Rehogar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb rehogar means to sauté lightly, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Rehogar is a spelling-changing -ar (g → gu before e) verb, so the tables below show you exactly how it behaves in every tense. It has a spelling change (g → gu before e), which keeps the pronunciation of the stem the same when the ending changes. On this page you will find the full conjugation of rehogar in all thirteen tenses, notes on when to use each one, example sentences, the mistakes learners make most often, a ten-question quiz and answers to the questions students ask about this verb. For example, in the present tense you say Yo rehogo la cebolla — "I sauté lightly the onion" — and in the preterite you say Yo rehogué en aceite — "I sautéed lightly in oil". Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: rehogar
- English: to sauté lightly
- Verb type: spelling-changing -ar (g → gu before e) verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: rehogando
- Past participle: rehogado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + rehogado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for rehogar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for rehogar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Gerund: rehogando · Past participle: rehogado
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | rehogo |
| tú | rehogas |
| él/ella/Ud. | rehoga |
| nosotros/as | rehogamos |
| vosotros/as | rehogáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | rehogan |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | rehogué |
| tú | rehogaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | rehogó |
| nosotros/as | rehogamos |
| vosotros/as | rehogasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | rehogaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | rehogaba |
| tú | rehogabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | rehogaba |
| nosotros/as | rehogábamos |
| vosotros/as | rehogabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | rehogaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | rehogaré |
| tú | rehogarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | rehogará |
| nosotros/as | rehogaremos |
| vosotros/as | rehogaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | rehogarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | rehogaría |
| tú | rehogarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | rehogaría |
| nosotros/as | rehogaríamos |
| vosotros/as | rehogaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | rehogarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he rehogado |
| tú | has rehogado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha rehogado |
| nosotros/as | hemos rehogado |
| vosotros/as | habéis rehogado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han rehogado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había rehogado |
| tú | habías rehogado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había rehogado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos rehogado |
| vosotros/as | habíais rehogado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían rehogado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré rehogado |
| tú | habrás rehogado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá rehogado |
| nosotros/as | habremos rehogado |
| vosotros/as | habréis rehogado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán rehogado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría rehogado |
| tú | habrías rehogado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría rehogado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos rehogado |
| vosotros/as | habríais rehogado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían rehogado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | rehogue |
| tú | rehogues |
| él/ella/Ud. | rehogue |
| nosotros/as | rehoguemos |
| vosotros/as | rehoguéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | rehoguen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | rehogara |
| tú | rehogaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | rehogara |
| nosotros/as | rehogáramos |
| vosotros/as | rehogarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | rehogaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | rehoga |
| él/ella/Ud. | rehogue |
| nosotros/as | rehoguemos |
| vosotros/as | rehogad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | rehoguen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | rehogues |
| él/ella/Ud. | rehogue |
| nosotros/as | rehoguemos |
| vosotros/as | rehoguéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | rehoguen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | rehogando | with estar for the progressive: estoy rehogando |
| Past participle | rehogado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he rehogado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. It is the tense you will use most often in everyday conversation, for habits with words like todos los días and for statements that are true in general. For rehogar, the present indicative looks like this in a real sentence: Yo rehogo en aceite — "I sauté lightly in oil". Learn the present indicative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions in the past — things that started and ended, often with time words like ayer, anoche or la semana pasada. The preterite moves a story forward, one completed event at a time. For rehogar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Yo rehogué el ajo — "I sautéed lightly the garlic". Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense. Spelling change in the preterite: the yo form is rehogué (g → gu before e), so the sound of the stem stays the same.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with words like antes, de niño or mientras. It describes how things used to be, not one finished event. For rehogar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo rehogaba la cebolla — "I used to sauté lightly the onion". Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. It talks about what will happen, not what is happening now. For rehogar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Yo rehogaré en aceite — "I will sauté lightly in oil". Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often in si clauses. It softens a request and describes imagined situations. For rehogar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Yo rehogaría el ajo — "I would sauté lightly the garlic". Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. It connects the past with the present moment. For rehogar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo he rehogado la cebolla — "I have sautéed lightly the onion". Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. It is the past of the past, and it usually appears with antes de or ya. For rehogar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo había rehogado en aceite — "I had sautéed lightly in oil". Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time, often with para mañana or para el viernes. For rehogar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo habré rehogado el ajo — "I will have sautéed lightly the garlic". Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. It looks back at a past that never happened. For rehogar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo habría rehogado la cebolla — "I would have sautéed lightly the onion". Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. The subjunctive does not state a fact; it states an attitude towards the action. For rehogar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él rehogue en aceite — "I hope he sautés lightly in oil". Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense. The subjunctive keeps the spelling change: rehogue, rehogues, rehogue all show g → gu before e, just like the preterite yo form.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For rehogar, the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) looks like this in a real sentence: Si yo rehogara el ajo, todo cambiaría — "If I sautéed lightly the garlic, everything would change". Learn the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. It tells someone to do something, and it has no yo form. For rehogar, the imperative (affirmative) looks like this in a real sentence: Rehogue la cebolla — "Let him sauté lightly the onion". Learn the imperative (affirmative) forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. It uses the subjunctive forms, so it looks different from the affirmative commands. For rehogar, the imperative (negative) looks like this in a real sentence: No rehogues en aceite — "Don't sauté lightly in oil". Learn the imperative (negative) forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with rehogar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Yo rehogo el ajo — "I sauté lightly the garlic"
- Él rehoga la cebolla — "He sautés lightly the onion"
- Yo rehogué en aceite — "I sautéed lightly in oil"
- Yo rehogaba el ajo — "I used to sauté lightly the garlic"
- Tú rehogarás la cebolla — "You will sauté lightly the onion"
- Yo rehogaría en aceite — "I would sauté lightly in oil"
- Él ha rehogado el ajo — "He has sautéed lightly the garlic"
- Espero que él rehogue la cebolla — "I hope he sautés lightly the onion"
- Yo había rehogado en aceite — "I had sautéed lightly in oil"
- Ellos rehogaban el ajo — "They used to sauté lightly the garlic"
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Ellos rehoga la cebolla — Right: Ellos rehogan la cebolla — Ellos needs the ellos form rehogan. The singular rehoga belongs with él, ella or a singular noun.
- Wrong: Ayer, yo rehogo — Right: Ayer, yo rehogué — The present tense cannot describe a finished action yesterday. Ayer forces the preterite, so the form must change to rehogué, with the spelling change g → gu before e.
- Wrong: De niño, yo rehogué todos los días. — Right: Todos los días, yo rehogaba — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (rehogaba), not the preterite. The preterite (rehogué) is for one finished action.
- Wrong: Yo soy rehogado en aceite. — Right: Yo he rehogado en aceite. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he rehogado, has rehogado, ha rehogado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: Espero que él rehoga la cebolla. — Right: Espero que él rehogue la cebolla. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: rehogue. The indicative rehoga is wrong here.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on rehogar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la cebolla. (present tense) A. rehogaban B. rehogues C. rehogarás D. rehogo
Complete the sentence: Él ___ la cebolla. (preterite) A. rehogó B. habrán rehogado C. habremos rehogado D. habíais rehogado
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ la cebolla. (imperfect) A. rehogarías B. rehogaban C. había rehogado D. rehogábamos
Complete the sentence: Tú ___ la cebolla. (future) A. habría rehogado B. rehogará C. rehoguen D. rehogarás
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la cebolla. (conditional) A. rehogaría B. rehogabas C. rehogó D. rehogarás
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ la cebolla. (present subjunctive) A. rehogarían B. rehogue C. rehogo D. rehogábamos
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ la cebolla, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. rehogara B. rehogas C. habíamos rehogado D. rehoguéis
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ la cebolla. (present perfect) A. hemos rehogado B. habéis rehogado C. rehogó D. rehogara
Complete the command: No ___ la cebolla. (negative imperative, tú) A. rehogues B. rehoguemos C. rehoguéis D. rehoguen
Which is the gerund of rehogar, used with estar for the progressive? A. rehogando B. rehogué C. rehogo D. rehogaba
Answer key
- rehogo — The yo present tense of rehogar is rehogo.
- rehogó — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of rehogar is rehogó.
- rehogábamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of rehogar is rehogábamos.
- rehogarás — The tú future of rehogar is rehogarás.
- rehogaría — The yo conditional of rehogar is rehogaría.
- rehogue — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of rehogar is rehogue.
- rehogara — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of rehogar is rehogara.
- hemos rehogado — The nosotros/as present perfect of rehogar is hemos rehogado.
- rehogues — The negative tú imperative uses the present subjunctive form with no before it: rehogues.
- rehogando — The gerund of rehogar is rehogando: estoy rehogando. The participle rehogado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does rehogar mean in English?
Rehogar means to sauté lightly. It is used in everyday situations such as Yo rehogo la cebolla. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is rehogar regular?
Mostly. Rehogar follows the regular -ar endings, but it has a spelling change (g → gu before e). The tables on this page show every form, so you can see exactly where the spelling changes.
What is the gerund and the past participle of rehogar?
The gerund is rehogando, used with estar for the progressive: estoy rehogando. The past participle is rehogado, used with haber in the perfect tenses: he rehogado.
How do I say “I sauté lightly” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: Yo rehogué en aceite. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: Yo rehogaba el ajo. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: Yo he rehogado la cebolla.
How do I practise rehogar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the rehogar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Rehogar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for rehogar.
- Rehogar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for rehogar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Guisar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with rehogar.
- Estofar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with rehogar.
- Macerar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with rehogar.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.
- Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.