Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | bregar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | bregando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar bregando. |
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.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | bregar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | bregando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar bregando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | brego | Yo brego con esas cajas pesadas.I struggle with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | bregas | Normalmente, tú bregas con el ordenador viejo.You usually struggle with the old computer. |
| él | brega | Hoy, la madre del turno de noche brega con tres niños pequeños.Today, the mother on the night shift struggles with three small children. |
| nosotros | bregamos | A veces, nosotros bregamos con las facturas del mes.At times, we struggle with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | bregáis | Ahora, vosotros bregáis con la puerta atascada.Right now, you all struggle with the stuck door. |
| ellos | bregan | 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. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he bregado | Este año, yo he bregado con esas cajas pesadas.This year, I have struggled with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | has bregado | Últimamente, tú has bregado con el ordenador viejo.Lately, you have struggled with the old computer. |
| él | ha 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. |
| nosotros | hemos bregado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos bregado con las facturas del mes.So far, we have struggled with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | habéis bregado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis bregado con la puerta atascada.This term, you all have struggled with the stuck door. |
| ellos | han 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. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bregué | Ayer, yo bregué con esas cajas pesadas.Yesterday, I struggled with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | bregaste | Hace un rato, tú bregaste con el ordenador viejo.A little while ago, you struggled with the old computer. |
| él | bregó | 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. |
| nosotros | bregamos | Anoche, nosotros bregamos con las facturas del mes.Last night, we struggled with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | bregasteis | El sábado, vosotros bregasteis con la puerta atascada.On Saturday, you all struggled with the stuck door. |
| ellos | bregaron | 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. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bregaba | Antes, yo bregaba con esas cajas pesadas.Before, I used to struggle with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | bregabas | Por entonces, tú bregabas con el ordenador viejo.Back then, you used to struggle with the old computer. |
| él | bregaba | 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. |
| nosotros | bregábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros bregábamos con las facturas del mes.When that was normal, we used to struggle with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | bregabais | Hace años, vosotros bregabais con la puerta atascada.Years ago, you all used to struggle with the stuck door. |
| ellos | bregaban | 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. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había bregado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había bregado con esas cajas pesadas.When you arrived, I had already struggled with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | habías bregado | Para entonces, tú ya habías bregado con el ordenador viejo.By then, you had already struggled with the old computer. |
| él | había 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. |
| nosotros | habíamos 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. |
| vosotros | habíais 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. |
| ellos | habían 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. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube bregado | Apenas yo hube bregado con esas cajas pesadas, todo cambió.As soon as I had struggled with those heavy boxes, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste bregado | En cuanto tú hubiste bregado con el ordenador viejo, se notó.The moment you had struggled with the old computer, it showed. |
| él | hubo 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. |
| nosotros | hubimos 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. |
| vosotros | hubisteis 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. |
| ellos | hubieron 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. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bregaré | Mañana, yo bregaré con esas cajas pesadas.Tomorrow, I will struggle with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | bregarás | Dentro de poco, tú bregarás con el ordenador viejo.Soon, you will struggle with the old computer. |
| él | bregará | 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. |
| nosotros | bregaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros bregaremos con las facturas del mes.Next week, we will struggle with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | bregaréis | Pronto, vosotros bregaréis con la puerta atascada.Before long, you all will struggle with the stuck door. |
| ellos | bregarán | 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. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré bregado | Para entonces, yo ya habré bregado con esas cajas pesadas.By then, I will already have struggled with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | habrá 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. |
| nosotros | habremos bregado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos bregado con las facturas del mes.By tomorrow, we will already have struggled with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | habréis bregado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis bregado con la puerta atascada.Before leaving, you all will already have struggled with the stuck door. |
| ellos | habrán 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. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bregaría | En un caso así, yo bregaría con esas cajas pesadas.In a case like that, I would struggle with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | bregaría | 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. |
| nosotros | bregaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros bregaríamos con las facturas del mes.With that outlook, we would struggle with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | bregaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros bregaríais con la puerta atascada.If it came to that, you all would struggle with the stuck door. |
| ellos | bregarían | 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. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría bregado | En otro momento, yo habría bregado con esas cajas pesadas.At another moment, I would have struggled with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | habría 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. |
| nosotros | habríamos bregado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos bregado con las facturas del mes.With that turn, we would have struggled with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | habríais bregado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais bregado con la puerta atascada.At that point, you all would have struggled with the stuck door. |
| ellos | habrían 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. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bregue | Es mejor que yo bregue con esas cajas pesadas.It is better that I struggle with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | bregues | Hace falta que tú bregues con el ordenador viejo.It is necessary that you struggle with the old computer. |
| él | bregue | 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. |
| nosotros | breguemos | Importa que nosotros breguemos con las facturas del mes.It matters that we struggle with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | breguéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros breguéis con la puerta atascada.It may help if you all struggle with the stuck door. |
| ellos | breguen | 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. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya bregado | Ojalá yo haya bregado con esas cajas pesadas.Hopefully I have struggled with those heavy boxes. |
| tú | hayas bregado | Puede que tú ya hayas bregado con el ordenador viejo.Maybe you already have struggled with the old computer. |
| él | haya 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. |
| nosotros | hayamos bregado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos bregado con las facturas del mes.Maybe we already have struggled with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | hayáis bregado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis bregado con la puerta atascada.It is likely that you all have struggled with the stuck door. |
| ellos | hayan 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. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bregara | Si yo bregara con esas cajas pesadas, se notaría enseguida.If I struggled with those heavy boxes, it would show right away. |
| tú | bregaras | Si tú bregaras con el ordenador viejo, costaría ocultarlo.If you struggled with the old computer, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | bregara | 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. |
| nosotros | bregáramos | 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. |
| vosotros | bregarais | Si vosotros bregarais con la puerta atascada, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all struggled with the stuck door, the mood would change. |
| ellos | bregaran | 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. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiera 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. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos 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. |
| vosotros | hubierais 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. |
| ellos | hubieran 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. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | bregare | Si yo bregare con esas cajas pesadas, se notará enseguida.If I struggle with those heavy boxes, it will show right away. |
| tú | bregares | Si tú bregares con el ordenador viejo, costará ignorarlo.If you struggle with the old computer, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | bregare | 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. |
| nosotros | bregáremos | 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. |
| vosotros | bregareis | Si vosotros bregareis con la puerta atascada, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all struggle with the stuck door, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | bregaren | 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. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere bregado | Cuando yo hubiere bregado con esas cajas pesadas, ya se notará.When I have struggled with those heavy boxes, it will already show. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiere 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. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos 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. |
| vosotros | hubiereis 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. |
| ellos | hubieren 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. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | brega | brega con el ordenador viejo.Struggle with the old computer. |
| él | bregue | Que la madre del turno de noche bregue con tres niños pequeños.Let the mother on the night shift struggle with three small children. |
| nosotros | breguemos | breguemos con las facturas del mes.Struggle with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | bregad | bregad con la puerta atascada.Struggle with the stuck door. |
| ellos | breguen | 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. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no bregues | No no bregues con el ordenador viejo.Do not struggle with the old computer. |
| él | no 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. |
| nosotros | no breguemos | No no breguemos con las facturas del mes.Let us not struggle with this month's bills. |
| vosotros | no breguéis | No no breguéis con la puerta atascada.Do not struggle with the stuck door. |
| ellos | no 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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Yo ___ con esas cajas pesadas.
I struggle with those heavy boxes.
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
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