no breguéis | No breguéis en la reunión. Don't fuss during the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no breguen | No breguen con esas personas. Don't fuss with those people. |
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