Rifar means to hold a raffle or to gamble, often involving the distribution of prizes or risking something in a game of chance. It is used in contexts related to lotteries, betting, or risking something valuable.
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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 | rifo | Yo rifaré un sorteo para mis amigos. I will raffle off a prize for my friends. | |
| Tú | rifas | Tú rifas entradas para el concierto. You raffle tickets for the concert. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | rifa | Ella rifa productos en su tienda. She raffles products in her store. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | rifamos | Nosotros rifamos regalos en la fiesta. We raffle gifts at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | rifáis | Vosotros rifáis premios en el evento. You all raffle prizes at the event. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rifan | Ellos rifan artículos en la feria. They raffle items at the fair. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | rifé | Ayer rifé en la feria. I gambled at the fair yesterday. | |
| Tú | rifaste | Tú rifaste con tus amigos. You gambled with your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | rifó | Él rifó en la lotería. He gambled in the lottery. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | rifamos | Nosotros rifamos en la fiesta. We gambled at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | rifasteis | Vosotros rifasteis en el casino. You all gambled at the casino. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rifaron | Ellos rifaron en la feria. They gambled at the fair. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | rifaba | Yo rifaba con mis amigos en el parque. I used to raffle with my friends in the park. | |
| Tú | rifabas | Tú rifabas en la feria cada año. You used to raffle at the fair every year. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | rifaba | Ella rifaba premios en la escuela. She used to raffle prizes at school. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | rifábamos | Nosotros rifábamos en las fiestas del barrio. We used to raffle at neighborhood parties. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | rifabais | Vosotros rifabais en las reuniones familiares. You all used to raffle at family gatherings. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rifaban | Ellos rifaban en el evento benéfico. They used to raffle at the charity event. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy rifando | Estoy rifando un premio en la fiesta. I am raffling a prize at the party. | |
| Tú | estás rifando | ¿Estás rifando algo hoy? Are you raffling something today? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está rifando | Ella está rifando boletos para el concierto. She is raffling tickets for the concert. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos rifando | Estamos rifando regalos en la tienda. We are raffling gifts at the store. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis rifando | Vosotros estáis rifando en la feria. You all are raffling at the fair. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están rifando | Ellos están rifando premios en el evento. They are raffling prizes at the event. |
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 rifar | Voy a rifar unos boletos mañana. I am going to raffle some tickets tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a rifar | ¿Vas a rifar tu colección? Are you going to raffle your collection? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a rifar | Ella va a rifar su guitarra. She is going to raffle her guitar. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a rifar | Vamos a rifar premios en la fiesta. We are going to raffle prizes at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a rifar | Vosotros vais a rifar los libros. You all are going to raffle the books. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a rifar | Ellos van a rifar camisetas. They are going to raffle T-shirts. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | rifaré | Rifaré el evento mañana. I will raffle the event tomorrow. | |
| Tú | rifarás | Tú rifarás los premios. You will raffle the prizes. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | rifará | Él rifará los boletos. He will raffle the tickets. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | rifaremos | Nosotros rifaremos el sorteo. We will raffle the draw. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | rifaréis | Vosotros rifaréis los regalos. You all will raffle the gifts. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rifarán | Ellos rifarán los premios grandes. They will raffle the big prizes. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | rifaría | Rifaría esa bicicleta si tuviera dinero. I would raffle that bike if I had money. | |
| Tú | rifarías | Rifarías ese premio si participas. You would raffle that prize if you participate. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | rifaría | Rifaría el coche si ganara la lotería. He would raffle the car if he won the lottery. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | rifaríamos | Rifaríamos los objetos si tuviéramos más tiempo. We would raffle the items if we had more time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | rifaríais | Rifaríais esas entradas si las vendieran. You all would raffle those tickets if they sold them. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rifarían | Rifarían los premios si hubiera más participantes. They would raffle the prizes if there were more participants. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he rifado | Yo he rifado varios premios hoy. I have raffled several prizes today. | |
| Tú | has rifado | Tú has rifado muchas cosas últimamente. You have raffled many things lately. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha rifado | Él ha rifado un coche nuevo. He has raffled a new car. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos rifado | Nosotros hemos rifado entradas para el concierto. We have raffled tickets for the concert. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis rifado | Vosotros habéis rifado muchos premios esta semana. You all have raffled many prizes this week. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han rifado | Ellos han rifado artículos de lujo. They have raffled luxury items. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había rifado | Yo había rifado el premio antes de que llegara. I had raffled the prize before he arrived. | |
| Tú | habías rifado | Tú habías rifado las entradas ayer. You had raffled the tickets yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había rifado | Ella había rifado el objeto antes de venderlo. She had raffled the item before selling it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos rifado | Nosotros habíamos rifado las camisetas en la fiesta. We had raffled the T-shirts at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais rifado | Vosotros habíais rifado los boletos antes del evento. You all had raffled the tickets before the event. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían rifado | Ellos habían rifado el premio la semana pasada. They had raffled the prize last week. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré rifado | Para entonces, ya habré rifado el premio. By then, I will have raffled the prize. | |
| Tú | habrás rifado | ¿Cuándo habrás rifado las entradas? When will you have raffled the tickets? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá rifado | Ella habrá rifado el objeto mañana. She will have raffled the item tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos rifado | Nosotros habremos rifado todo para entonces. We will have raffled everything by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis rifado | Vosotros habréis rifado los premios en la fiesta. You all will have raffled the prizes at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán rifado | Ellos habrán rifado los boletos antes del evento. They will have raffled the tickets before the event. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría rifado | Yo habría rifado el premio si hubiera tenido dinero. I would have raffled the prize if I had had money. | |
| Tú | habrías rifado | Tú habrías rifado el boleto si hubieras estado aquí. You would have raffled the ticket if you had been here. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría rifado | Él habría rifado el objeto si lo hubiera querido vender. He would have raffled the item if he had wanted to sell it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos rifado | Nosotros habríamos rifado las entradas si hubiéramos sabido. We would have raffled the tickets if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais rifado | Vosotros habríais rifado el premio si hubierais tenido oportunidad. You all would have raffled the prize if you had had the chance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían rifado | Ellos habrían rifado el dinero si hubiera sido suficiente. They would have raffled the money if it had been enough. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | rife | Espero que rifen muchos premios. I hope they raffle many prizes. | |
| Tú | rifes | Es importante que rifes en la lotería. It's important that you raffle in the lottery. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | riffe | Es posible que riffe en el evento. It's possible that he raffles at the event. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | rifemos | Queremos que rifemos juntos. We want us to raffle together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | riféis | Espero que riféis en la fiesta. I hope you raffle at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rifen | Es probable que rifen muchos premios. It's likely that they raffle many prizes. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | rifara | Esperaba que él rifara en la competencia. I hoped that he would raffle in the competition. | |
| Tú | rifaras | No creía que tú rifaras en la lotería. I didn't believe that you would raffle in the lottery. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | rifara | Pensaba que ella rifara en el sorteo. I thought that she would raffle in the draw. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | rifáramos | Deseábamos que nosotros rifáramos el premio. We wished that we would raffle the prize. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | rifarais | Esperaban que vosotros rifarais en la fiesta. They hoped that you all would raffle at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rifaran | No creían que ellos rifaran en la competencia. They didn't believe that they would raffle in the competition. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | rifare | Si tuviera dinero, rifare ese coche. If I had money, I would raffle that car. | |
| Tú | rifares | ¿Rifares el premio si ganas? Will you raffle the prize if you win? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | rifare | Rifare el sorteo mañana. He/She/You will raffle the draw tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | rifaremos | Nosotros rifaremos los boletos en la fiesta. We will raffle the tickets at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | rifareis | Vosotros rifareis el premio si hay más participantes. You all will raffle the prize if there are more participants. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rifaren | Ellos rifaren la guitarra en la competencia. They will raffle the guitar at the competition. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya rifado | Espero que haya rifado el premio. I hope I have raffled the prize. | |
| Tú | hayas rifado | Es posible que hayas rifado antes. It's possible that you have raffled before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya rifado | No creo que él haya rifado todavía. I don't think he has raffled yet. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos rifado | Es importante que hayamos rifado el premio. It's important that we have raffled the prize. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis rifado | ¿Habéis rifado alguna vez? Have you raffled before? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan rifado | No creo que hayan rifado aún. I don't think they have raffled yet. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera rifado | Si hubiera rifado el premio, habría sido justo. If I had raffled the prize, it would have been fair. | |
| Tú | hubieras rifado | Es posible que tú hubieras rifado el boleto. It's possible that you had raffled the ticket. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera rifado | Ella hubiera rifado el objeto si hubiera tenido oportunidad. She would have raffled the item if she had had the chance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos rifado | Nosotros hubiéramos rifado si hubiéramos sabido. We would have raffled if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais rifado | Vosotros hubierais rifado si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have raffled if you had had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran rifado | Ellos hubieran rifado el premio si hubieran querido. They would have raffled the prize if they had wanted to. |
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 rificado | Para entonces, ya hubiere rificado el premio. By then, I will have raffled the prize. | |
| Tú | hubieres rificado | Si tú hubieres rificado, ganarías mucho. If you will have raffled, you will have won a lot. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere rificado | Es posible que él hubiere rificado antes de irse. He might have raffled before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos rificado | Nosotros hubiéremos rificado si hubiéramos tenido tiempo. We will have raffled if we had had time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis rificado | Vosotros hubiereis rificado en la próxima semana. You all will have raffled next week. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren rificado | Ellos hubieren rificado si el evento continúa. They will have raffled if the event continues. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | rifa | ¡Rifa ese boleto ahora! Win that ticket now! | |
| Tú | rifa | ¡Rifa en la rifa, por favor! Win in the raffle, please! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | rife | ¡Rife esa oportunidad ya! Win that opportunity now! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | rifemos | ¡Rifemos para divertirnos! Let's win to have fun! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | rifad | ¡Rifad los premios rápidamente! Win the prizes quickly! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rifen | ¡Rifen en la lotería esta noche! Win in the lottery tonight! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no rifo | No rifo en los juegos de azar. I don't gamble in the games of chance. | |
| Tú | no rifes | No rifes tu dinero en eso. Don't gamble your money on that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no rife | Él no rife en las apuestas. He doesn't gamble on bets. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no rifemos | No rifemos en esta ocasión. Let's not gamble this time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no riféis | No riféis en esas carreras. Don't gamble on those races. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no rifen | Ellos no rifen en los casinos. They don't gamble in casinos. |
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