Refrenar means to restrain, curb, or hold back something, often used in the context of controlling impulses, emotions, or actions.
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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 | refreno | Yo refreno mis impulsos. I restrain my impulses. | |
| Tú | refrenas | Tú refrenas tus emociones fácilmente. You restrain your emotions easily. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | refrena | Ella refrena su ansiedad rápidamente. She restrains her anxiety quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | refrenamos | Nosotros refrenamos nuestros deseos. We restrain our desires. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | refrenáis | Vosotros refrenáis la tentación. You all restrain the temptation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | refrenan | Ellos refrenan sus impulsos. They restrain their impulses. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | refrené | Ayer refrené mi impulso de comprarlo. Yesterday I restrained my impulse to buy it. | |
| Tú | refrenaste | Tú refrenaste tus palabras en la reunión. You restrained your words in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | refrenó | Él refrenó su enojo rápidamente. He restrained his anger quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | refrenamos | Nosotros refrenamos nuestras ganas de salir. We restrained our desire to go out. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | refrenasteis | Vosotros refrenasteis el entusiasmo excesivo. You all restrained the excessive enthusiasm. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | refrenaron | Ellos refrenaron sus impulsos en la discusión. They restrained their impulses during the discussion. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | refrenaba | Yo refrenaba mi entusiasmo en la reunión. I was restraining my enthusiasm at the meeting. | |
| Tú | refrenabas | Tú refrenabas tus impulsos con mucho esfuerzo. You were restraining your impulses with a lot of effort. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | refrenaba | Ella refrenaba su risa en la clase. She was restraining her laughter in class. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | refrenábamos | Nosotros refrenábamos nuestras ganas de salir. We were restraining our desire to go out. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | refrenabais | Vosotros refrenabais el impulso de hablar. You all were restraining the urge to speak. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | refrenaban | Ellos refrenaban sus emociones en público. They were restraining their emotions in public. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy refrenando | Estoy refrenando mi impulso de hablar. I am restraining my impulse to speak. | |
| Tú | estás refrenando | Estás refrenando tus emociones ahora. You are restraining your emotions right now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está refrenando | Ella está refrenando su entusiasmo. She is restraining her enthusiasm. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos refrenando | Estamos refrenando nuestras ganas de salir. We are restraining our desire to go out. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis refrenando | Vosotros estáis refrenando la ira. You all are restraining your anger. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están refrenando | Ellos están refrenando sus impulsos. They are restraining their impulses. |
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 refrenar | Voy a refrenar mi impulso de comer más. I am going to restrain my urge to eat more. | |
| Tú | vas a refrenar | Vas a refrenar tus emociones pronto. You are going to restrain your emotions soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a refrenar | Él va a refrenar su comportamiento. He is going to restrain his behavior. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a refrenar | Vamos a refrenar nuestras ganas de salir. We are going to restrain our desire to go out. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a refrenar | Vais a refrenar esa actitud pronto. You all are going to restrain that attitude soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a refrenar | Ellos van a refrenar sus impulsos. They are going to restrain their impulses. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | refrenaré | Refrenaré mi entusiasmo mañana. I will restrain my enthusiasm tomorrow. | |
| Tú | refrenarás | Refrenarás tus impulsos en la reunión. You will restrain your impulses in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | refrenará | Él refrenará su ira pronto. He will restrain his anger soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | refrenaremos | Refrenaremos los gastos el próximo mes. We will restrain the expenses next month. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | refrenaréis | Refrenaréis las ganas de salir ahora. You all will restrain the desire to go out now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | refrenarán | Ellos refrenarán sus decisiones pronto. They will restrain their decisions soon. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | refrenaría | Yo refrenaría mi impulso de comprarlo. I would restrain my impulse to buy it. | |
| Tú | refenarías | Tú refenarías tus palabras si supieras la verdad. You would restrain your words if you knew the truth. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | refrenaría | Él refrenaría su enojo en esa situación. He would restrain his anger in that situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | refrenaríamos | Nosotros refrenaríamos nuestras opiniones si fuera necesario. We would restrain our opinions if it were necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | refenaríais | Vosotros refenaríais vuestros deseos en público. You all would restrain your desires in public. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | refrenarían | Ellos refrenarían sus acciones si supieran las consecuencias. They would restrain their actions if they knew the consequences. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he frenado | He frenado mi coche varias veces hoy. I have braked my car several times today. | |
| Tú | has frenado | ¿Has frenado en esa curva? Have you braked at that turn? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha frenado | Ella ha frenado antes de la esquina. She has braked before the corner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos frenado | Nosotros hemos frenado en la bajada. We have braked on the descent. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis frenado | ¿Habéis frenado en esa situación? Have you all braked in that situation? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han frenado | Ellos han frenado demasiado tarde. They have braked too late. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había refrenado | Yo había refrenado mi impulso. I had restrained my impulse. | |
| Tú | habías refrenado | Tú habías refrenado tus emociones. You had restrained your emotions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había refrenado | Él había refrenado su ira. He had restrained his anger. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos refrenado | Nosotros habíamos refrenado nuestras ganas de salir. We had restrained our desire to go out. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais refrenado | Vosotros habíais refrenado vuestros impulsos. You all had restrained your impulses. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían refrenado | Ellos habían refrenado sus ansias de comprar. They had restrained their desire to buy. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré frenado | Para entonces, ya habré frenado. By then, I will have already braked. | |
| Tú | habrás frenado | Para mañana, habrás frenado el coche. By tomorrow, you will have braked the car. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá frenado | Ella habrá frenado antes de la curva. She will have braked before the turn. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos frenado | Nosotros habremos frenado en la próxima salida. We will have braked at the next exit. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis frenado | Vosotros habréis frenado en ese momento. You all will have braked by then. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán frenado | Ellos habrán frenado antes de llegar. They will have braked before arriving. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría refrenado | Yo habría refrenado mi impulso. I would have restrained my impulse. | |
| Tú | habrías refrenado | Tú habrías refrenado tus palabras. You would have restrained your words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría refrenado | Él habría refrenado su enojo. He would have restrained his anger. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos refrenado | Nosotros habríamos refrenado nuestras acciones. We would have restrained our actions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais refrenado | Vosotros habríais refrenado vuestros deseos. You all would have restrained your desires. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían refrenado | Ellos habrían refrenado sus impulsos. They would have restrained their impulses. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | refrene | Es importante que yo refrene mis impulsos. It is important that I restrain my impulses. | |
| Tú | refrenes | Espero que tú refrenes tus palabras. I hope that you restrain your words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | refrene | Es posible que él refrene su ira. It is possible that he restrains his anger. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | refrenemos | Queremos que nosotros refrenemos los gastos. We want us to restrain expenses. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | refrenéis | Es necesario que vosotros refrenéis la velocidad. It is necessary that you all restrain the speed. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | refrenen | Dudo que ellos refrenen sus deseos. I doubt that they restrain their desires. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | refrenara | Esperaba que él refrenara sus impulsos. I hoped that he would restrain his impulses. | |
| Tú | refrenaras | Dudaba que tú refrenaras la ira. I doubted that you would restrain your anger. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | refrenara | No creía que ella refrenara sus emociones. I didn't believe that she would restrain her emotions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | refrenáramos | Era posible que nosotros refrenáramos el desastre. It was possible that we would restrain the disaster. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | refrenarais | No pensaba que vosotros refrenarais la situación. I didn't think that you all would restrain the situation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | refrenaran | Querían que ellos refrenaran sus deseos. They wanted them to restrain their desires. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | refrenare | Si el gobierno refrenare la inflación, mejoraría la economía. If the government restrained inflation, the economy would improve. | |
| Tú | refrenares | Cuando refrenares tus impulsos, tomarás mejores decisiones. When you restrained your impulses, you would make better decisions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | refrenare | Es probable que refrenare el avance del problema. He/She/You (formal) might restrain the progress of the problem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | refrenáremos | Nosotros refrenáremos los gastos si fuera necesario. We would restrain the expenses if it were necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | refrenareis | Vosotros refrenareis la expansión si no hay fondos. You all would restrain the expansion if there were no funds. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | refrenaren | Ellos refrenaren el crecimiento de la planta. They would restrain the growth of the plant. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya refrenado | Espero que haya refrenado su temperamento. I hope he/she has restrained his/her temper. | |
| Tú | hayas refrenado | Es posible que hayas refrenado tus impulsos. It's possible that you have restrained your impulses. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya refrenado | Es importante que él haya refrenado sus deseos. It's important that he has restrained his desires. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos refrenado | Creemos que hayamos refrenado nuestras emociones. We believe that we have restrained our emotions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis refrenado | ¿Habéis refrenado ya vuestros impulsos? Have you all restrained your impulses already? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan refrenado | Es probable que hayan refrenado sus deseos. It's likely that they have restrained their desires. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera frenado | Si hubiera frenado a tiempo, habría evitado el accidente. If I had braked in time, I would have avoided the accident. | |
| Tú | hubieras frenado | Si hubieras frenado antes, no habría ocurrido nada. If you had braked earlier, nothing would have happened. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera frenado | Si ella hubiera frenado, habría llegado a tiempo. If she had braked, she would have arrived on time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos frenado | Si hubiéramos frenado, no habríamos chocado. If we had braked, we wouldn't have crashed. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais frenado | Si vosotros hubierais frenado, el coche no habría ido tan rápido. If you all had braked, the car wouldn't have gone so fast. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran frenado | Si ellos hubieran frenado, el problema sería menor. If they had braked, the problem would be smaller. |
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 refrenado | Para entonces, ya hubiere refrenado mis impulsos. By then, I will have already restrained my impulses. | |
| Tú | hubieres refrenado | Es posible que tú hubieres refrenado tus emociones. It is possible that you will have restrained your emotions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere refrenado | Es probable que él hubiere refrenado su ira. He probably will have restrained his anger. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos refrenado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos refrenado nuestros deseos. By then, we will have restrained our desires. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis refrenado | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis refrenado vuestras ganas. It is possible that you all will have restrained your urges. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren refrenado | Quizá ellos hubieren refrenado sus acciones. Perhaps they will have restrained their actions. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No pongas excusas. Don't make excuses. | |
| Tú | refrena | Refrena tus impulsos. Rein your impulses. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | refrena | Refrena esa conducta ahora. Rein that behavior now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | refrenen | Refrenen sus emociones. Rein their emotions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | refrenad | Refrenad la velocidad, por favor. Rein the speed, please. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | refrenen | Refrenen sus gastos excesivos. Rein their excessive expenses. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no refreno | No refreno mi entusiasmo. I do not restrain my enthusiasm. | |
| Tú | no refrenes | No refrenes tus sentimientos. Don't restrain your feelings. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no refrene | No refrene sus impulsos. He/She/You (formal) do not restrain your impulses. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no refrenemos | No refrenemos nuestras ideas. Let's not restrain our ideas. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no refrenéis | No refrenéis vuestra creatividad. Don't restrain your creativity. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no refrenen | No refrenen sus emociones. They/You all (formal) do not restrain their emotions. |
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