How to conjugate Despertarse in Spanish
To wake (oneself), to awaken (oneself), to wake up Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Despertarse
- Despertarse in the Indicative Present
- Despertarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Despertarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Despertarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Despertarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Despertarse in the Indicative Future
- Despertarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Despertarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Despertarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Despertarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Despertarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Despertarse
- Imperative tenses of Despertarse
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Despertarse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Despertarse is the Spanish verb for "to wake (oneself), to awaken (oneself), to wake up". It is an irregular reflexive verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | despertarse | to wake (oneself), to awaken (oneself), to wake up |
| Past participle | despertado | woken |
| Gerund | despertando | waking |
Indicative Tenses of Despertarse
Despertarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of despertarse 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 despierto", meaning "I wake".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me despierto | I wake |
| Tú | te despiertas | you wake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se despierta | s/he wakes, you (formal) wake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos despertamos | we wake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os despertáis | you (plural) wake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se despiertan | they wake, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Despertarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of despertarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me desperté", meaning "I woke".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desperté | I woke |
| Tú | te despertaste | you woke |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se despertó | s/he woke, you (formal) woke |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos despertamos | we woke |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os despertasteis | you (plural) woke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se despertaron | they woke, |
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Despertarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of despertarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me despertaba", meaning "I used to wake".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me despertaba | I used to wake |
| Tú | te despertabas | you used to wake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se despertaba | s/he used to wake, you (formal) used to wake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos despertábamos | we used to wake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os despertabais | you (plural) used to wake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se despertaban | they used to wake, |
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Despertarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of despertarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy despertando", meaning "I am waking".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy despertando | I am waking |
| Tú | te estás despertando | you are waking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está despertando | s/he is waking, you (formal) are waking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos despertando | we are waking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis despertando | you (plural) are waking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están despertando | they are waking, |
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Despertarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of despertarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a despertar", meaning "I am going to wake".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a despertar | I am going to wake |
| Tú | te vas a despertar | you are going to wake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a despertar | s/he is going to wake, you (formal) are going to wake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a despertar | we are going to wake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a despertar | you (plural) are going to wake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a despertar | they are going to wake, |
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Despertarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of despertarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me despertaré", meaning "I will wake".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me despertaré | I will wake |
| Tú | te despertarás | you will wake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se despertará | s/he will wake, you (formal) will wake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos despertaremos | we will wake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os despertaréis | you (plural) will wake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se despertarán | they will wake, |
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Despertarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of despertarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me despertaría", meaning "I would wake".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me despertaría | I would wake |
| Tú | te despertarías | you would wake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se despertaría | s/he would wake, you (formal) would wake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos despertaríamos | we would wake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os despertaríais | you (plural) would wake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se despertarían | they would wake, |
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Despertarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of despertarse 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 despertado", meaning "I have woken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he despertado | I have woken |
| Tú | te has despertado | you have woken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha despertado | s/he has woken, you (formal) have woken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos despertado | we have woken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis despertado | you (plural) have woken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han despertado | they have woken, |
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Despertarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of despertarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había despertado", meaning "I had woken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había despertado | I had woken |
| Tú | te habías despertado | you had woken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había despertado | s/he had woken, you (formal) had woken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos despertado | we had woken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais despertado | you (plural) had woken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían despertado | they had woken, |
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Despertarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of despertarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré despertado", meaning "I will have woken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré despertado | I will have woken |
| Tú | te habrás despertado | you will have woken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá despertado | s/he will have woken, you (formal) will have woken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos despertado | we will have woken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis despertado | you (plural) will have woken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán despertado | they will have woken, |
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Despertarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of despertarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría despertado", meaning "I would have woken".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría despertado | I would have woken |
| Tú | te habrías despertado | you would have woken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría despertado | s/he would have woken, you (formal) would have woken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos despertado | we would have woken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais despertado | you (plural) would have woken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían despertado | they would have woken, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Despertarse
Despertarse 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 despierte", meaning "I wake".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me despierte | I wake |
| Tú | te despiertes | you wake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se despierte | s/he wakes, you (formal) wake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos despertemos | we wake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os despertéis | you (plural) wake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se despierten | they wake, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Despertarse 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 despertara", meaning "I woke".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me despertara | I woke |
| Tú | te despertaras | you woke |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se despertara | s/he woke, you (formal) woke |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos despertáramos | we woke |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os despertarais | you (plural) woke |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se despertaran | they woke, |
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Despertarse 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 despertare", meaning "I will wake".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me despertare | I will wake |
| Tú | te despertares | you will wake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se despertare | s/he will wake, you (formal) will wake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos despertáremos | we will wake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os despertareis | you (plural) will wake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se despertaren | they will wake, |
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Despertarse 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 despertado", meaning "I have woken".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya despertado | I have woken |
| Tú | te hayas despertado | you have woken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya despertado | s/he has woken, you (formal) have woken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos despertado | we have woken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis despertado | you (plural) have woken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan despertado | they have woken, |
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Despertarse 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 despertado", meaning "I had woken".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera despertado | I had woken |
| Tú | te hubieras despertado | you had woken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera despertado | s/he had woken, you (formal) had woken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos despertado | we had woken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais despertado | you (plural) had woken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran despertado | they had woken, |
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Despertarse 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 despertado", meaning "I will have woken".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere despertado | I will have woken |
| Tú | te hubieres despertado | you will have woken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere despertado | s/he will have woken, you (formal) will have woken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos despertado | we will have woken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis despertado | you (plural) will have woken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren despertado | they will have woken, |
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Imperative Tenses of Despertarse
Despertarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "despiértese", meaning "(to you formal) wake!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | despiértate | (to you) wake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | despiértese | (to you formal) wake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | despertémonos | let's wake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | despertaos | (to you plural) wake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | despiértense | (to you plural formal) wake! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Despertarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se despierte", meaning "(to you formal) don't wake!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te despiertes | (to you) don't wake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se despierte | (to you formal) don't wake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos despertemos | let's not wake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os despertéis | (to you plural) don't wake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se despierten | (to you plural formal) don't wake! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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