Ella Verbscolgarse to hang from Irregular Verb
At a glance: Colgarse (to hang from) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me cuelgo, te cuelgas, se cuelga, nos colgamos, os colgáis, se cuelgan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (cuelgo, cuelgas, cuelga, cuelgan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (me colgué) and present subjunctive (me cuelgue).

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The Indicative Present of colgarse 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 cuelgo”, meaning “I hang from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me cuelgo | I hang from |
| Tú | te cuelgas | you hang from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cuelga | s/he hangs from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos colgamos | we hang from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os colgáis | you (plural) hang from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se cuelgan | they hang from |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (cuelgo, cuelgas, cuelga, cuelgan); nosotros and vosotros 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 Preterite of colgarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me colgué”, meaning “I hung from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me colgué | I hung from |
| Tú | te colgaste | you hung from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se colgó | s/he hung from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos colgamos | we hung from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os colgasteis | you (plural) hung from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se colgaron | they hung from |
How it’s built: Yo adds a u (colgué); 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 colgarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me colgaba”, meaning “I used to hang from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me colgaba | I used to hang from |
| Tú | te colgabas | you used to hang from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se colgaba | s/he used to hang from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos colgábamos | we used to hang from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os colgabais | you (plural) used to hang from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se colgaban | they used to hang from |
How it’s built: Regular: stem colg- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of colgarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy colgando”, meaning “I am hanging from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy colgando | I am hanging from |
| Tú | te estás colgando | you are hanging from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está colgando | s/he is hanging from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos colgando | we are hanging from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis colgando | you (plural) are hanging from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están colgando | they are hanging from |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund colgando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of colgarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a colgar”, meaning “I am going to hang from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a colgar | I am going to hang from |
| Tú | te vas a colgar | you are going to hang from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a colgar | s/he is going to hang from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a colgar | we are going to hang from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a colgar | you (plural) are going to hang from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a colgar | they are going to hang from |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive colgar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of colgarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me colgaré”, meaning “I will hang from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me colgaré | I will hang from |
| Tú | te colgarás | you will hang from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se colgará | s/he will hang from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos colgaremos | we will hang from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os colgaréis | you (plural) will hang from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se colgarán | they will hang from |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive colgar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of colgarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me colgaría”, meaning “I would hang from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me colgaría | I would hang from |
| Tú | te colgarías | you would hang from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se colgaría | s/he would hang from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos colgaríamos | we would hang from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os colgaríais | you (plural) would hang from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se colgarían | they would hang from |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive colgar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of colgarse 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 colgado”, meaning “I have hung from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he colgado | I have hung from |
| Tú | te has colgado | you have hung from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha colgado | s/he has hung from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos colgado | we have hung from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis colgado | you (plural) have hung from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han colgado | they have hung from |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle colgado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of colgarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había colgado”, meaning “I had hung from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había colgado | I had hung from |
| Tú | te habías colgado | you had hung from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había colgado | s/he had hung from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos colgado | we had hung from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais colgado | you (plural) had hung from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían colgado | they had hung from |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle colgado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of colgarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré colgado”, meaning “I will have hung from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré colgado | I will have hung from |
| Tú | te habrás colgado | you will have hung from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá colgado | s/he will have hung from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos colgado | we will have hung from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis colgado | you (plural) will have hung from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán colgado | they will have hung from |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle colgado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of colgarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría colgado”, meaning “I would have hung from”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría colgado | I would have hung from |
| Tú | te habrías colgado | you would have hung from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría colgado | s/he would have hung from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos colgado | we would have hung from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais colgado | you (plural) would have hung from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían colgado | they would have hung from |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle colgado. 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 cuelgue”, meaning “I hang from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me cuelgue | I hang from |
| Tú | te cuelgues | you hang from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se cuelgue | s/he hangs from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos colguemos | we hang from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os colguéis | you (plural) hang from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se cuelguen | they hang from |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue and add a u (cuelgue, cuelgues, cuelgue, cuelguen); nosotros and vosotros add a u (colguemos, colguéis). 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 colgara”, meaning “I hung from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me colgara | I hung from |
| Tú | te colgaras | you hung from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se colgara | s/he hung from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos colgáramos | we hung from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os colgarais | you (plural) hung from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se colgaran | they hung from |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, colgaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (colgáramos). 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 colgare”, meaning “I will hang from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me colgare | I will hang from |
| Tú | te colgares | you will hang from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se colgare | s/he will hang from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos colgáremos | we will hang from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os colgareis | you (plural) will hang from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se colgaren | they will hang from |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, colgaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (colgáremos). 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 colgado”, meaning “I have hung from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya colgado | I have hung from |
| Tú | te hayas colgado | you have hung from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya colgado | s/he has hung from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos colgado | we have hung from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis colgado | you (plural) have hung from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan colgado | they have hung from |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle colgado. 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 colgado”, meaning “I had hung from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera colgado | I had hung from |
| Tú | te hubieras colgado | you had hung from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera colgado | s/he had hung from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos colgado | we had hung from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais colgado | you (plural) had hung from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran colgado | they had hung from |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle colgado. 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 colgado”, meaning “I will have hung from”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere colgado | I will have hung from |
| Tú | te hubieres colgado | you will have hung from |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere colgado | s/he will have hung from |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos colgado | we will have hung from |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis colgado | you (plural) will have hung from |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren colgado | they will have hung from |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle colgado. 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, “cuélguese”, meaning “(to you formal) hang from!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cuélgate | (to you) hang from! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cuélguese | (to you formal) hang from! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | colguémonos | let's hang from! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | colgaos | (to you plural) hang from! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cuélguense | (to you plural formal) hang from! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (cuélgate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (cuélguese, cuélguense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (colguémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (colgaos).
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 cuelgue”, meaning “(to you formal) don't hang from!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te cuelgues | (to you) don't hang from! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se cuelgue | (to you formal) don't hang from! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos colguemos | let's not hang from! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os colguéis | (to you plural) don't hang from! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se cuelguen | (to you plural formal) don't hang from! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te cuelgues, no se cuelgue, no nos colguemos, no os colguéis, no se cuelguen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Colgarse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (cuelgo, cuelgas, cuelga, cuelgan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (me colgué) and present subjunctive (me cuelgue).
In the present tense (presente), colgarse is conjugated as: yo me cuelgo, tú te cuelgas, él/ella/usted se cuelga, nosotros nos colgamos, vosotros os colgáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se cuelgan. 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), colgarse is conjugated as: yo me colgué, tú te colgaste, él/ella/usted se colgó, nosotros nos colgamos, vosotros os colgasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se colgaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), colgarse is conjugated as: yo me colgaba, tú te colgabas, él/ella/usted se colgaba, nosotros nos colgábamos, vosotros os colgabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se colgaban. 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), colgarse is conjugated as: yo me colgaré, tú te colgarás, él/ella/usted se colgará, nosotros nos colgaremos, vosotros os colgaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se colgarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), colgarse is conjugated as: yo me cuelgue, tú te cuelgues, él/ella/usted se cuelgue, nosotros nos colguemos, vosotros os colguéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se cuelguen. 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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