Introduction

remediar means “to remedy”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. It is the verb for expressing “to remedy” in everyday Spanish — in conversation, at work, and at home. This page shows remediar in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make most often, and it finishes with a ten-question quiz so you can test yourself. Every sentence below comes with its English translation, and every form is the correct form unless the sentence is clearly marked as past or future. For a first taste: “Yo remedio el problema por la mañana.” — “I remedy the problem.”

remediar in real example sentences

The twelve sentences below are grouped by how remediar is used. Read each one out loud, then read the translation. If a sentence feels useful, copy it into your own notebook with one small change — a different time, a different person, a different place — and you have a new sentence of your own.

In the present: everyday use

These sentences use {verb} in the present tense, which is how you will meet it most often: routines, facts, and things happening now.

  1. “Yo remedio el problema cada día.” — “I remedy the problem.”
  2. “Tú remedias el problema cada día.” — “you remedy the problem.”
  3. “Él remedia el problema siempre.” — “He remedies the problem.”
  4. “Nosotros remediamos el problema todos los días.” — “We remedy the problem.”

Talking about the past

The present is not the only tense you need. These sentences show {verb} in the past, so you can talk about what already happened. 5. “Yo remedié el problema ayer.” — “I remedyed the problem.” (preterite) 6. “Él remedió el problema ayer.” — “He remedyed the problem.” (preterite) 7. “Yo remediaba el problema cuando era joven.” — “I used to remedy the problem.” (imperfect)

Plans and things already done

These sentences look forward, or look back at something already finished. Notice how the verb form changes while the meaning of {verb} stays the same. 8. “Nosotros remediaremos el problema mañana.” — “We will remedy the problem.” (future) 9. “Tú has remediado el problema hoy.” — “you have remedyed the problem.” (present-perfect) 10. “Espero que yo remedie el problema.” — “I hope that I remedy the problem.” (present-subjunctive)

More everyday uses

Two more present-tense sentences, covering the remaining persons, so you can see the whole table in action. 11. “Vosotros remediáis el problema cada semana.” — “You remedy the problem.” 12. “Ellos remedian el problema normalmente.” — “They remedy the problem.”

remediar in context

Single sentences teach you the forms. Dialogues teach you when to use them. Read the short conversation below, then the paragraph that follows, and notice how remediar appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.

Dialogue at home in the evening

Ana: “¿Tú remedias el problema?” — Do you remedy the problem?

Luis: “Sí, yo remedio el problema cada día. Es parte de mi rutina.” — Yes, I remedy the problem every day. It is part of my routine.

Ana: “¿Y ayer? ¿También remedias el problema?” — And yesterday? Did you remedy the problem too?

Luis: “Sí, ayer yo remedié el problema. Mañana nosotros remediaremos el problema otra vez.” — Yes, yesterday I remedyed the problem. Tomorrow we will remedy the problem again.

A short paragraph

Él remedia el problema cada día — that one sentence already tells you a lot about how remediar works in real Spanish: who does it, when, and with what. Around it you can build a whole paragraph: what happened yesterday, what is happening now, and what will happen tomorrow, all with the same verb. When you write your own paragraph, start with the present — yo remedio el problema — then add one past sentence and one future sentence, and you have practised three tenses with one verb. That is the fastest way to make remediar yours: use it in a story, not only in a table.

Common mistakes

Forgetting the accent in the preterite

The yo preterite form is remedié, with an accent on the stressed vowel. Writing it without the accent — remedie — is a spelling error, and in speech the stress lands in the wrong place. Preterite yo forms that end in a vowel carry that accent, so check it every time you write the preterite of remediar.

Mixing up present and preterite nosotros

For remediar, the nosotros form is the same in the present and the preterite: remediamos. Only the context tells you which tense is meant, so pay attention to the time words around it — cada día points to the present, ayer points to the preterite. Do not invent a different form for one of the tenses.

Using ser instead of haber in perfect tenses

Spanish perfect tenses always use haber, never ser: yo he remediado el problema. English speakers sometimes reach for soy because English uses to be in some passives, but soy remediado is not the present perfect of remediar — it is a passive construction with a different meaning.

Confusing remediar with remar

remediar and remar look similar, and learners mix them up. They are different verbs with different meanings, so check which one the sentence needs before you conjugate. If you can substitute the English meaning of remediar — remedy — the sentence needs remediar; if it needs the meaning of remar, use that verb instead.

Using the indicative after "espero que"

After espero que (I hope that), Spanish needs the subjunctive: Espero que yo remedie el problema. Using the indicative — Espero que yo remedio — is one of the most frequent learner errors with remediar. Whenever the main clause expresses a wish, doubt or emotion, switch to the subjunctive.

Quiz

Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the best answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the yo form of remediar in the present?

  • A. remedias
  • B. remedia
  • C. remediamos
  • D. remedio

2. What is the tu form of remediar in the preterite?

  • A. remediamos
  • B. remediaste
  • C. remedié
  • D. remedió

3. What is the el form of remediar in the imperfect?

  • A. remediabas
  • B. remediábamos
  • C. remediabais
  • D. remediaba

4. What is the nosotros form of remediar in the future?

  • A. remediará
  • B. remediaremos
  • C. remediaré
  • D. remediarás

5. What is the vosotros form of remediar in the present perfect?

  • A. he remediado
  • B. has remediado
  • C. ha remediado
  • D. habéis remediado

6. What is the ellos form of remediar in the present subjunctive?

  • A. remedie
  • B. remedien
  • C. remedie
  • D. remedies

7. What is the yo form of remediar in the preterite?

  • A. remediaste
  • B. remedió
  • C. remediamos
  • D. remedié

8. What is the tu form of remediar in the imperfect?

  • A. remediábamos
  • B. remediabas
  • C. remediaba
  • D. remediaba

9. What is the el form of remediar in the future?

  • A. remediaré
  • B. remediarás
  • C. remediaremos
  • D. remediará

10. What is the nosotros form of remediar in the conditional?

  • A. remediaría
  • B. remediaríamos
  • C. remediaría
  • D. remediarías

Answer key

  1. remedio — The present table gives yo = remedio.
  2. remediaste — The preterite table gives tu = remediaste.
  3. remediaba — The imperfect table gives el = remediaba.
  4. remediaremos — The future table gives nosotros = remediaremos.
  5. habéis remediado — The present perfect table gives vosotros = habéis remediado.
  6. remedien — The present subjunctive table gives ellos = remedien.
  7. remedié — The preterite table gives yo = remedié.
  8. remediabas — The imperfect table gives tu = remediabas.
  9. remediará — The future table gives el = remediará.
  10. remediaríamos — The conditional table gives nosotros = remediaríamos.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use remediar in a sentence?

Put the subject first, then the conjugated form, then the rest: “Yo remedio el problema.” — “I remedy the problem.” Change the form for the person and the tense, but keep the sentence pattern the same.

What is the most useful form of remediar to learn first?

Learn the present yo form remedio first, then the preterite yo form remedié and the participle remediado. With those three you can talk about the present, the past and the perfect tenses. Add the gerund remediando next, and you can describe actions in progress too.

Is remediar reflexive?

No — remediar is not reflexive. It takes a direct object, not a reflexive pronoun: yo remedio el problema. Do not add me or se to it unless the sentence genuinely needs a pronoun for another reason.

Where can I see the full conjugation of remediar?

On the main conjugation page for remediar, which has every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, plus notes, examples and a quiz. The present-tense page covers one tense in depth if that is what you need right now.

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