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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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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 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. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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