to gather, to bring together
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Reúno a la familia en Navidad.
I bring the family together at Christmas.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Reunieron dinero para la operación.
They raised money for the operation.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuela reunía a todos los domingos.
My grandmother would gather everyone on Sundays.
Futuro · What will happen
Reuniremos a los vecinos en la plaza.
We'll gather the neighbors in the square.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo reuniría a todos antes de decidir.
I'd bring everyone together before deciding.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Hemos reunido suficiente dinero.
We've gathered enough money.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella ya había reunido todos los papeles.
She had already gathered all the papers.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para mayo habremos reunido el dinero para el viaje.
By May we will have saved up the money for the trip.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo habría reunido a toda la familia.
I would have brought the whole family together.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que reúnas todos los documentos.
I want you to gather all the documents.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que reuniera a los niños.
I asked her to gather the kids.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedimos que reuniesen las firmas.
We asked them to collect the signatures.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que haya reunido a la familia.
I'm glad she has brought the family together.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos reunido más dinero, habríamos viajado.
If we had saved up more money, we would have traveled.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Reúne a los niños para la foto.
Gather the kids for the picture.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.