Ella Verbscomplicarse to get complicated Irregular Verb
At a glance: Complicarse (to get complicated) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me complico, te complicas, se complica, nos complicamos, os complicáis, se complican. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (compliqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me complique).

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The Indicative Present of complicarse 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 complico”, meaning “I get complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me complico | I get complicated |
| Tú | te complicas | you get complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se complica | s/he gets complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos complicamos | we get complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os complicáis | you (plural) get complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se complican | they get complicated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem complic- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Preterite of complicarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me compliqué”, meaning “I got complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me compliqué | I got complicated |
| Tú | te complicaste | you got complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se complicó | s/he got complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos complicamos | we got complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os complicasteis | you (plural) got complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se complicaron | they got complicated |
How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (compliqué); 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 complicarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me complicaba”, meaning “I used to get complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me complicaba | I used to get complicated |
| Tú | te complicabas | you used to get complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se complicaba | s/he used to get complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos complicábamos | we used to get complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os complicabais | you (plural) used to get complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se complicaban | they used to get complicated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem complic- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of complicarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy complicando”, meaning “I am getting complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy complicando | I am getting complicated |
| Tú | te estás complicando | you are getting complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está complicando | s/he is getting complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos complicando | we are getting complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis complicando | you (plural) are getting complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están complicando | they are getting complicated |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund complicando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of complicarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a complicar”, meaning “I am going to get complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a complicar | I am going to get complicated |
| Tú | te vas a complicar | you are going to get complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a complicar | s/he is going to get complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a complicar | we are going to get complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a complicar | you (plural) are going to get complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a complicar | they are going to get complicated |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive complicar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of complicarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me complicaré”, meaning “I will get complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me complicaré | I will get complicated |
| Tú | te complicarás | you will get complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se complicará | s/he will get complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos complicaremos | we will get complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os complicaréis | you (plural) will get complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se complicarán | they will get complicated |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive complicar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of complicarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me complicaría”, meaning “I would get complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me complicaría | I would get complicated |
| Tú | te complicarías | you would get complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se complicaría | s/he would get complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos complicaríamos | we would get complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os complicaríais | you (plural) would get complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se complicarían | they would get complicated |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive complicar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of complicarse 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 complicado”, meaning “I have gotten complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he complicado | I have gotten complicated |
| Tú | te has complicado | you have gotten complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha complicado | s/he has gotten complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos complicado | we have gotten complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis complicado | you (plural) have gotten complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han complicado | they have gotten complicated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle complicado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of complicarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había complicado”, meaning “I had gotten complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había complicado | I had gotten complicated |
| Tú | te habías complicado | you had gotten complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había complicado | s/he had gotten complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos complicado | we had gotten complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais complicado | you (plural) had gotten complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían complicado | they had gotten complicated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle complicado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of complicarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré complicado”, meaning “I will have gotten complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré complicado | I will have gotten complicated |
| Tú | te habrás complicado | you will have gotten complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá complicado | s/he will have gotten complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos complicado | we will have gotten complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis complicado | you (plural) will have gotten complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán complicado | they will have gotten complicated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle complicado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of complicarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría complicado”, meaning “I would have gotten complicated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría complicado | I would have gotten complicated |
| Tú | te habrías complicado | you would have gotten complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría complicado | s/he would have gotten complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos complicado | we would have gotten complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais complicado | you (plural) would have gotten complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían complicado | they would have gotten complicated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle complicado. 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 complique”, meaning “I get complicated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me complique | I get complicated |
| Tú | te compliques | you get complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se complique | s/he gets complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos compliquemos | we get complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os compliquéis | you (plural) get complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se compliquen | they get complicated |
How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (complique, compliques, complique, compliquemos, compliquéis, compliquen). 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 complicara”, meaning “I got complicated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me complicara | I got complicated |
| Tú | te complicaras | you got complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se complicara | s/he got complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos complicáramos | we got complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os complicarais | you (plural) got complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se complicaran | they got complicated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, complicaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (complicáramos). 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 complicare”, meaning “I will get complicated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me complicare | I will get complicated |
| Tú | te complicares | you will get complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se complicare | s/he will get complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos complicáremos | we will get complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os complicareis | you (plural) will get complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se complicaren | they will get complicated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, complicaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (complicáremos). 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 complicado”, meaning “I have gotten complicated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya complicado | I have gotten complicated |
| Tú | te hayas complicado | you have gotten complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya complicado | s/he has gotten complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos complicado | we have gotten complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis complicado | you (plural) have gotten complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan complicado | they have gotten complicated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle complicado. 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 complicado”, meaning “I had gotten complicated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera complicado | I had gotten complicated |
| Tú | te hubieras complicado | you had gotten complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera complicado | s/he had gotten complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos complicado | we had gotten complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais complicado | you (plural) had gotten complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran complicado | they had gotten complicated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle complicado. 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 complicado”, meaning “I will have gotten complicated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere complicado | I will have gotten complicated |
| Tú | te hubieres complicado | you will have gotten complicated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere complicado | s/he will have gotten complicated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos complicado | we will have gotten complicated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis complicado | you (plural) will have gotten complicated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren complicado | they will have gotten complicated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle complicado. 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, “complíquese”, meaning “(to you formal) get complicated!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | complícate | (to you) get complicated! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | complíquese | (to you formal) get complicated! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | compliquémonos | let's get complicated! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | complicaos | (to you plural) get complicated! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | complíquense | (to you plural formal) get complicated! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (complícate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (complíquese, complíquense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (compliquémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (complicaos).
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 complique”, meaning “(to you formal) don't get complicated!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te compliques | (to you) don't get complicated! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se complique | (to you formal) don't get complicated! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos compliquemos | let's not get complicated! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os compliquéis | (to you plural) don't get complicated! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se compliquen | (to you plural formal) don't get complicated! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te compliques, no se complique, no nos compliquemos, no os compliquéis, no se compliquen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Complicarse is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (compliqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me complique).
In the present tense (presente), complicarse is conjugated as: yo me complico, tú te complicas, él/ella/usted se complica, nosotros nos complicamos, vosotros os complicáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se complican. 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), complicarse is conjugated as: yo me compliqué, tú te complicaste, él/ella/usted se complicó, nosotros nos complicamos, vosotros os complicasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se complicaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), complicarse is conjugated as: yo me complicaba, tú te complicabas, él/ella/usted se complicaba, nosotros nos complicábamos, vosotros os complicabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se complicaban. 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), complicarse is conjugated as: yo me complicaré, tú te complicarás, él/ella/usted se complicará, nosotros nos complicaremos, vosotros os complicaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se complicarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), complicarse is conjugated as: yo me complique, tú te compliques, él/ella/usted se complique, nosotros nos compliquemos, vosotros os compliquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se compliquen. 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.
Complicar means ‘to complicate’ and complicarse means ‘to get complicated’. Complicarse is the reflexive form of complicar, 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 complico becomes me complico. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so complica becomes complícate.
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