Unir means 'to join', 'to unite' or 'to connect', and it is a regular -ir verb used in both literal and figurative senses. Une los dos cables (join the two cables), el deporte une a la gente (sport brings people together). The reflexive unirse a means 'to join' a group: me uní al club (I joined the club). Because joining things and people together features across social, sport and society topics, unir is a useful verb. As a regular -ir verb the conjugation is predictable, and the related words la unión ('union') and unido ('united') are easy to learn with it.
Quick facts
Unir (to unite) is a regular -ir verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Une los cables (join the cables).
El deporte une a la gente (sport unites people).
Unirse a: me uní al club (I joined the club).
La unión, unido.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Unir is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
unir is a regular -ir verb — it follows the standard -ir pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know unir, you know the template for all regular -ir verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice unir now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: uno, tú: unes, él: une, nosotros: unimos, vosotros: unís, ellos: unen
Unir is a regular -ir verb following the standard -ir pattern.
Use unir in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with unir or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Unir is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.
Last updated 2 August 2026. Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.