How to conjugate Alegrarse in Spanish
To be happy (oneself), to be glad (oneself) Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Alegrarse
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Present
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Future
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Alegrarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Alegrarse
- Imperative tenses of Alegrarse
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Alegrarse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Alegrarse is the Spanish verb for "to be happy (oneself), to be glad (oneself)". It is a regular AR reflexive verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | alegrarse | to be happy (oneself), to be glad (oneself) |
Past participle | alegrado | been happy |
Gerund | alegrando | being happy |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of alegrarse 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 alegro", meaning "I am happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me alegro | I am happy |
Tú | te alegras | you are happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se alegra | s/he is happy, you (formal) are happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos alegramos | we are happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os alegráis | you (plural) are happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se alegran | they are happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of alegrarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me alegré", meaning "I was happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me alegré | I was happy |
Tú | te alegraste | you were happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se alegró | s/he was happy, you (formal) was happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos alegramos | we were happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os alegrasteis | you (plural) were happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se alegraron | they were happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of alegrarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me alegraba", meaning "I used to be happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me alegraba | I used to be happy |
Tú | te alegrabas | you used to be happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se alegraba | s/he used to be happy, you (formal) used to be happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos alegrábamos | we used to be happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os alegrabais | you (plural) used to be happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se alegraban | they used to be happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of alegrarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy alegrando", meaning "I am being happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me estoy alegrando | I am being happy |
Tú | te estás alegrando | you are being happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se está alegrando | s/he is being happy, you (formal) are being happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos alegrando | we are being happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis alegrando | you (plural) are being happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están alegrando | they are being happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of alegrarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a alegrar", meaning "I am going to be happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me voy a alegrar | I am going to be happy |
Tú | te vas a alegrar | you are going to be happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se va a alegrar | s/he is going to be happy, you (formal) are going to be happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a alegrar | we are going to be happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a alegrar | you (plural) are going to be happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a alegrar | they are going to be happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of alegrarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me alegraré", meaning "I will be happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me alegraré | I will be happy |
Tú | te alegrarás | you will be happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se alegrará | s/he will be happy, you (formal) will be happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos alegraremos | we will be happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os alegraréis | you (plural) will be happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se alegrarán | they will be happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of alegrarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me alegraría", meaning "I would be happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me alegraría | I would be happy |
Tú | te alegrarías | you would be happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se alegraría | s/he would be happy, you (formal) would be happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos alegraríamos | we would be happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os alegraríais | you (plural) would be happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se alegrarían | they would be happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of alegrarse 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 alegrado", meaning "I have been happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me he alegrado | I have been happy |
Tú | te has alegrado | you have been happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se ha alegrado | s/he has been happy, you (formal) have been happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos alegrado | we have been happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis alegrado | you (plural) have been happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han alegrado | they have been happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of alegrarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había alegrado", meaning "I had been happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me había alegrado | I had been happy |
Tú | te habías alegrado | you had been happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se había alegrado | s/he had been happy, you (formal) had been happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos alegrado | we had been happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais alegrado | you (plural) had been happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían alegrado | they had been happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of alegrarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré alegrado", meaning "I will have been happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me habré alegrado | I will have been happy |
Tú | te habrás alegrado | you will have been happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá alegrado | s/he will have been happy, you (formal) will have been happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos alegrado | we will have been happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis alegrado | you (plural) will have been happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán alegrado | they will have been happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of alegrarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría alegrado", meaning "I would have been happy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me habría alegrado | I would have been happy |
Tú | te habrías alegrado | you would have been happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se habría alegrado | s/he would have been happy, you (formal) would have been happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos alegrado | we would have been happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais alegrado | you (plural) would have been happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían alegrado | they would have been happy, |
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Alegrarse 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 alegre", meaning "I am happy".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me alegre | I am happy |
Tú | te alegres | you are happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se alegre | s/he is happy, you (formal) are happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos alegremos | we are happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os alegréis | you (plural) are happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se alegren | they are happy, |
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Alegrarse 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 alegrara", meaning "I were happy".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me alegrara | I were happy |
Tú | te alegraras | you were happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se alegrara | s/he were happy, you (formal) were happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos alegráramos | we were happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os alegrarais | you (plural) were happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se alegraran | they were happy, |
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Alegrarse 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 alegrare", meaning "I will be happy".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me alegrare | I will be happy |
Tú | te alegrares | you will be happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se alegrare | s/he will be happy, you (formal) will be happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos alegráremos | we will be happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os alegrareis | you (plural) will be happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se alegraren | they will be happy, |
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Alegrarse 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 alegrado", meaning "I have been happy".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me haya alegrado | I have been happy |
Tú | te hayas alegrado | you have been happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se haya alegrado | s/he has been happy, you (formal) have been happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos alegrado | we have been happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis alegrado | you (plural) have been happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan alegrado | they have been happy, |
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Alegrarse 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 alegrado", meaning "I had been happy".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me hubiera alegrado | I had been happy |
Tú | te hubieras alegrado | you had been happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera alegrado | s/he had been happy, you (formal) had been happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos alegrado | we had been happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais alegrado | you (plural) had been happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran alegrado | they had been happy, |
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Alegrarse 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 alegrado", meaning "I will have been happy".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | me hubiere alegrado | I will have been happy |
Tú | te hubieres alegrado | you will have been happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere alegrado | s/he will have been happy, you (formal) will have been happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos alegrado | we will have been happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis alegrado | you (plural) will have been happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren alegrado | they will have been happy, |
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Alegrarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "alégrese", meaning "(to you formal) be! happy".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | alégrate | (to you) be! happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | alégrese | (to you formal) be! happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | alegrémonos | let's be! happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | alegraos | (to you plural) be! happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | alégrense | (to you plural formal) be! happy |
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Alegrarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se alegre", meaning "(to you formal) don't be! happy".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no te alegres | (to you) don't be! happy |
Ella / Él / Usted | no se alegre | (to you formal) don't be! happy |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos alegremos | let's not be! happy |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no os alegréis | (to you plural) don't be! happy |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se alegren | (to you plural formal) don't be! happy |
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