Spanish verb referir conjugation

referir

to refer

regular verbPast participle: referidoGerund: refiriendo

Referir means to mention, relate, or direct someone to a source or person for information or assistance. It is used when indicating the act of directing or relating information.

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Complete conjugation of referir

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	refiero	Yo refiero la información a mis colegas. I refer the information to my colleagues.
Tú	refieres	Tú refieres el problema a la autoridad. You refer the problem to the authority.
Él / Ella / Usted	refiere	Ella refiere sus dudas al profesor. She refers her doubts to the teacher.
Nosotros / Nosotras	referimos	Nosotros referimos casos similares. We refer similar cases.
Vosotros / Vosotras	referís	Vosotros referís los informes al jefe. You all refer the reports to the boss.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	refieren	Ellos refieren las quejas al departamento. They refer the complaints to the department.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	referí	Ayer referí el informe a mi jefe. Yesterday I referred the report to my boss.
Tú	referiste	Tú referiste el problema a la autoridad. You referred the problem to the authority.
Él / Ella / Usted	refirió	Ella refirió la situación al gerente. She referred the situation to the manager.
Nosotros / Nosotras	referimos	Nosotros referimos las quejas al departamento correspondiente. We referred the complaints to the relevant department.
Vosotros / Vosotras	referisteis	Vosotros referisteis el caso a la policía. You all referred the case to the police.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	refirieron	Ellos refirieron los hechos a la autoridad. They referred the facts to the authorities.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	refería	Yo refería esa información a menudo. I used to refer to that information often.
Tú	referías	Tú referías a tus amigos sobre el problema. You used to refer to your friends about the problem.
Él / Ella / Usted	refería	Ella refería a sus colegas en la reunión. She used to refer to her colleagues in the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotras	referíamos	Nosotros referíamos casos similares antes. We used to refer to similar cases before.
Vosotros / Vosotras	referíais	Vosotros referíais esas noticias frecuentemente. You all used to refer to those news frequently.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	referían	Ellos referían a los clientes con regularidad. They used to refer to the clients regularly.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy refiriendo	Estoy refiriendo el problema ahora mismo. I am referring to the problem right now.
Tú	estás refiriendo	Estás refiriendo la idea en la reunión. You are referring to the idea in the meeting.
Él / Ella / Usted	está refiriendo	Ella está refiriendo el tema importante. She is referring to the important topic.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos refiriendo	Estamos refiriendo los detalles ahora. We are referring to the details now.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis refiriendo	Vosotros estáis refiriendo el documento. You all are referring to the document.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están refiriendo	Ellos están refiriendo el tema en la clase. They are referring to the topic in class.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a referir	Voy a referir esa información mañana. I am going to refer that information tomorrow.
Tú	vas a referir	Tú vas a referir el informe hoy. You are going to refer the report today.
Él / Ella / Usted	va a referir	Él va a referir los detalles más tarde. He is going to refer the details later.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a referir	Vamos a referir esa idea en la reunión. We are going to refer that idea in the meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a referir	Vosotros vais a referir los datos mañana. You all are going to refer the data tomorrow.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a referir	Ellos van a referir el documento pronto. They are going to refer the document soon.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	referiré	Yo referiré el informe mañana. I will refer the report tomorrow.
Tú	referirás	Tú referirás el problema a tu jefe. You will refer the problem to your boss.
Él / Ella / Usted	referirá	Ella referirá la situación a las autoridades. She will refer the situation to the authorities.
Nosotros / Nosotras	referiremos	Nosotros referiremos los detalles en la reunión. We will refer the details in the meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotras	referiréis	Vosotros referiréis el caso al experto. You all will refer the case to the expert.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	referirán	Ellos referirán las quejas al departamento. They will refer the complaints to the department.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	referiría	Yo referiría ese problema si pudiera. I would refer that problem if I could.
Tú	referirías	Tú referirías el asunto a tu jefe. You would refer the matter to your boss.
Él / Ella / Usted	referiría	Ella referiría la situación a las autoridades. She would refer the situation to the authorities.
Nosotros / Nosotras	referiríamos	Nosotros referiríamos el caso si fuera necesario. We would refer the case if it were necessary.
Vosotros / Vosotras	referiríais	Vosotros referiríais esa información a la policía. You all would refer that information to the police.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	referirían	Ellos referirían el problema a los expertos. They would refer the problem to the experts.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he referido	Yo he referido el problema a mi jefe. I have referred the problem to my boss.
Tú	has referido	Tú has referido esa idea a tus colegas. You have referred that idea to your colleagues.
Él / Ella / Usted	ha referido	Ella ha referido el asunto a la oficina. She has referred the matter to the office.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos referido	Nosotros hemos referido el caso a expertos. We have referred the case to experts.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis referido	Vosotros habéis referido el problema varias veces. You all have referred the problem several times.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han referido	Ellos han referido la queja al supervisor. They have referred the complaint to the supervisor.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había referido	Yo había referido el problema antes de que llegara. I had referred to the problem before he arrived.
Tú	habías referido	Tú habías referido la información correcta. You had referred to the correct information.
Él / Ella / Usted	había referido	Ella había referido el asunto a su jefe. She had referred the matter to her boss.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos referido	Nosotros habíamos referido el caso anteriormente. We had referred the case earlier.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais referido	Vosotros habíais referido la situación a tiempo. You all had referred the situation on time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían referido	Ellos habían referido el problema varias veces. They had referred to the problem several times.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré referido	Para entonces, ya habré referido el problema. By then, I will have referred the problem.
Tú	habrás referido	Tú habrás referido la información correcta. You will have referred the correct information.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá referido	Él habrá referido los detalles importantes. He will have referred the important details.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos referido	Nosotros habremos referido el asunto a tiempo. We will have referred the matter on time.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis referido	Vosotros habréis referido las instrucciones correctas. You all will have referred the correct instructions.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán referido	Ellos habrán referido el documento final. They will have referred the final document.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría referido	Yo habría referido el problema a mi jefe. I would have referred the problem to my boss.
Tú	habrías referido	Tú habrías referido la situación a tiempo. You would have referred the situation on time.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría referido	Él habría referido la queja al gerente. He would have referred the complaint to the manager.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos referido	Nosotros habríamos referido el caso a las autoridades. We would have referred the case to the authorities.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais referido	Vosotros habríais referido el problema antes. You all would have referred the problem earlier.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían referido	Ellos habrían referido la situación a la policía. They would have referred the situation to the police.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	refiera	Espero que él refiera la verdad. I hope he tells the truth.
Tú	refieras	Es importante que tú refieras tus ideas. It's important that you share your ideas.
Él / Ella / Usted	refiera	Dudo que ella refiera la información. I doubt that she reports the information.
Nosotros / Nosotras	refiramos	Queremos que nosotros refiramos los resultados. We want us to report the results.
Vosotros / Vosotras	refiráis	Es posible que vosotros refiráis el informe. It's possible that you all report the report.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	refieran	No creen que ellos refieran los hechos. They don't believe that they report the facts.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	refiriera	Esperaba que él refiriera la información. I hoped that he would refer the information.
Tú	refirieras	No creía que tú refirieras la verdad. I didn't believe that you would refer the truth.
Él / Ella / Usted	refiriera	Era importante que ella refiriera los hechos. It was important that she referred the facts.
Nosotros / Nosotras	refiriéramos	Queríamos que nosotros refiriéramos la historia. We wanted us to refer the story.
Vosotros / Vosotras	refirierais	Dudaba que vosotros refirierais la noticia. I doubted that you all would refer the news.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	refirieran	No pensaba que ellos refirieran los detalles. I didn't think that they would refer the details.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	referiere	Si él referiere el problema, lo resolveríamos. If he referred the problem, we would solve it.
Tú	referieres	Cuando tú referieres la situación, te avisaré. When you refer the situation, I will notify you.
Él / Ella / Usted	referiere	Es probable que él referiere los hechos mañana. It's likely that he will refer the facts tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotras	referiéramos	Si nosotros referiéramos la información, ayudaríamos mucho. If we referred the information, we would help a lot.
Vosotros / Vosotras	referiereis	Quizá vosotros referiereis la noticia pronto. Maybe you all will refer the news soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	referieren	Es posible que ellos referieren el asunto en la reunión. It's possible that they will refer the matter at the meeting.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya referido	Espero que haya referido la información correctamente. I hope I have referred to the information correctly.
Tú	hayas referido	Es importante que hayas referido los hechos. It's important that you have referred to the facts.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya referido	Es posible que él haya referido los detalles. It's possible that he has referred to the details.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos referido	Creemos que hayamos referido todo correctamente. We believe that we have referred everything correctly.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis referido	Me alegra que hayáis referido la información. I'm glad that you all have referred to the information.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan referido	Es probable que hayan referido los hechos ya. It's likely that they have referred to the facts already.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera referido	No creí que yo hubiera referido eso. I didn't think I had referred to that.
Tú	hubieras referido	Si tú hubieras referido el problema, habría sido mejor. If you had referred to the problem, it would have been better.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera referido	Ella hubiera referido la situación si la hubiera sabido. She had referred to the situation if she had known about it.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos referido	Nosotros hubiéramos referido el tema antes. We had referred to the topic earlier.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais referido	Vosotros hubierais referido el error si lo hubierais visto. You all had referred to the mistake if you had seen it.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran referido	Ellos hubieran referido la información correcta. They had referred to the correct information.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiere referido	Cuando haya terminado, hubiere referido el asunto. When I have finished, I will have referred the matter.
Tú	hubieres referido	Para entonces, tú hubieres referido la información. By then, you will have referred the information.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiere referido	Es posible que él hubiere referido el problema. It is possible that he will have referred to the problem.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéremos referido	Cuando lleguemos, nosotros hubiéremos referido los detalles. When we arrive, we will have referred the details.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubiereis referido	Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis referido la información. By then, you all will have referred the information.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieren referido	Es probable que ellos hubieren referido el informe. It is likely that they will have referred the report.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	referir	No des órdenes en el trabajo. Don't give orders at work.
Tú	refiere	Refiere tus dudas al profesor. Refer your doubts to the teacher.
Él / Ella / Usted	refiera	Refiera el informe al jefe ahora. Refer the report to the boss now.
Nosotros / Nosotras	refiramos	Refiramos los problemas en la reunión. Refer the issues in the meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotras	refirid	Refirid los detalles claramente. Refer the details clearly.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	refieran	Refieran sus experiencias al grupo. Refer your experiences to the group.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no refieras	No refieras tus secretos a nadie. Don't share your secrets with anyone.
Tú	no refieras	No refieras esa información a tus amigos. Don't share that information with your friends.
Él / Ella / Usted	no refiera	No refiera sus problemas a sus colegas. He/She/You (formal) don't share his/her/your problems with colleagues.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no refiramos	No refiramos detalles del proyecto todavía. Let's not share details of the project yet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no refiráis	No refiráis esa noticia a nadie. Don't share that news with anyone.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no refieran	No refieran sus opiniones en público. They/You all (formal) don't share their opinions publicly.