Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Capacitarse in Spanish
capacitarse to get trained, to become qualified Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Capacitarse (to get trained, to become qualified) is a reflexive regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me capacito, te capacitas, se capacita, nos capacitamos, os capacitáis, se capacitan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- capacitado gotten trained
- Gerund
- capacitando getting trained
- Similar
- adiestrarse
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Capacitarse
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Present
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Future
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Capacitarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Capacitarse
- Imperative tenses of Capacitarse
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Capacitarse
Capacitarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of capacitarse 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 capacito”, meaning “I get trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me capacito | I get trained |
| Tú | te capacitas | you get trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se capacita | s/he gets trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos capacitamos | we get trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os capacitáis | you (plural) get trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se capacitan | they get trained |
How it’s built: Regular: stem capacit- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of capacitarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me capacité”, meaning “I got trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me capacité | I got trained |
| Tú | te capacitaste | you got trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se capacitó | s/he got trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos capacitamos | we got trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os capacitasteis | you (plural) got trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se capacitaron | they got trained |
How it’s built: Regular: stem capacit- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of capacitarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me capacitaba”, meaning “I used to get trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me capacitaba | I used to get trained |
| Tú | te capacitabas | you used to get trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se capacitaba | s/he used to get trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos capacitábamos | we used to get trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os capacitabais | you (plural) used to get trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se capacitaban | they used to get trained |
How it’s built: Regular: stem capacit- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of capacitarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy capacitando”, meaning “I am getting trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy capacitando | I am getting trained |
| Tú | te estás capacitando | you are getting trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está capacitando | s/he is getting trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos capacitando | we are getting trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis capacitando | you (plural) are getting trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están capacitando | they are getting trained |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund capacitando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of capacitarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a capacitar”, meaning “I am going to get trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a capacitar | I am going to get trained |
| Tú | te vas a capacitar | you are going to get trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a capacitar | s/he is going to get trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a capacitar | we are going to get trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a capacitar | you (plural) are going to get trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a capacitar | they are going to get trained |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive capacitar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of capacitarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me capacitaré”, meaning “I will get trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me capacitaré | I will get trained |
| Tú | te capacitarás | you will get trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se capacitará | s/he will get trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos capacitaremos | we will get trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os capacitaréis | you (plural) will get trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se capacitarán | they will get trained |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive capacitar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of capacitarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me capacitaría”, meaning “I would get trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me capacitaría | I would get trained |
| Tú | te capacitarías | you would get trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se capacitaría | s/he would get trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos capacitaríamos | we would get trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os capacitaríais | you (plural) would get trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se capacitarían | they would get trained |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive capacitar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of capacitarse 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 capacitado”, meaning “I have gotten trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he capacitado | I have gotten trained |
| Tú | te has capacitado | you have gotten trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha capacitado | s/he has gotten trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos capacitado | we have gotten trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis capacitado | you (plural) have gotten trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han capacitado | they have gotten trained |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle capacitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of capacitarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había capacitado”, meaning “I had gotten trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había capacitado | I had gotten trained |
| Tú | te habías capacitado | you had gotten trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había capacitado | s/he had gotten trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos capacitado | we had gotten trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais capacitado | you (plural) had gotten trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían capacitado | they had gotten trained |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle capacitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of capacitarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré capacitado”, meaning “I will have gotten trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré capacitado | I will have gotten trained |
| Tú | te habrás capacitado | you will have gotten trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá capacitado | s/he will have gotten trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos capacitado | we will have gotten trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis capacitado | you (plural) will have gotten trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán capacitado | they will have gotten trained |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle capacitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of capacitarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría capacitado”, meaning “I would have gotten trained”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría capacitado | I would have gotten trained |
| Tú | te habrías capacitado | you would have gotten trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría capacitado | s/he would have gotten trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos capacitado | we would have gotten trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais capacitado | you (plural) would have gotten trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían capacitado | they would have gotten trained |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle capacitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Subjunctive tenses of Capacitarse
Capacitarse 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 capacite”, meaning “I get trained”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me capacite | I get trained |
| Tú | te capacites | you get trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se capacite | s/he gets trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos capacitemos | we get trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os capacitéis | you (plural) get trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se capaciten | they get trained |
How it’s built: Regular: stem capacit- plus the -ar subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse 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 capacitara”, meaning “I got trained”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me capacitara | I got trained |
| Tú | te capacitaras | you got trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se capacitara | s/he got trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos capacitáramos | we got trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os capacitarais | you (plural) got trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se capacitaran | they got trained |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, capacitaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (capacitáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse 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 capacitare”, meaning “I will get trained”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me capacitare | I will get trained |
| Tú | te capacitares | you will get trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se capacitare | s/he will get trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos capacitáremos | we will get trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os capacitareis | you (plural) will get trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se capacitaren | they will get trained |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, capacitaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (capacitáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse 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 capacitado”, meaning “I have gotten trained”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya capacitado | I have gotten trained |
| Tú | te hayas capacitado | you have gotten trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya capacitado | s/he has gotten trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos capacitado | we have gotten trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis capacitado | you (plural) have gotten trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan capacitado | they have gotten trained |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle capacitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse 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 capacitado”, meaning “I had gotten trained”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera capacitado | I had gotten trained |
| Tú | te hubieras capacitado | you had gotten trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera capacitado | s/he had gotten trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos capacitado | we had gotten trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais capacitado | you (plural) had gotten trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran capacitado | they had gotten trained |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle capacitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Capacitarse 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 capacitado”, meaning “I will have gotten trained”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere capacitado | I will have gotten trained |
| Tú | te hubieres capacitado | you will have gotten trained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere capacitado | s/he will have gotten trained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos capacitado | we will have gotten trained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis capacitado | you (plural) will have gotten trained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren capacitado | they will have gotten trained |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle capacitado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Imperative tenses of Capacitarse
Capacitarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “capacítese”, meaning “(to you formal) get trained!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | capacítate | (to you) get trained! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | capacítese | (to you formal) get trained! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | capacitémonos | let's get trained! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | capacitaos | (to you plural) get trained! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | capacítense | (to you plural formal) get trained! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (capacítate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (capacítese, capacítense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (capacitémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (capacitaos).
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Capacitarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se capacite”, meaning “(to you formal) don't get trained!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te capacites | (to you) don't get trained! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se capacite | (to you formal) don't get trained! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos capacitemos | let's not get trained! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os capacitéis | (to you plural) don't get trained! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se capaciten | (to you plural formal) don't get trained! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te capacites, no se capacite, no nos capacitemos, no os capacitéis, no se capaciten.
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Frequently asked questions about Capacitarse
Is capacitarse a regular or irregular verb?
Capacitarse 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 capacitarse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), capacitarse is conjugated as: yo me capacito, tú te capacitas, él/ella/usted se capacita, nosotros nos capacitamos, vosotros os capacitáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se capacitan. 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 capacitarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), capacitarse is conjugated as: yo me capacité, tú te capacitaste, él/ella/usted se capacitó, nosotros nos capacitamos, vosotros os capacitasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se capacitaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate capacitarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), capacitarse is conjugated as: yo me capacitaba, tú te capacitabas, él/ella/usted se capacitaba, nosotros nos capacitábamos, vosotros os capacitabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se capacitaban. 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 capacitarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), capacitarse is conjugated as: yo me capacitaré, tú te capacitarás, él/ella/usted se capacitará, nosotros nos capacitaremos, vosotros os capacitaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se capacitarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate capacitarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), capacitarse is conjugated as: yo me capacite, tú te capacites, él/ella/usted se capacite, nosotros nos capacitemos, vosotros os capacitéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se capaciten. 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 capacitar and capacitarse?
Capacitar means ‘to prepare, to qualify’ and capacitarse means ‘to get trained, to become qualified’. Capacitarse is the reflexive form of capacitar, 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 capacito becomes me capacito. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so capacita becomes capacítate.
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