Introduction

reunir means “to gather, to collect”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. It is the verb for expressing “to gather, to collect” in everyday Spanish — in conversation, at work, and at home. This page shows reunir 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 reúno a los amigos por la mañana.” — “I gather the friends.”

reunir in real example sentences

The twelve sentences below are grouped by how reunir 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 reúno a los amigos cada día.” — “I gather the friends.”
  2. “Tú reúnes a los amigos cada día.” — “you gather the friends.”
  3. “Él reúne a los amigos siempre.” — “He gathers the friends.”
  4. “Nosotros reunimos a los amigos todos los días.” — “We gather the friends.”

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 reuní a los amigos ayer.” — “I gathered the friends.” (preterite) 6. “Él reunió a los amigos ayer.” — “He gathered the friends.” (preterite) 7. “Yo reunía a los amigos cuando era joven.” — “I used to gather the friends.” (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 reuniremos a los amigos mañana.” — “We will gather the friends.” (future) 9. “Tú has reunido a los amigos hoy.” — “you have gathered the friends.” (present-perfect) 10. “Espero que yo reúna a los amigos.” — “I hope that I gather the friends.” (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 reunís a los amigos cada semana.” — “You gather the friends.” 12. “Ellos reúnen a los amigos normalmente.” — “They gather the friends.”

reunir 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 reunir appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.

Dialogue at work during a coffee break

Marta: “¿Tú reúnes a los amigos?” — Do you gather the friends?

Carlos: “Sí, yo reúno a los amigos cada día. Es parte de mi rutina.” — Yes, I gather the friends every day. It is part of my routine.

Marta: “¿Y ayer? ¿También reúnes a los amigos?” — And yesterday? Did you gather the friends too?

Carlos: “Sí, ayer yo reuní a los amigos. Mañana nosotros reuniremos a los amigos otra vez.” — Yes, yesterday I gathered the friends. Tomorrow we will gather the friends again.

A short paragraph

Él reúne a los amigos cada día — that one sentence already tells you a lot about how reunir 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 reúno a los amigos — 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 reunir yours: use it in a story, not only in a table.

Common mistakes

Forgetting the accent in the preterite

The yo preterite form is reuní, with an accent on the stressed vowel. Writing it without the accent — reuni — 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 reunir.

Mixing up present and preterite nosotros

For reunir, the nosotros form is the same in the present and the preterite: reunimos. 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 reunido a los amigos. English speakers sometimes reach for soy because English uses to be in some passives, but soy reunido is not the present perfect of reunir — it is a passive construction with a different meaning.

Confusing reunir with revelar

reunir and revelar 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 reunir — gather — the sentence needs reunir; if it needs the meaning of revelar, use that verb instead.

Using the indicative after "espero que"

After espero que (I hope that), Spanish needs the subjunctive: Espero que yo reúna a los amigos. Using the indicative — Espero que yo reúno — is one of the most frequent learner errors with reunir. 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 reunir in the present?

  • A. reúnes
  • B. reúne
  • C. reunimos
  • D. reúno

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

  • A. reunimos
  • B. reuniste
  • C. reuní
  • D. reunió

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

  • A. reunías
  • B. reuníamos
  • C. reuníais
  • D. reunía

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

  • A. reunirá
  • B. reuniremos
  • C. reuniré
  • D. reunirás

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

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

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

  • A. reúna
  • B. reúnan
  • C. reúna
  • D. reúnas

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

  • A. reuniste
  • B. reunió
  • C. reunimos
  • D. reuní

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

  • A. reuníamos
  • B. reunías
  • C. reunía
  • D. reunía

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

  • A. reuniré
  • B. reunirás
  • C. reuniremos
  • D. reunirá

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

  • A. reuniría
  • B. reuniríamos
  • C. reuniría
  • D. reunirías

Answer key

  1. reúno — The present table gives yo = reúno.
  2. reuniste — The preterite table gives tu = reuniste.
  3. reunía — The imperfect table gives el = reunía.
  4. reuniremos — The future table gives nosotros = reuniremos.
  5. habéis reunido — The present perfect table gives vosotros = habéis reunido.
  6. reúnan — The present subjunctive table gives ellos = reúnan.
  7. reuní — The preterite table gives yo = reuní.
  8. reunías — The imperfect table gives tu = reunías.
  9. reunirá — The future table gives el = reunirá.
  10. reuniríamos — The conditional table gives nosotros = reuniríamos.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use reunir in a sentence?

Put the subject first, then the conjugated form, then the rest: “Yo reúno a los amigos.” — “I gather the friends.” Change the form for the person and the tense, but keep the sentence pattern the same.

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

Learn the present yo form reúno first, then the preterite yo form reuní and the participle reunido. With those three you can talk about the present, the past and the perfect tenses. Add the gerund reuniendo next, and you can describe actions in progress too.

Is reunir reflexive?

No — reunir is not reflexive. It takes a direct object, not a reflexive pronoun: yo reúno a los amigos. 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 reunir?

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

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