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Bregar conjugation

bregar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning struggle. In the present tense: yo brego, tú bregas, él/ella brega, nosotros bregamos, vosotros bregáis, ellos bregan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #2178-ARIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
bregar
Gerundio
bregando
Meaning
struggle
Pattern
Irregular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Conjugation tables

Bregar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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InfinitivobregarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiobregandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar bregando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yobrego
Yo brego con esas cajas pesadas.I struggle with those heavy boxes.
bregas
Normalmente, tú bregas con el ordenador viejo.You usually struggle with the old computer.
élbrega
Hoy, la madre del turno de noche brega con tres niños pequeños.Today, the mother on the night shift struggles with three small children.
nosotrosbregamos
A veces, nosotros bregamos con las facturas del mes.At times, we struggle with this month's bills.
vosotrosbregáis
Ahora, vosotros bregáis con la puerta atascada.Right now, you all struggle with the stuck door.
ellosbregan
Casi siempre, los vecinos del barro bregan con el agua hasta los tobillos.Most of the time, the neighbors in the mud struggle with water up to their ankles.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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yohe bregado
Este año, yo he bregado con esas cajas pesadas.This year, I have struggled with those heavy boxes.
has bregado
Últimamente, tú has bregado con el ordenador viejo.Lately, you have struggled with the old computer.
élha bregado
En estos meses, la madre del turno de noche ha bregado con tres niños pequeños.In these months, the mother on the night shift has struggled with three small children.
nosotroshemos bregado
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos bregado con las facturas del mes.So far, we have struggled with this month's bills.
vosotroshabéis bregado
En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis bregado con la puerta atascada.This term, you all have struggled with the stuck door.
elloshan bregado
En este tiempo, los vecinos del barro han bregado con el agua hasta los tobillos.During this time, the neighbors in the mud have struggled with water up to their ankles.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yobregué
Ayer, yo bregué con esas cajas pesadas.Yesterday, I struggled with those heavy boxes.
bregaste
Hace un rato, tú bregaste con el ordenador viejo.A little while ago, you struggled with the old computer.
élbregó
Esta mañana, la madre del turno de noche bregó con tres niños pequeños.This morning, the mother on the night shift struggled with three small children.
nosotrosbregamos
Anoche, nosotros bregamos con las facturas del mes.Last night, we struggled with this month's bills.
vosotrosbregasteis
El sábado, vosotros bregasteis con la puerta atascada.On Saturday, you all struggled with the stuck door.
ellosbregaron
Hace poco, los vecinos del barro bregaron con el agua hasta los tobillos.Not long ago, the neighbors in the mud struggled with water up to their ankles.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yobregaba
Antes, yo bregaba con esas cajas pesadas.Before, I used to struggle with those heavy boxes.
bregabas
Por entonces, tú bregabas con el ordenador viejo.Back then, you used to struggle with the old computer.
élbregaba
En esa época, la madre del turno de noche bregaba con tres niños pequeños.At that time, the mother on the night shift used to struggle with three small children.
nosotrosbregábamos
Cuando eso era normal, nosotros bregábamos con las facturas del mes.When that was normal, we used to struggle with this month's bills.
vosotrosbregabais
Hace años, vosotros bregabais con la puerta atascada.Years ago, you all used to struggle with the stuck door.
ellosbregaban
En aquellos días, los vecinos del barro bregaban con el agua hasta los tobillos.In those days, the neighbors in the mud used to struggle with water up to their ankles.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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yohabía bregado
Cuando llegaste, yo ya había bregado con esas cajas pesadas.When you arrived, I had already struggled with those heavy boxes.
habías bregado
Para entonces, tú ya habías bregado con el ordenador viejo.By then, you had already struggled with the old computer.
élhabía bregado
Al volver, la madre del turno de noche ya había bregado con tres niños pequeños.When we came back, the mother on the night shift had already struggled with three small children.
nosotroshabíamos bregado
Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos bregado con las facturas del mes.Before talking it through, we had already struggled with this month's bills.
vosotroshabíais bregado
Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais bregado con la puerta atascada.When you looked again, you all had already struggled with the stuck door.
elloshabían bregado
Para ese momento, los vecinos del barro ya habían bregado con el agua hasta los tobillos.By that moment, the neighbors in the mud had already struggled with water up to their ankles.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube bregado
Apenas yo hube bregado con esas cajas pesadas, todo cambió.As soon as I had struggled with those heavy boxes, everything changed.
hubiste bregado
En cuanto tú hubiste bregado con el ordenador viejo, se notó.The moment you had struggled with the old computer, it showed.
élhubo bregado
No bien la madre del turno de noche hubo bregado con tres niños pequeños, hubo ruido.As soon as the mother on the night shift had struggled with three small children, there was trouble.
nosotroshubimos bregado
Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos bregado con las facturas del mes, seguimos adelante.Once we had struggled with this month's bills, we moved on.
vosotroshubisteis bregado
Apenas vosotros hubisteis bregado con la puerta atascada, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had struggled with the stuck door, you checked the result.
elloshubieron bregado
En cuanto los vecinos del barro hubieron bregado con el agua hasta los tobillos, el ambiente cambió.The moment the neighbors in the mud had struggled with water up to their ankles, the mood changed.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yobregaré
Mañana, yo bregaré con esas cajas pesadas.Tomorrow, I will struggle with those heavy boxes.
bregarás
Dentro de poco, tú bregarás con el ordenador viejo.Soon, you will struggle with the old computer.
élbregará
Esta tarde, la madre del turno de noche bregará con tres niños pequeños.This afternoon, the mother on the night shift will struggle with three small children.
nosotrosbregaremos
La semana que viene, nosotros bregaremos con las facturas del mes.Next week, we will struggle with this month's bills.
vosotrosbregaréis
Pronto, vosotros bregaréis con la puerta atascada.Before long, you all will struggle with the stuck door.
ellosbregarán
Más adelante, los vecinos del barro bregarán con el agua hasta los tobillos.Later on, the neighbors in the mud will struggle with water up to their ankles.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré bregado
Para entonces, yo ya habré bregado con esas cajas pesadas.By then, I will already have struggled with those heavy boxes.
habrás bregado
Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás bregado con el ordenador viejo.Before closing time, you will already have struggled with the old computer.
élhabrá bregado
Al final del día, la madre del turno de noche ya habrá bregado con tres niños pequeños.By the end of the day, the mother on the night shift will already have struggled with three small children.
nosotroshabremos bregado
Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos bregado con las facturas del mes.By tomorrow, we will already have struggled with this month's bills.
vosotroshabréis bregado
Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis bregado con la puerta atascada.Before leaving, you all will already have struggled with the stuck door.
elloshabrán bregado
Para esa hora, los vecinos del barro ya habrán bregado con el agua hasta los tobillos.By that hour, the neighbors in the mud will already have struggled with water up to their ankles.

Condicional

Conditional

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yobregaría
En un caso así, yo bregaría con esas cajas pesadas.In a case like that, I would struggle with those heavy boxes.
bregarías
Con un poco más de tiempo, tú bregarías con el ordenador viejo.With a little more time, you would struggle with the old computer.
élbregaría
En esa situación, la madre del turno de noche bregaría con tres niños pequeños.In that situation, the mother on the night shift would struggle with three small children.
nosotrosbregaríamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros bregaríamos con las facturas del mes.With that outlook, we would struggle with this month's bills.
vosotrosbregaríais
Llegado el caso, vosotros bregaríais con la puerta atascada.If it came to that, you all would struggle with the stuck door.
ellosbregarían
En un día así, los vecinos del barro bregarían con el agua hasta los tobillos.On a day like that, the neighbors in the mud would struggle with water up to their ankles.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría bregado
En otro momento, yo habría bregado con esas cajas pesadas.At another moment, I would have struggled with those heavy boxes.
habrías bregado
Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías bregado con el ordenador viejo.With a little more margin, you would have struggled with the old computer.
élhabría bregado
A esas alturas, la madre del turno de noche habría bregado con tres niños pequeños.By then, the mother on the night shift would have struggled with three small children.
nosotroshabríamos bregado
Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos bregado con las facturas del mes.With that turn, we would have struggled with this month's bills.
vosotroshabríais bregado
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais bregado con la puerta atascada.At that point, you all would have struggled with the stuck door.
elloshabrían bregado
En ese punto, los vecinos del barro habrían bregado con el agua hasta los tobillos.From there, the neighbors in the mud would have struggled with water up to their ankles.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yobregue
Es mejor que yo bregue con esas cajas pesadas.It is better that I struggle with those heavy boxes.
bregues
Hace falta que tú bregues con el ordenador viejo.It is necessary that you struggle with the old computer.
élbregue
Conviene que la madre del turno de noche bregue con tres niños pequeños.It is wise that the mother on the night shift struggle with three small children.
nosotrosbreguemos
Importa que nosotros breguemos con las facturas del mes.It matters that we struggle with this month's bills.
vosotrosbreguéis
Puede ser útil que vosotros breguéis con la puerta atascada.It may help if you all struggle with the stuck door.
ellosbreguen
Es posible que los vecinos del barro breguen con el agua hasta los tobillos.It is possible that the neighbors in the mud struggle with water up to their ankles.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya bregado
Ojalá yo haya bregado con esas cajas pesadas.Hopefully I have struggled with those heavy boxes.
hayas bregado
Puede que tú ya hayas bregado con el ordenador viejo.Maybe you already have struggled with the old computer.
élhaya bregado
Tal vez la madre del turno de noche haya bregado con tres niños pequeños.Perhaps the mother on the night shift has struggled with three small children.
nosotroshayamos bregado
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos bregado con las facturas del mes.Maybe we already have struggled with this month's bills.
vosotroshayáis bregado
Es probable que vosotros hayáis bregado con la puerta atascada.It is likely that you all have struggled with the stuck door.
elloshayan bregado
Puede ser que los vecinos del barro ya hayan bregado con el agua hasta los tobillos.It may be that the neighbors in the mud already have struggled with water up to their ankles.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yobregara
Si yo bregara con esas cajas pesadas, se notaría enseguida.If I struggled with those heavy boxes, it would show right away.
bregaras
Si tú bregaras con el ordenador viejo, costaría ocultarlo.If you struggled with the old computer, it would be hard to hide.
élbregara
Si la madre del turno de noche bregara con tres niños pequeños, daría mucho que hablar.If the mother on the night shift struggled with three small children, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosbregáramos
Si nosotros bregáramos con las facturas del mes, todo iría por otro lado.If we struggled with this month's bills, everything would go another way.
vosotrosbregarais
Si vosotros bregarais con la puerta atascada, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all struggled with the stuck door, the mood would change.
ellosbregaran
Si los vecinos del barro bregaran con el agua hasta los tobillos, la escena sería otra.If the neighbors in the mud struggled with water up to their ankles, the whole scene would be different.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera bregado
Si yo hubiera bregado con esas cajas pesadas, aún se recordaría.If I had struggled with those heavy boxes, it would still be remembered.
hubieras bregado
Si tú hubieras bregado con el ordenador viejo, eso habría dejado marca.If you had struggled with the old computer, that would have left a mark.
élhubiera bregado
Si la madre del turno de noche hubiera bregado con tres niños pequeños, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the mother on the night shift had struggled with three small children, people would still be talking about it.
nosotroshubiéramos bregado
Si nosotros hubiéramos bregado con las facturas del mes, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had struggled with this month's bills, the day would have gone another way.
vosotroshubierais bregado
Si vosotros hubierais bregado con la puerta atascada, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had struggled with the stuck door, the change would have shown earlier.
elloshubieran bregado
Si los vecinos del barro hubieran bregado con el agua hasta los tobillos, nada habría quedado igual.If the neighbors in the mud had struggled with water up to their ankles, nothing would have stayed the same.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yobregare
Si yo bregare con esas cajas pesadas, se notará enseguida.If I struggle with those heavy boxes, it will show right away.
bregares
Si tú bregares con el ordenador viejo, costará ignorarlo.If you struggle with the old computer, it will be hard to ignore.
élbregare
Si la madre del turno de noche bregare con tres niños pequeños, dará mucho que hablar.If the mother on the night shift struggles with three small children, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosbregáremos
Si nosotros bregáremos con las facturas del mes, todo irá por otro camino.If we struggle with this month's bills, everything will go another way.
vosotrosbregareis
Si vosotros bregareis con la puerta atascada, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all struggle with the stuck door, the mood will change fast.
ellosbregaren
Si los vecinos del barro bregaren con el agua hasta los tobillos, la escena será distinta.If the neighbors in the mud struggle with water up to their ankles, the whole scene will be different.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere bregado
Cuando yo hubiere bregado con esas cajas pesadas, ya se notará.When I have struggled with those heavy boxes, it will already show.
hubieres bregado
En cuanto tú hubieres bregado con el ordenador viejo, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have struggled with the old computer, it will be hard not to see.
élhubiere bregado
Cuando la madre del turno de noche hubiere bregado con tres niños pequeños, se verá de inmediato.When the mother on the night shift has struggled with three small children, it will show at once.
nosotroshubiéremos bregado
Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos bregado con las facturas del mes, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have struggled with this month's bills, everything will move differently.
vosotroshubiereis bregado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis bregado con la puerta atascada, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have struggled with the stuck door, the mood will sound different.
elloshubieren bregado
En cuanto los vecinos del barro hubieren bregado con el agua hasta los tobillos, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the neighbors in the mud have struggled with water up to their ankles, the change will be clear.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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brega
brega con el ordenador viejo.Struggle with the old computer.
élbregue
Que la madre del turno de noche bregue con tres niños pequeños.Let the mother on the night shift struggle with three small children.
nosotrosbreguemos
breguemos con las facturas del mes.Struggle with this month's bills.
vosotrosbregad
bregad con la puerta atascada.Struggle with the stuck door.
ellosbreguen
Que los vecinos del barro breguen con el agua hasta los tobillos.Let the neighbors in the mud struggle with water up to their ankles.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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yo-
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no bregues
No no bregues con el ordenador viejo.Do not struggle with the old computer.
élno bregue
Que la madre del turno de noche no no bregue con tres niños pequeños.Let the mother on the night shift not struggle with three small children.
nosotrosno breguemos
No no breguemos con las facturas del mes.Let us not struggle with this month's bills.
vosotrosno breguéis
No no breguéis con la puerta atascada.Do not struggle with the stuck door.
ellosno breguen
Que los vecinos del barro no no breguen con el agua hasta los tobillos.Let the neighbors in the mud not struggle with water up to their ankles.
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Practice bregar

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Presenteyo

Yo ___ con esas cajas pesadas.

I struggle with those heavy boxes.

Need grammar help?How to form Presente

Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'bregar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'bregar' means to struggle. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is bregar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Yes, bregar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
How do you conjugate bregar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of bregar: yo brego, tú bregas, él/ella/usted brega, nosotros bregamos, vosotros bregáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bregan.
How do you conjugate bregar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of bregar: yo bregué, tú bregaste, él/ella/usted bregó, nosotros bregamos, vosotros bregasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bregaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of bregar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of bregar: yo bregaba, tú bregabas, él/ella/usted bregaba, nosotros bregábamos, vosotros bregabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes bregaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of bregar?
The past participle of bregar is 'bregado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he bregado' (I have struggleed), 'has bregado', 'ha bregado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of bregar?
The gerundio of bregar is 'bregando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy bregando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.