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How to conjugate Abandonarse in Spanish

abandonarse to let oneself go, to give up, to give in, to surrender Regular AR Verb

At a glance: Abandonarse (to let oneself go, to give up, to give in, to surrender) is a widely used reflexive regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me abandono, te abandonas, se abandona, nos abandonamos, os abandonáis, se abandonan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.

Past participle: abandonado let oneself go
Gerund: abandonando letting oneself go
Similar: dejarse, abdicar, renunciar, ceder, rendirse, entregarse

Indicative tenses of Abandonarse
Subjunctive tenses of Abandonarse
Imperative tenses of Abandonarse
- Abandonarse in the Imperative Affirmative
- Abandonarse in the Imperative Negative
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Indicative tenses of Abandonarse

Abandonarse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of abandonarse is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me abandono”, meaning “I let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me abandono	I let myself go
Tú	te abandonas	you let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se abandona	s/he lets him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos abandonamos	we let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os abandonáis	you (plural) let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se abandonan	they let themselves go

How it’s built: Regular: stem abandon- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of abandonarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me abandoné”, meaning “I let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me abandoné	I let myself go
Tú	te abandonaste	you let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se abandonó	s/he let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos abandonamos	we let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os abandonasteis	you (plural) let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se abandonaron	they let themselves go

How it’s built: Regular: stem abandon- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of abandonarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me abandonaba”, meaning “I used to let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me abandonaba	I used to let myself go
Tú	te abandonabas	you used to let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se abandonaba	s/he used to let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos abandonábamos	we used to let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os abandonabais	you (plural) used to let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se abandonaban	they used to let themselves go

How it’s built: Regular: stem abandon- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of abandonarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy abandonando”, meaning “I am letting myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me estoy abandonando	I am letting myself go
Tú	te estás abandonando	you are letting yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se está abandonando	s/he is letting him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos estamos abandonando	we are letting ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os estáis abandonando	you (plural) are letting yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se están abandonando	they are letting themselves go

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund abandonando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of abandonarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a abandonar”, meaning “I am going to let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me voy a abandonar	I am going to let myself go
Tú	te vas a abandonar	you are going to let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se va a abandonar	s/he is going to let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos vamos a abandonar	we are going to let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os vais a abandonar	you (plural) are going to let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se van a abandonar	they are going to let themselves go

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive abandonar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of abandonarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me abandonaré”, meaning “I will let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me abandonaré	I will let myself go
Tú	te abandonarás	you will let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se abandonará	s/he will let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos abandonaremos	we will let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os abandonaréis	you (plural) will let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se abandonarán	they will let themselves go

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive abandonar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of abandonarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me abandonaría”, meaning “I would let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me abandonaría	I would let myself go
Tú	te abandonarías	you would let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se abandonaría	s/he would let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos abandonaríamos	we would let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os abandonaríais	you (plural) would let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se abandonarían	they would let themselves go

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive abandonar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of abandonarse is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me he abandonado”, meaning “I have let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me he abandonado	I have let myself go
Tú	te has abandonado	you have let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se ha abandonado	s/he has let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hemos abandonado	we have let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habéis abandonado	you (plural) have let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se han abandonado	they have let themselves go

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle abandonado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of abandonarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había abandonado”, meaning “I had let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me había abandonado	I had let myself go
Tú	te habías abandonado	you had let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se había abandonado	s/he had let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos habíamos abandonado	we had let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habíais abandonado	you (plural) had let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se habían abandonado	they had let themselves go

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle abandonado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of abandonarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré abandonado”, meaning “I will have let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me habré abandonado	I will have let myself go
Tú	te habrás abandonado	you will have let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se habrá abandonado	s/he will have let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos habremos abandonado	we will have let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habréis abandonado	you (plural) will have let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se habrán abandonado	they will have let themselves go

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle abandonado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of abandonarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría abandonado”, meaning “I would have let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me habría abandonado	I would have let myself go
Tú	te habrías abandonado	you would have let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se habría abandonado	s/he would have let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos habríamos abandonado	we would have let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habríais abandonado	you (plural) would have let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se habrían abandonado	they would have let themselves go

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle abandonado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Abandonarse

Abandonarse in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me abandone”, meaning “I let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me abandone	I let myself go
Tú	te abandones	you let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se abandone	s/he lets him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos abandonemos	we let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os abandonéis	you (plural) let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se abandonen	they let themselves go

How it’s built: Regular: stem abandon- plus the -ar subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me abandonara”, meaning “I let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me abandonara	I let myself go
Tú	te abandonaras	you let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se abandonara	s/he let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos abandonáramos	we let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os abandonarais	you (plural) let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se abandonaran	they let themselves go

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, abandonaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (abandonáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me abandonare”, meaning “I will let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me abandonare	I will let myself go
Tú	te abandonares	you will let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se abandonare	s/he will let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos abandonáremos	we will let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os abandonareis	you (plural) will let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se abandonaren	they will let themselves go

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, abandonaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (abandonáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya abandonado”, meaning “I have let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me haya abandonado	I have let myself go
Tú	te hayas abandonado	you have let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se haya abandonado	s/he has let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hayamos abandonado	we have let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os hayáis abandonado	you (plural) have let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se hayan abandonado	they have let themselves go

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle abandonado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera abandonado”, meaning “I had let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me hubiera abandonado	I had let myself go
Tú	te hubieras abandonado	you had let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se hubiera abandonado	s/he had let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hubiéramos abandonado	we had let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os hubierais abandonado	you (plural) had let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se hubieran abandonado	they had let themselves go

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle abandonado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abandonarse in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere abandonado”, meaning “I will have let myself go”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me hubiere abandonado	I will have let myself go
Tú	te hubieres abandonado	you will have let yourself go
Ella / Él / Usted	se hubiere abandonado	s/he will have let him/herself go
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hubiéremos abandonado	we will have let ourselves go
Vosotras / Vosotros	os hubiereis abandonado	you (plural) will have let yourselves go
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se hubieren abandonado	they will have let themselves go

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle abandonado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Abandonarse

Abandonarse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “abandónese”, meaning “(to you formal) let yourself go!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	abandónate	(to you) let yourself go!
Ella / Él / Usted	abandónese	(to you formal) let yourself go!
Nosotras / Nosotros	abandonémonos	let's let ourselves go!
Vosotras / Vosotros	abandonaos	(to you plural) let yourselves go!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	abandónense	(to you plural formal) let yourselves go!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (abandónate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (abandónese, abandónense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (abandonémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (abandonaos).

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Abandonarse in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se abandone”, meaning “(to you formal) don't let yourself go!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no te abandones	(to you) don't let yourself go!
Ella / Él / Usted	no se abandone	(to you formal) don't let yourself go!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no nos abandonemos	let's not let ourselves go!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no os abandonéis	(to you plural) don't let yourselves go!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no se abandonen	(to you plural formal) don't let yourselves go!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te abandones, no se abandone, no nos abandonemos, no os abandonéis, no se abandonen.

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Frequently asked questions about Abandonarse

Is abandonarse a regular or irregular verb?

Abandonarse is a fully regular -AR reflexive verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.

How do you conjugate abandonarse in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), abandonarse is conjugated as: yo me abandono, tú te abandonas, él/ella/usted se abandona, nosotros nos abandonamos, vosotros os abandonáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abandonan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate abandonarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), abandonarse is conjugated as: yo me abandoné, tú te abandonaste, él/ella/usted se abandonó, nosotros nos abandonamos, vosotros os abandonasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abandonaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate abandonarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), abandonarse is conjugated as: yo me abandonaba, tú te abandonabas, él/ella/usted se abandonaba, nosotros nos abandonábamos, vosotros os abandonabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abandonaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate abandonarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), abandonarse is conjugated as: yo me abandonaré, tú te abandonarás, él/ella/usted se abandonará, nosotros nos abandonaremos, vosotros os abandonaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abandonarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate abandonarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), abandonarse is conjugated as: yo me abandone, tú te abandones, él/ella/usted se abandone, nosotros nos abandonemos, vosotros os abandonéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abandonen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.

What’s the difference between abandonar and abandonarse?

Abandonar means ‘to abandon, to leave (behind)’ and abandonarse means ‘to let oneself go, to give up, to give in, to surrender’. Abandonarse is the reflexive form of abandonar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo abandono becomes me abandono. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so abandona becomes abandónate.

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