Ella Verbsahogarse to drown Irregular Verb
At a glance: Ahogarse (to drown) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me ahogo, te ahogas, se ahoga, nos ahogamos, os ahogáis, se ahogan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo adds a u (ahogué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me ahogue).

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The Indicative Present of ahogarse 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 ahogo”, meaning “I drown”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ahogo | I drown |
| Tú | te ahogas | you drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ahoga | s/he drowns |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos ahogamos | we drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os ahogáis | you (plural) drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ahogan | they drown |
How it’s built: Regular: stem ahog- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Preterite of ahogarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me ahogué”, meaning “I drowned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ahogué | I drowned |
| Tú | te ahogaste | you drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ahogó | s/he drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos ahogamos | we drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os ahogasteis | you (plural) drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ahogaron | they drowned |
How it’s built: Yo adds a u (ahogué); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of ahogarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me ahogaba”, meaning “I used to drown”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ahogaba | I used to drown |
| Tú | te ahogabas | you used to drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ahogaba | s/he used to drown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos ahogábamos | we used to drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os ahogabais | you (plural) used to drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ahogaban | they used to drown |
How it’s built: Regular: stem ahog- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of ahogarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy ahogando”, meaning “I am drowning”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy ahogando | I am drowning |
| Tú | te estás ahogando | you are drowning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está ahogando | s/he is drowning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos ahogando | we are drowning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis ahogando | you (plural) are drowning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están ahogando | they are drowning |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund ahogando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of ahogarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a ahogar”, meaning “I am going to drown”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a ahogar | I am going to drown |
| Tú | te vas a ahogar | you are going to drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a ahogar | s/he is going to drown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a ahogar | we are going to drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a ahogar | you (plural) are going to drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a ahogar | they are going to drown |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive ahogar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of ahogarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me ahogaré”, meaning “I will drown”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ahogaré | I will drown |
| Tú | te ahogarás | you will drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ahogará | s/he will drown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos ahogaremos | we will drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os ahogaréis | you (plural) will drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ahogarán | they will drown |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive ahogar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of ahogarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me ahogaría”, meaning “I would drown”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ahogaría | I would drown |
| Tú | te ahogarías | you would drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ahogaría | s/he would drown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos ahogaríamos | we would drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os ahogaríais | you (plural) would drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ahogarían | they would drown |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive ahogar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of ahogarse 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 ahogado”, meaning “I have drowned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he ahogado | I have drowned |
| Tú | te has ahogado | you have drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha ahogado | s/he has drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos ahogado | we have drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis ahogado | you (plural) have drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han ahogado | they have drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle ahogado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of ahogarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había ahogado”, meaning “I had drowned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había ahogado | I had drowned |
| Tú | te habías ahogado | you had drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había ahogado | s/he had drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos ahogado | we had drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais ahogado | you (plural) had drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían ahogado | they had drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle ahogado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of ahogarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré ahogado”, meaning “I will have drowned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré ahogado | I will have drowned |
| Tú | te habrás ahogado | you will have drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá ahogado | s/he will have drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos ahogado | we will have drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis ahogado | you (plural) will have drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán ahogado | they will have drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle ahogado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ahogarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría ahogado”, meaning “I would have drowned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría ahogado | I would have drowned |
| Tú | te habrías ahogado | you would have drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría ahogado | s/he would have drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos ahogado | we would have drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais ahogado | you (plural) would have drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían ahogado | they would have drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle ahogado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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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 ahogue”, meaning “I drown”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ahogue | I drown |
| Tú | te ahogues | you drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ahogue | s/he drowns |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos ahoguemos | we drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os ahoguéis | you (plural) drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ahoguen | they drown |
How it’s built: Every form adds a u (ahogue, ahogues, ahogue, ahoguemos, ahoguéis, ahoguen). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 ahogara”, meaning “I drowned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ahogara | I drowned |
| Tú | te ahogaras | you drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ahogara | s/he drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos ahogáramos | we drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os ahogarais | you (plural) drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ahogaran | they drowned |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, ahogaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (ahogáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me ahogare”, meaning “I will drown”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ahogare | I will drown |
| Tú | te ahogares | you will drown |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ahogare | s/he will drown |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos ahogáremos | we will drown |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os ahogareis | you (plural) will drown |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ahogaren | they will drown |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, ahogaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (ahogáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 ahogado”, meaning “I have drowned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya ahogado | I have drowned |
| Tú | te hayas ahogado | you have drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya ahogado | s/he has drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos ahogado | we have drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis ahogado | you (plural) have drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan ahogado | they have drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle ahogado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 ahogado”, meaning “I had drowned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera ahogado | I had drowned |
| Tú | te hubieras ahogado | you had drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera ahogado | s/he had drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos ahogado | we had drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais ahogado | you (plural) had drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran ahogado | they had drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle ahogado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 ahogado”, meaning “I will have drowned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere ahogado | I will have drowned |
| Tú | te hubieres ahogado | you will have drowned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere ahogado | s/he will have drowned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos ahogado | we will have drowned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis ahogado | you (plural) will have drowned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren ahogado | they will have drowned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle ahogado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “ahóguese”, meaning “(to you formal) drown!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ahógate | (to you) drown! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ahóguese | (to you formal) drown! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ahoguémonos | let's drown! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ahogaos | (to you plural) drown! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ahóguense | (to you plural formal) drown! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (ahógate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (ahóguese, ahóguense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (ahoguémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (ahogaos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se ahogue”, meaning “(to you formal) don't drown!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te ahogues | (to you) don't drown! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se ahogue | (to you formal) don't drown! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos ahoguemos | let's not drown! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os ahoguéis | (to you plural) don't drown! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se ahoguen | (to you plural formal) don't drown! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te ahogues, no se ahogue, no nos ahoguemos, no os ahoguéis, no se ahoguen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Ahogarse is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo adds a u (ahogué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me ahogue).
In the present tense (presente), ahogarse is conjugated as: yo me ahogo, tú te ahogas, él/ella/usted se ahoga, nosotros nos ahogamos, vosotros os ahogáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ahogan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), ahogarse is conjugated as: yo me ahogué, tú te ahogaste, él/ella/usted se ahogó, nosotros nos ahogamos, vosotros os ahogasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ahogaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), ahogarse is conjugated as: yo me ahogaba, tú te ahogabas, él/ella/usted se ahogaba, nosotros nos ahogábamos, vosotros os ahogabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ahogaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), ahogarse is conjugated as: yo me ahogaré, tú te ahogarás, él/ella/usted se ahogará, nosotros nos ahogaremos, vosotros os ahogaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ahogarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), ahogarse is conjugated as: yo me ahogue, tú te ahogues, él/ella/usted se ahogue, nosotros nos ahoguemos, vosotros os ahoguéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ahoguen. 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.
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