Renegar Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb renegar means to renounce, to complain, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Renegar usually means to grumble or complain: renegar del calor, renegar de su suerte. With de it can also mean to renounce something, such as renegar de su fe. Like every Spanish verb, renegar changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say Yo reniego de su suerte cada día — "I complain about his luck every day". 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.

The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: reniego, reniegas, reniega and reniegan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: renegamos, renegáis.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: renegar
  • English: to renounce, to complain
  • Verb type: stem-changing -ar verb (e → ie)
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: renegando
  • Past participle: renegado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + renegado)

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for renegar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for renegar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem.

Present indicative

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | reniego | | tú | reniegas | | él/ella/Ud. | reniega | | nosotros/as | renegamos | | vosotros/as | renegáis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | reniegan |

Preterite

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | renegué | | tú | renegaste | | él/ella/Ud. | renegó | | nosotros/as | renegamos | | vosotros/as | renegasteis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | renegaron |

Imperfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | renegaba | | tú | renegabas | | él/ella/Ud. | renegaba | | nosotros/as | renegábamos | | vosotros/as | renegabais | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | renegaban |

Future

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | renegaré | | tú | renegarás | | él/ella/Ud. | renegará | | nosotros/as | renegaremos | | vosotros/as | renegaréis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | renegarán |

Conditional

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | renegaría | | tú | renegarías | | él/ella/Ud. | renegaría | | nosotros/as | renegaríamos | | vosotros/as | renegaríais | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | renegarían |

Present perfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | he renegado | | tú | has renegado | | él/ella/Ud. | ha renegado | | nosotros/as | hemos renegado | | vosotros/as | habéis renegado | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | han renegado |

Pluperfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | había renegado | | tú | habías renegado | | él/ella/Ud. | había renegado | | nosotros/as | habíamos renegado | | vosotros/as | habíais renegado | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían renegado |

Future perfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | habré renegado | | tú | habrás renegado | | él/ella/Ud. | habrá renegado | | nosotros/as | habremos renegado | | vosotros/as | habréis renegado | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán renegado |

Conditional perfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | habría renegado | | tú | habrías renegado | | él/ella/Ud. | habría renegado | | nosotros/as | habríamos renegado | | vosotros/as | habríais renegado | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían renegado |

Present subjunctive

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | reniegue | | tú | reniegues | | él/ella/Ud. | reniegue | | nosotros/as | reneguemos | | vosotros/as | reneguéis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | renieguen |

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | renegara | | tú | renegaras | | él/ella/Ud. | renegara | | nosotros/as | renegáramos | | vosotros/as | renegarais | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | renegaran |

Imperative (affirmative)

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | tú | reniega | | él/ella/Ud. | reniegue | | nosotros/as | reneguemos | | vosotros/as | renegad | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | renieguen |

Imperative (negative)

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | tú | reniegues | | él/ella/Ud. | reniegue | | nosotros/as | reneguemos | | vosotros/as | reneguéis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | renieguen |

Gerund and past participle

Form Spanish Use
Gerund renegando with estar for the progressive: está renegando
Past participle renegado with haber for the perfect tenses: he renegado

How to use each tense

Present indicative

Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: reniego, reniegas, reniega and reniegan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: renegamos, renegáis. For renegar, the present indicative looks like this in a real sentence: Yo reniego de su suerte cada día — "I complain about his luck every day".

Preterite

Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For renegar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, yo renegué del calor del verano — "Yesterday, I complained about the summer heat".

Imperfect

Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For renegar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, yo renegaba de su jefe ante todos — "As a child, I used to complain about his boss in front of everyone".

Future

Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For renegar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, yo renegaré de la lluvia en voz baja — "Tomorrow, I will complain about the rain under his breath".

Conditional

Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For renegar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Yo renegaría de su suerte cada día si pudiera — "I would complain about his luck every day if I could".

Present perfect

Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For renegar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, yo he renegado del calor del verano — "Today, I have complained about the summer heat".

Pluperfect

Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For renegar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo ya había renegado de su jefe ante todos antes de salir — "I already had complained about his boss in front of everyone before leaving".

Future perfect

Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For renegar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, yo habré renegado de la lluvia en voz baja — "By tomorrow, I will have complained about the rain under his breath".

Conditional perfect

Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For renegar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo habría renegado de su suerte cada día con más tiempo — "I would have complained about his luck every day with more time".

Present subjunctive

Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: reniego, reniegas, reniega and reniegan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: renegamos, renegáis. For renegar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él reniegue del calor del verano — "I hope he complains about the summer heat".

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past. The -ra forms are shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For renegar, the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) looks like this in a real sentence: Si yo renegara de su jefe ante todos, todo cambiaría — "If I complained about his boss in front of everyone, everything would change".

Imperative (affirmative)

Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: reniego, reniegas, reniega and reniegan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: renegamos, renegáis. For renegar, the imperative (affirmative) looks like this in a real sentence: Reniega de la lluvia en voz baja. — "Complain about the rain under his breath.".

Imperative (negative)

Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: reniego, reniegas, reniega and reniegan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: renegamos, renegáis. For renegar, the imperative (negative) looks like this in a real sentence: No reniegues de su suerte cada día. — "Do not complain about his luck every day.".

Example sentences

Ten natural sentences with renegar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. Yo reniego de su suerte cada día — "I complain about his luck every day"
  2. Mi amigo reniega del calor del verano — "My friend complains about the summer heat"
  3. Ayer, yo renegué de su jefe ante todos — "Yesterday, I complained about his boss in front of everyone"
  4. Antes, nosotros renegábamos de la lluvia en voz baja — "Before, we used to complain about the rain under his breath"
  5. Mañana, tú renegarás de su mala suerte en el trabajo — "Tomorrow, you will complain about his bad luck at work"
  6. Yo renegaría de su suerte cada día si tuviera más tiempo — "I would complain about his luck every day if I had more time"
  7. Él ha renegado del calor del verano — "He has complained about the summer heat"
  8. Espero que él reniegue de su jefe ante todos — "I hope he complains about his boss in front of everyone"
  9. Yo ya había renegado de la lluvia en voz baja antes de salir — "I already had complained about the rain under his breath before leaving"
  10. Ellos renegaban de su mala suerte en el trabajo cuando eran jóvenes — "They used to complain about his bad luck at work when they were young"

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo renego del calor del verano. — Right: Yo reniego del calor del verano. — renegar is a stem-changing verb (e → ie): the stem vowel changes in the stressed present forms, so the yo form is reniego, not renego.
  2. Wrong: Espero que él reniega del calor del verano — Right: Espero que él reniegue del calor del verano — After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: Espero que él reniegue del calor del verano — not the indicative Espero que él reniega del calor del verano.
  3. Wrong: Ayer, yo reniego de su jefe ante todos — Right: Ayer, yo renegué de su jefe ante todos — Ayer points to a finished action in the past, so it needs the preterite: Ayer, yo renegué de su jefe ante todos.
  4. Wrong: De niño, yo renegué de la lluvia en voz baja todos los días — Right: De niño, yo renegaba de la lluvia en voz baja todos los días — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect, not the preterite: De niño, yo renegaba de la lluvia en voz baja todos los días.
  5. Wrong: Yo reniego su suerte cada día. — Right: Yo reniego de su suerte cada día. — renegar takes de before this complement: Yo reniego de su suerte cada día. Dropping the preposition is a common learner error.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on renegar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ de su suerte cada día — "I complain about his luck every day" (present) A. reniego B. reniegas C. reniega D. renegamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Él ______ del calor del verano — "He complained about the summer heat" (preterite) A. renegamos B. renegó C. renegué D. renegaste

  3. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ______ de su jefe ante todos — "We used to complain about his boss in front of everyone" (imperfect) A. renegaba B. renegabas C. renegabais D. renegábamos

  4. Complete the sentence: Tú ______ de la lluvia en voz baja — "You will complain about the rain under his breath" (future) A. renegará B. renegaremos C. renegarás D. renegaré

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ de su mala suerte en el trabajo — "I would complain about his bad luck at work" (conditional) A. renegaríais B. renegaría C. renegarías D. renegaríamos

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ______ de su suerte cada día — "I hope he complains about his luck every day" (present subjunctive) A. reniegue B. reniegues C. reneguemos D. reneguéis

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo ______ del calor del verano, todo cambiaría — "If I complained about the summer heat, everything would change" (imperfect subjunctive) A. renegarais B. renegara C. renegaras D. renegáramos

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ______ de su jefe ante todos — "We have complained about his boss in front of everyone" (present perfect) A. he renegado B. has renegado C. ha renegado D. hemos renegado

  9. Complete the sentence: No ______ de la lluvia en voz baja. — "Do not complain about the rain under his breath." (negative imperative) A. reneguemos B. reneguéis C. reniegues D. reniegue

  10. Which is the gerund of renegar, used with estar for the progressive? A. reniego B. renegué C. renegando D. renegado

Answer key

  1. reniego — The present form for yo is reniego.
  2. renegó — The preterite form for él/ella/Ud. is renegó.
  3. renegábamos — The imperfect form for nosotros/as is renegábamos.
  4. renegarás — The future form for tú is renegarás.
  5. renegaría — The conditional form for yo is renegaría.
  6. reniegue — The present subjunctive form for él/ella/Ud. is reniegue.
  7. renegara — The imperfect subjunctive form for yo is renegara.
  8. hemos renegado — The present perfect form for nosotros/as is hemos renegado.
  9. reniegues — The negative imperative form is reniegues.
  10. renegando — The gerund of renegar is renegando: estoy renegando. The participle renegado is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does renegar mean in English?

renegar means to renounce, to complain. It is used in everyday situations such as Yo reniego de su suerte cada día — "I complain about his luck every day". The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is renegar regular?

No. renegar is a stem-changing -ar verb (e → ie). The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: reniego, reniegas, reniega and reniegan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: renegamos, renegáis. The nosotros and vosotros forms keep the plain stem, which is the part learners most often get right by accident.

What is the gerund and the past participle of renegar?

The gerund is renegando and the past participle is renegado. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.

How do I say "I complain" in the past?

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: Ayer, yo renegué del calor del verano — "Yesterday, I complained about the summer heat". For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: De niño, yo renegaba de su jefe ante todos — "As a child, I used to complain about his boss in front of everyone". For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: Hoy, yo he renegado del calor del verano — "Today, I have complained about the summer heat".

What is the difference between renegar and quejarse?

Quejarse is the standard verb for complaining. Renegar adds a grumbling, muttering tone — complaining under your breath. Renegar usually means to grumble or complain: renegar del calor, renegar de su suerte. With de it can also mean to renounce something, such as renegar de su fe.

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