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How to conjugate Componerse in Spanish

componerse to be made up of, to consist of, to get ready, to get better Irregular Verb

At a glance: Componerse (to be made up of, to consist of, to get ready, to get better) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me compongo, te compones, se compone, nos componemos, os componéis, se componen. It is conjugated like poner. Yo adds a g (compongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (me compuse), future (me compondré), conditional (me compondría), subjunctive and past participle (compuesto).

Past participle: compuesto been made up of
Gerund: componiendo being made up of
Similar: aliviarse, mejorarse, recuperarse, aprontarse, arreglarse, constar

Indicative tenses of Componerse
Subjunctive tenses of Componerse
Imperative tenses of Componerse
- Componerse in the Imperative Affirmative
- Componerse in the Imperative Negative
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Indicative tenses of Componerse

Componerse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of componerse 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 compongo”, meaning “I am made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me compongo	I am made up of
Tú	te compones	you are made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se compone	s/he is made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos componemos	we are made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os componéis	you (plural) are made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se componen	they are made up of

How it’s built: Yo adds a g (compongo); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of componerse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me compuse”, meaning “I was made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me compuse	I was made up of
Tú	te compusiste	you were made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se compuso	s/he was made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos compusimos	we were made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os compusisteis	you (plural) were made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se compusieron	they were made up of

How it’s built: Irregular stem compus- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of componerse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me componía”, meaning “I used to be made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me componía	I used to be made up of
Tú	te componías	you used to be made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se componía	s/he used to be made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos componíamos	we used to be made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os componíais	you (plural) used to be made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se componían	they used to be made up of

How it’s built: Regular: stem compon- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of componerse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy componiendo”, meaning “I am being made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me estoy componiendo	I am being made up of
Tú	te estás componiendo	you are being made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se está componiendo	s/he is being made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos estamos componiendo	we are being made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os estáis componiendo	you (plural) are being made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se están componiendo	they are being made up of

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund componiendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of componerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a componer”, meaning “I am going to be made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me voy a componer	I am going to be made up of
Tú	te vas a componer	you are going to be made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se va a componer	s/he is going to be made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos vamos a componer	we are going to be made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os vais a componer	you (plural) are going to be made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se van a componer	they are going to be made up of

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive componer. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of componerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me compondré”, meaning “I will be made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me compondré	I will be made up of
Tú	te compondrás	you will be made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se compondrá	s/he will be made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos compondremos	we will be made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os compondréis	you (plural) will be made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se compondrán	they will be made up of

How it’s built: Irregular stem compondr- instead of componer, plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of componerse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me compondría”, meaning “I would be made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me compondría	I would be made up of
Tú	te compondrías	you would be made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se compondría	s/he would be made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos compondríamos	we would be made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os compondríais	you (plural) would be made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se compondrían	they would be made up of

How it’s built: Irregular stem compondr- instead of componer, plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of componerse 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 compuesto”, meaning “I have been made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me he compuesto	I have been made up of
Tú	te has compuesto	you have been made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se ha compuesto	s/he has been made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hemos compuesto	we have been made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habéis compuesto	you (plural) have been made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se han compuesto	they have been made up of

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle compuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of componerse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había compuesto”, meaning “I had been made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me había compuesto	I had been made up of
Tú	te habías compuesto	you had been made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se había compuesto	s/he had been made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos habíamos compuesto	we had been made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habíais compuesto	you (plural) had been made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se habían compuesto	they had been made up of

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle compuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of componerse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré compuesto”, meaning “I will have been made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me habré compuesto	I will have been made up of
Tú	te habrás compuesto	you will have been made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se habrá compuesto	s/he will have been made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos habremos compuesto	we will have been made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habréis compuesto	you (plural) will have been made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se habrán compuesto	they will have been made up of

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle compuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of componerse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría compuesto”, meaning “I would have been made up of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me habría compuesto	I would have been made up of
Tú	te habrías compuesto	you would have been made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se habría compuesto	s/he would have been made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos habríamos compuesto	we would have been made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habríais compuesto	you (plural) would have been made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se habrían compuesto	they would have been made up of

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle compuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Componerse

Componerse 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 componga”, meaning “I am made up of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me componga	I am made up of
Tú	te compongas	you are made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se componga	s/he is made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos compongamos	we are made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os compongáis	you (plural) are made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se compongan	they are made up of

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, compongo (componga, compongas, componga, compongamos, compongáis, compongan). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse 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 compusiera”, meaning “I were made up of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me compusiera	I were made up of
Tú	te compusieras	you were made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se compusiera	s/he were made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos compusiéramos	we were made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os compusierais	you (plural) were made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se compusieran	they were made up of

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, compusieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (compusiéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse 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 compusiere”, meaning “I will be made up of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me compusiere	I will be made up of
Tú	te compusieres	you will be made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se compusiere	s/he will be made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos compusiéremos	we will be made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os compusiereis	you (plural) will be made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se compusieren	they will be made up of

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, compusieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (compusiéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse 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 compuesto”, meaning “I have been made up of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me haya compuesto	I have been made up of
Tú	te hayas compuesto	you have been made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se haya compuesto	s/he has been made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hayamos compuesto	we have been made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os hayáis compuesto	you (plural) have been made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se hayan compuesto	they have been made up of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle compuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse 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 compuesto”, meaning “I had been made up of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me hubiera compuesto	I had been made up of
Tú	te hubieras compuesto	you had been made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se hubiera compuesto	s/he had been made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hubiéramos compuesto	we had been made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os hubierais compuesto	you (plural) had been made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se hubieran compuesto	they had been made up of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle compuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Componerse 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 compuesto”, meaning “I will have been made up of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me hubiere compuesto	I will have been made up of
Tú	te hubieres compuesto	you will have been made up of
Ella / Él / Usted	se hubiere compuesto	s/he will have been made up of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hubiéremos compuesto	we will have been made up of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os hubiereis compuesto	you (plural) will have been made up of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se hubieren compuesto	they will have been made up of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle compuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Componerse

Componerse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “compóngase”, meaning “(to you formal) be made up of!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	componte	(to you) be made up of!
Ella / Él / Usted	compóngase	(to you formal) be made up of!
Nosotras / Nosotros	compongámonos	let's be made up of!
Vosotras / Vosotros	componeos	(to you plural) be made up of!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	compónganse	(to you plural formal) be made up of!

How it’s built: Tú is irregular (componte); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (compóngase, compónganse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (compongámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (componeos).

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Componerse in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se componga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't be made up of!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no te compongas	(to you) don't be made up of!
Ella / Él / Usted	no se componga	(to you formal) don't be made up of!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no nos compongamos	let's not be made up of!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no os compongáis	(to you plural) don't be made up of!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no se compongan	(to you plural formal) don't be made up of!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te compongas, no se componga, no nos compongamos, no os compongáis, no se compongan.

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Frequently asked questions about Componerse

Is componerse a regular or irregular verb?

Componerse is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like poner. In the present tense: yo adds a g (compongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (me compuse), future (me compondré), conditional (me compondría), subjunctive and past participle (compuesto).

How do you conjugate componerse in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), componerse is conjugated as: yo me compongo, tú te compones, él/ella/usted se compone, nosotros nos componemos, vosotros os componéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se componen. 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 componerse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), componerse is conjugated as: yo me compuse, tú te compusiste, él/ella/usted se compuso, nosotros nos compusimos, vosotros os compusisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se compusieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate componerse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), componerse is conjugated as: yo me componía, tú te componías, él/ella/usted se componía, nosotros nos componíamos, vosotros os componíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se componían. 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 componerse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), componerse is conjugated as: yo me compondré, tú te compondrás, él/ella/usted se compondrá, nosotros nos compondremos, vosotros os compondréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se compondrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate componerse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), componerse is conjugated as: yo me componga, tú te compongas, él/ella/usted se componga, nosotros nos compongamos, vosotros os compongáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se compongan. 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 componer and componerse?

Componer means ‘to compose, to make up’ and componerse means ‘to be made up of, to consist of, to get ready, to get better’. Componerse is the reflexive form of componer, 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 compongo becomes me compongo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so compón becomes componte.

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