What does 'refugiar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'refugiar' means to shelter / take refuge. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is refugiar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Refugiar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate refugiar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of refugiar: yo refugio, tú refugias, él/ella/usted refugia, nosotros refugiamos, vosotros refugiáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes refugian.

How do you conjugate refugiar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of refugiar: yo refugié, tú refugiaste, él/ella/usted refugió, nosotros refugiamos, vosotros refugiasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes refugiaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of refugiar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of refugiar: yo refugiaba, tú refugiabas, él/ella/usted refugiaba, nosotros refugiábamos, vosotros refugiabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes refugiaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of refugiar?

The past participle of refugiar is 'refugiado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he refugiado' (I have shelter / take refugeed), 'has refugiado', 'ha refugiado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of refugiar?

The gerundio of refugiar is 'refugiando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy refugiando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Refugiar conjugation

refugiar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning shelter / take refuge. In the present tense: yo refugio, tú refugias, él/ella refugia, nosotros refugiamos, vosotros refugiáis, ellos refugian. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: refugiar
Gerundio: refugiando
Meaning: shelter / take refuge
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Conjugation tables

Refugiar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	refugiar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	refugiando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar refugiando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	refugio	refugio a los animales abandonados en mi casa.I shelter abandoned animals in my home.
tú	refugias	refugias a tu familia de la lluvia bajo el paraguas.You shelter your family from the rain under the umbrella.
él	refugia	refugia a los más vulnerables en su organización.He shelters the most vulnerable in his organisation.
nosotros	refugiamos	refugiamos a las personas desplazadas en nuestro centro.We shelter displaced people in our centre.
vosotros	refugiáis	refugiáis a los inmigrantes que llegan sin recursos.You all shelter immigrants who arrive with no resources.
ellos	refugian	refugian a los náufragos en la estación de rescate.They shelter the shipwreck survivors at the rescue station.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he refugiado	He he refugiado a mis amigos durante la tormenta.I have sheltered my friends during the storm.
tú	has refugiado	Has has refugiado a ese gato callejero esta semana.You have sheltered that stray cat this week.
él	ha refugiado	Ha ha refugiado a numerosas familias en su albergue.He has sheltered numerous families in his shelter.
nosotros	hemos refugiado	Hemos hemos refugiado a cien personas este invierno.We have sheltered a hundred people this winter.
vosotros	habéis refugiado	Habéis habéis refugiado a varios refugiados en vuestro hogar.You all have sheltered several refugees in your home.
ellos	han refugiado	Han han refugiado a miles de desplazados este año.They have sheltered thousands of displaced people this year.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	refugié	refugié a mi vecina durante el terremoto.I sheltered my neighbour during the earthquake.
tú	refugiaste	refugiaste a los perros perdidos en el temporal.You sheltered the lost dogs in the storm.
él	refugió	refugió a toda la familia en su sótano.He sheltered the whole family in his basement.
nosotros	refugiamos	refugiamos a los damnificados en el polideportivo.We sheltered the victims in the sports centre.
vosotros	refugiasteis	refugiasteis a los viajeros varados en vuestro albergue.You all sheltered the stranded travellers in your hostel.
ellos	refugiaron	refugiaron a los civiles en las iglesias durante el conflicto.They sheltered civilians in churches during the conflict.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	refugiaba	refugiaba a mi perro de las tormentas cada noche.I used to shelter my dog from the storms every night.
tú	refugiabas	refugiabas a los pájaros heridos que encontrabas.You used to shelter the injured birds you found.
él	refugiaba	refugiaba a quienes lo necesitaban sin pedir nada.He used to shelter those who needed it without asking anything.
nosotros	refugiábamos	refugiábamos a los sin techo durante el invierno.We used to shelter the homeless during winter.
vosotros	refugiabais	refugiabais a los animales en vuestro refugio.You all used to shelter animals in your sanctuary.
ellos	refugiaban	refugiaban a los refugiados en campamentos provisionales.They used to shelter refugees in temporary camps.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había refugiado	Ya había había refugiado a tres familias antes de que llegara la ayuda.I had already sheltered three families before help arrived.
tú	habías refugiado	Habías habías refugiado al gato antes de que empezara la lluvia.You had sheltered the cat before the rain started.
él	había refugiado	Había había refugiado a los heridos antes de que llegara la ambulancia.He had sheltered the injured before the ambulance arrived.
nosotros	habíamos refugiado	Habíamos habíamos refugiado a cientos de personas ese invierno.We had sheltered hundreds of people that winter.
vosotros	habíais refugiado	Habíais habíais refugiado a los turistas antes del ciclón.You all had sheltered the tourists before the cyclone.
ellos	habían refugiado	Habían habían refugiado a los civiles antes del bombardeo.They had sheltered the civilians before the bombing.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube refugiado	Hube hube refugiado a los niños cuando sonaron las sirenas.I had sheltered the children when the sirens sounded.
tú	hubiste refugiado	Hubiste hubiste refugiado a tu familia en cuanto empezó el huracán.You had sheltered your family as soon as the hurricane started.
él	hubo refugiado	Hubo hubo refugiado a todos los empleados antes del incendio.He had sheltered all the employees before the fire.
nosotros	hubimos refugiado	Hubimos hubimos refugiado a los viajeros tan pronto como llegaron.We had sheltered the travellers as soon as they arrived.
vosotros	hubisteis refugiado	Hubisteis hubisteis refugiado a los animales al ver la tormenta.You all had sheltered the animals when you saw the storm.
ellos	hubieron refugiado	Hubieron hubieron refugiado a los civiles antes de la evacuación.They had sheltered the civilians before the evacuation.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	refugiaré	refugiaré a los voluntarios durante la expedición.I will shelter the volunteers during the expedition.
tú	refugiarás	refugiarás a los perros callejeros en tu nueva casa.You will shelter stray dogs in your new home.
él	refugiará	refugiará a los damnificados en su gimnasio.He will shelter the victims in his gymnasium.
nosotros	refugiaremos	refugiaremos a los migrantes que lleguen esta semana.We will shelter the migrants who arrive this week.
vosotros	refugiaréis	refugiaréis a los excursionistas en vuestro albergue.You all will shelter the hikers in your hostel.
ellos	refugiarán	refugiarán a las víctimas del desastre natural.They will shelter the victims of the natural disaster.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré refugiado	Para el anochecer habré habré refugiado a todos los heridos.By nightfall I will have sheltered all the injured.
tú	habrás refugiado	Habrás habrás refugiado a los animales antes de la nevada.You will have sheltered the animals before the snowfall.
él	habrá refugiado	Habrá habrá refugiado a las familias antes de la tormenta.He will have sheltered the families before the storm.
nosotros	habremos refugiado	Habremos habremos refugiado a cien personas para el lunes.We will have sheltered a hundred people by Monday.
vosotros	habréis refugiado	Habréis habréis refugiado a todos los visitantes antes del mediodía.You all will have sheltered all the visitors before noon.
ellos	habrán refugiado	Habrán habrán refugiado a los evacuados antes de que anochezca.They will have sheltered the evacuees before nightfall.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	refugiaría	refugiaría a más personas si tuviera más espacio.I would shelter more people if I had more space.
tú	refugiarías	¿refugiarías a un refugiado en tu casa?Would you shelter a refugee in your home?
él	refugiaría	refugiaría a todos si sus recursos lo permitieran.He would shelter everyone if his resources allowed it.
nosotros	refugiaríamos	refugiaríamos a más familias si tuviéramos financiación.We would shelter more families if we had funding.
vosotros	refugiaríais	refugiaríais a los animales heridos si los encontrarais.You all would shelter the injured animals if you found them.
ellos	refugiarían	refugiarían a más migrantes si el gobierno lo autorizara.They would shelter more migrants if the government authorised it.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría refugiado	Habría habría refugiado a más niños si hubiera tenido medios.I would have sheltered more children if I had had the means.
tú	habrías refugiado	Habrías habrías refugiado al gato si lo hubieras visto.You would have sheltered the cat if you had seen it.
él	habría refugiado	Habría habría refugiado a la familia si hubiera tenido espacio.He would have sheltered the family if he had had space.
nosotros	habríamos refugiado	Habríamos habríamos refugiado a más personas si nos lo hubieran pedido.We would have sheltered more people if they had asked us.
vosotros	habríais refugiado	Habríais habríais refugiado a los viajeros si los hubierais encontrado.You all would have sheltered the travellers if you had found them.
ellos	habrían refugiado	Habrían habrían refugiado a más víctimas con más recursos.They would have sheltered more victims with more resources.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	refugiare	Si algún día refugiare a alguien, lo haré con todo.If I ever shelter someone, I will do it wholeheartedly.
tú	refugiares	Cuando refugiares a alguien, respeta su privacidad.When you shelter someone, respect their privacy.
él	refugiare	Si refugiare a los necesitados, recibirá apoyo.If he shelters those in need, he will receive support.
nosotros	refugiáremos	Cuando refugiáremos a los damnificados, lo comunicaremos.When we shelter the victims, we will report it.
vosotros	refugiareis	Si refugiareis a los viajeros, avisad a las autoridades.If you all shelter the travellers, notify the authorities.
ellos	refugiaren	Cuando refugiaren a los evacuados, llegará la ayuda.When they shelter the evacuees, help will arrive.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no refugies	No no refugies a delincuentes en tu casa.Don't shelter criminals in your home.
él	no refugie	No no refugie a nadie sin verificar su identidad.Let him not shelter anyone without verifying their identity.
nosotros	no refugiemos	No no refugiemos a personas sin avisar a las autoridades.Let's not shelter people without notifying the authorities.
vosotros	no refugiéis	No no refugiéis a nadie que ponga en riesgo al grupo.Don't shelter anyone who puts the group at risk.
ellos	no refugien	No no refugien a individuos peligrosos sin protocolo.Let them not shelter dangerous individuals without protocol.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	refugie	La organización pide que refugie a los necesitados.The organisation asks that I shelter those in need.
tú	refugies	Espero que refugies a esa familia sin hogar.I hope you shelter that homeless family.
él	refugie	Es necesario que refugie a los damnificados hoy.It is necessary that he shelter the victims today.
nosotros	refugiemos	El alcalde pide que refugiemos a los evacuados.The mayor asks that we shelter the evacuees.
vosotros	refugiéis	Os piden que refugiéis a los viajeros varados.They ask you all to shelter the stranded travellers.
ellos	refugien	Es urgente que refugien a los heridos del accidente.It is urgent that they shelter the injured from the accident.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya refugiado	No creo que haya haya refugiado a suficientes personas.I don't think I have sheltered enough people.
tú	hayas refugiado	Espero que hayas hayas refugiado bien a esa familia.I hope you have sheltered that family well.
él	haya refugiado	Me alegra que haya haya refugiado a los niños.I am glad he has sheltered the children.
nosotros	hayamos refugiado	Ojalá hayamos hayamos refugiado a todos los afectados.Hopefully we have sheltered all those affected.
vosotros	hayáis refugiado	Es bueno que hayáis hayáis refugiado a los voluntarios.It is good that you all have sheltered the volunteers.
ellos	hayan refugiado	Es probable que hayan hayan refugiado a los desplazados.It is likely they have sheltered the displaced people.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	refugiara	La Cruz Roja pedía que refugiara a más personas.The Red Cross asked that I shelter more people.
tú	refugiaras	Te pedí que refugiaras al perro durante la lluvia.I asked you to shelter the dog during the rain.
él	refugiara	Era esencial que refugiara a los civiles.It was essential that he shelter the civilians.
nosotros	refugiáramos	Nos pidieron que refugiáramos a los refugiados.They asked us to shelter the refugees.
vosotros	refugiarais	Esperaban que refugiarais a las familias necesitadas.They hoped you all would shelter the families in need.
ellos	refugiaran	Era necesario que refugiaran a los heridos de guerra.It was necessary that they shelter the war wounded.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera refugiado	Ojalá hubiera hubiera refugiado a más personas aquel invierno.I wish I had sheltered more people that winter.
tú	hubieras refugiado	Si hubieras hubieras refugiado al gato, no habría muerto.If you had sheltered the cat, it would not have died.
él	hubiera refugiado	Era una lástima que no hubiera hubiera refugiado a la familia.It was a shame he had not sheltered the family.
nosotros	hubiéramos refugiado	Ojalá hubiéramos hubiéramos refugiado a más víctimas.I wish we had sheltered more victims.
vosotros	hubierais refugiado	Si hubierais hubierais refugiado a los animales, estarían bien.If you all had sheltered the animals, they would be fine.
ellos	hubieran refugiado	Era necesario que hubieran hubieran refugiado a los evacuados antes.It was necessary that they had sheltered the evacuees before.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere refugiado	Cuando hubiere hubiere refugiado a todos, descansaré.When I have sheltered everyone, I will rest.
tú	hubieres refugiado	Si hubieres hubieres refugiado al animal, podrás irte.If you have sheltered the animal, you will be able to leave.
él	hubiere refugiado	Cuando hubiere hubiere refugiado a los heridos, llegará la ayuda.When he has sheltered the injured, help will arrive.
nosotros	hubiéremos refugiado	Cuando hubiéremos hubiéremos refugiado a todos, cerraremos el albergue.When we have sheltered everyone, we will close the shelter.
vosotros	hubiereis refugiado	Si hubiereis hubiereis refugiado a los viajeros, avisad.If you all have sheltered the travellers, let us know.
ellos	hubieren refugiado	Cuando hubieren hubieren refugiado a las familias, darán el informe.When they have sheltered the families, they will give the report.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	refugia	refugia a ese niño del frío ahora mismo.Shelter that child from the cold right now.
él	refugie	refugie a los heridos en el edificio más cercano.Let him shelter the injured in the nearest building.
nosotros	refugiemos	refugiemos a todos los que lleguen esta noche.Let's shelter all those who arrive tonight.
vosotros	refugid	refugid a los animales antes de la tormenta.Shelter the animals before the storm.
ellos	refugien	refugien a los desplazados en los colegios.Let them shelter the displaced in the schools.

Refugiar conjugation

Refugiar across the MuyVerbs tense system

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Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

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Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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