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yo reía

laughed, was laughing

→ reír
re laugh + ía imperfect past: I/he/she
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #38,539
laughed, was laughing Often used as reírse, especially when saying someone laughed at someone or something.
SP: La niña reía mientras jugaba.
EN: The girl was laughing while she played.
Conjugation of reír
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First reía —
Third reía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First reía —
Third reía —

Me reía de otra cosa.

I was laughing at something else.

— Victoria (2015)

Y reía tan alto como podía.

And he laughed as loud as he could.

Me preguntó por qué me reía.

He asked me why I was laughing.

No solo me estaba riendo ante sus gritos, me reía de sus hijos.

I wasn’t just laughing at their screams; I was laughing at their children.

— El sobreviviente (2025)

Estaba más tranquila, incluso reía.

She was calmer, she was even laughing.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Yo me reía a menudo de él por eso.

I often made fun of him for that.

— El odio (1995)

Me reía.

I was laughing.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Siempre reía.

She was always laughing.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)