Retribuir means to give a reward or compensation in return for something. It is used when referring to paying back or rewarding someone for their actions or services.
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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 | retribuyo | Yo retribuyo el esfuerzo de mis empleados. I reward my employees' effort. | |
| Tú | retribuyes | Tú retribuyes bien a tus clientes. You reward your clients well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retribuye | Ella retribuye con gratitud. She rewards with gratitude. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retribuimos | Nosotros retribuimos la ayuda recibida. We reward the help received. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retribuís | Vosotros retribuís con justicia. You all reward justly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retribuyen | Ellos retribuyen con respeto. They reward with respect. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retribuí | Yo retribuí su ayuda ayer. I reimbursed his help yesterday. | |
| Tú | retribuiste | Tú retribuiste el favor rápidamente. You reimbursed the favor quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retribuyó | Ella retribuyó el esfuerzo con gratitud. She reimbursed the effort with gratitude. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retribuimos | Nosotros retribuimos la confianza con trabajo. We reimbursed the trust with work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retribuisteis | Vosotros retribuisteis bien su ayuda. You all reimbursed his help well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retribuyeron | Ellos retribuyeron el favor con regalos. They reimbursed the favor with gifts. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retribuía | Yo retribuía a mis empleados puntualmente. I used to reward my employees punctually. | |
| Tú | retribuías | Tú retribuías bien a tus colegas. You used to reward your colleagues well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retribuía | Ella retribuía con amabilidad a todos. She used to reward everyone kindly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retribuíamos | Nosotros retribuíamos con gratitud. We used to reward with gratitude. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retribuíais | Vosotros retribuíais con justicia. You all used to reward justly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retribuían | Ellos retribuían siempre con respeto. They used to reward with respect. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy retribuyendo | Estoy retribuyendo el favor que me hiciste. I am rewarding the favor you did for me. | |
| Tú | estás retribuyendo | Estás retribuyendo su ayuda con gratitud. You are rewarding his help with gratitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está retribuyendo | Ella está retribuyendo su confianza. She is rewarding his trust. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos retribuyendo | Estamos retribuyendo su esfuerzo con reconocimiento. We are rewarding his effort with recognition. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis retribuyendo | Vosotros estáis retribuyendo su paciencia. You all are rewarding his patience. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están retribuyendo | Ellos están retribuyendo el apoyo recibido. They are rewarding the support received. |
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 retribuir | Voy a retribuir tu ayuda mañana. I am going to repay your help tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a retribuir | Vas a retribuir lo que hiciste ayer. You are going to repay what you did yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a retribuir | Ella va a retribuir su esfuerzo pronto. She is going to repay her effort soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a retribuir | Vamos a retribuir su ayuda esta semana. We are going to repay his help this week. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a retribuir | Vosotros vais a retribuir el favor mañana. You all are going to repay the favor tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a retribuir | Ellos van a retribuir la confianza pronto. They are going to repay the trust soon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retribuiré | Yo retribuiré tu ayuda pronto. I will reward your help soon. | |
| Tú | retribuirás | Tú retribuirás su esfuerzo con gratitud. You will reward his effort with gratitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retribuirá | Ella retribuirá el favor mañana. She will reward the favor tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retribuiremos | Nosotros retribuiremos su trabajo con reconocimiento. We will reward their work with recognition. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retribuiréis | Vosotros retribuiréis la ayuda pronto. You all will reward the help soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retribuirán | Ellos retribuirán la confianza con lealtad. They will reward the trust with loyalty. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retribuiría | Yo retribuiría tu esfuerzo con una recompensa. I would reward your effort with a reward. | |
| Tú | retribuirías | Tú retribuirías su ayuda si pudieras. You would reward his help if you could. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retribuiría | Ella retribuiría el favor sin dudar. She would reward the favor without hesitation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retribuiríamos | Nosotros retribuiríamos su confianza con lealtad. We would reward his trust with loyalty. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retribuiríais | Vosotros retribuiríais el esfuerzo del equipo. You all would reward the team's effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retribuirían | Ellos retribuirían la ayuda si la necesitaran. They would reward the help if they needed it. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he retribuido | He retribuido su esfuerzo con un premio. I have rewarded his effort with a prize. | |
| Tú | has retribuido | Has retribuido bien su ayuda. You have rewarded his help well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha retribuido | Ella ha retribuido su lealtad. She has rewarded his loyalty. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos retribuido | Hemos retribuido su confianza. We have rewarded their trust. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis retribuido | Habéis retribuido su esfuerzo. You all have rewarded his effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han retribuido | Ellos han retribuido su ayuda. They have rewarded his help. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había retribuido | Yo ya había retribuido su esfuerzo. I had already rewarded his effort. | |
| Tú | habías retribuido | Tú habías retribuido su ayuda antes. You had rewarded his help earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había retribuido | Ella había retribuido su confianza. She had rewarded his trust. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos retribuido | Nosotros habíamos retribuido su paciencia. We had rewarded his patience. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais retribuido | Vosotros habíais retribuido su esfuerzo. You all had rewarded his effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían retribuido | Ellos habían retribuido su trabajo. They had rewarded his work. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré retribuido | Para entonces, ya habré retribuido el favor. By then, I will have already reciprocated the favor. | |
| Tú | habrás retribuido | Tú habrás retribuido su ayuda pronto. You will have reciprocated his help soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá retribuido | Ella habrá retribuido su esfuerzo. She will have reciprocated his effort. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos retribuido | Nosotros habremos retribuido la confianza. We will have reciprocated the trust. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis retribuido | Vosotros habréis retribuido la ayuda. You all will have reciprocated the help. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán retribuido | Ellos habrán retribuido su esfuerzo. They will have reciprocated their effort. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría retribuido | Yo habría retribuido su esfuerzo. I would have rewarded his effort. | |
| Tú | habrías retribuido | Tú habrías retribuido su ayuda. You would have rewarded his help. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría retribuido | Él habría retribuido su paciencia. He would have rewarded his patience. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos retribuido | Nosotros habríamos retribuido su confianza. We would have rewarded his trust. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais retribuido | Vosotros habríais retribuido su esfuerzo. You all would have rewarded his effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían retribuido | Ellos habrían retribuido su dedicación. They would have rewarded his dedication. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retribuya | Espero que retribuya con justicia. I hope that he/she/you retribute justly. | |
| Tú | retribuyas | Es importante que retribuyas bien. It's important that you retribute well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retribuya | Dudo que él retribuya correctamente. I doubt that he retributes correctly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retribuyamos | Queremos que retribuyamos con honestidad. We want us to retribute honestly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retribuyáis | Es necesario que retribuyáis con respeto. It's necessary that you retribute with respect. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retribuyan | No creen que retribuyan con justicia. They don't believe that they retribute justly. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retribuyera | Esperaba que retribuyera el favor. I hoped that he would reciprocate the favor. | |
| Tú | retribuyerais | No creía que retribuyerais la ayuda. I didn't believe that you would reciprocate the help. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retribuyera | Dudaba que retribuyera su esfuerzo. I doubted that he would reciprocate his effort. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retribuyéramos | Queríamos que retribuyéramos su confianza. We wanted to reciprocate his trust. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retribuyerais | No pensaba que retribuyerais la lealtad. I didn't think that you would reciprocate the loyalty. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retribuyeran | Esperaban que retribuyeran la ayuda pronto. They hoped that they would reciprocate the help soon. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retribuyere | Si me retribuyere, estaré contento. If he/she retributes me, I will be happy. | |
| Tú | retribuyeres | Cuando retribuyeres, te agradeceré. When you retribute, I will thank you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retribuyere | El jefe retribuyere a los empleados. The boss will retribute the employees. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retribuyéremos | Nos retribuyéremos por la ayuda. We will retribute for the help. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retribuyereis | Vosotros retribuyereis con justicia. You all will retribute justly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retribuyeren | Ellos retribuyeren lo que merecen. They will retribute what they deserve. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya retribuido | Espero que haya retribuido su esfuerzo. I hope he has rewarded his effort. | |
| Tú | hayas retribuido | Es posible que hayas retribuido su ayuda. It's possible that you have rewarded his help. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya retribuido | Es importante que él haya retribuido su trabajo. It's important that he has rewarded his work. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos retribuido | Creemos que hayamos retribuido correctamente. We believe that we have rewarded correctly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis retribuido | ¿Habéis retribuido lo que prometisteis? Have you all rewarded what you promised? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan retribuido | Es probable que hayan retribuido su esfuerzo. It's likely that they have rewarded their effort. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera retribuido | Si hubiera retribuido su esfuerzo, estaría feliz. If I had rewarded his effort, I would be happy. | |
| Tú | hubieras retribuido | Es posible que tú hubieras retribuido su ayuda. Maybe you had rewarded his help. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera retribuido | Ella habría retribuido su lealtad. She would have rewarded his loyalty. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos retribuido | Nosotros hubiéramos retribuido su confianza. We would have rewarded his trust. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais retribuido | Vosotros habríais retribuido su esfuerzo. You all would have rewarded his effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran retribuido | Ellos habrían retribuido su dedicación. They would have rewarded his dedication. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retribuyere | Cuando hayas llegado, retribuyere lo que debo. When you arrive, I will have reimbursed what I owe. | |
| Tú | retribuyeres | Para entonces, retribuyeres el dinero. By then, you will have reimbursed the money. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retribuyere | Es posible que retribuyere la cantidad acordada. It is possible that he will have reimbursed the agreed amount. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retribuyéremos | Quizá retribuyéremos lo que nos pidieron. Perhaps we will have reimbursed what they asked for. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retribuyereis | Para entonces, retribuyereis lo que prometisteis. By then, you will have reimbursed what you promised. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retribuyeren | Es probable que retribuyeren el pago completo. It is likely that they will have reimbursed the full payment. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | retribuye | Retribuye el trabajo bien hecho. Reward the well-done work. | |
| Tú | retribuye | Retribuye lo que te mereces. Reward what you deserve. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | retribuya | Retribuya su esfuerzo siempre. Reward his effort always. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | retribuyamos | Retribuamos con justicia a todos. Let's reward everyone fairly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | retribuid | Retribuid el favor cuando podáis. Reward the favor when you can. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | retribuyan | Retribuya lo que merece. Reward what he/she/they deserve. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no retribuya | No retribuya esa actitud. Don't reward that attitude. | |
| Tú | no retribuyas | No retribuyas con mentiras. Don't retaliate with lies. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no retribuya | No retribuya esa ofensa. Don't retaliate for that offense. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no retribuyamos | No retribuyamos con violencia. Let's not retaliate with violence. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no retribuyáis | No retribuyáis esas agresiones. Don't retaliate for those aggressions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no retribuyan | No retribuyan esas provocaciones. Don't retaliate for those provocations. |
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