Ella VerbsTo get cold, to catch a cold Irregular Verb
At a glance: Enfriarse (to get cold, to catch a cold) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me enfrío, te enfrías, se enfría, nos enfriamos, os enfriáis, se enfrían. Its irregularities include: I changes to í for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and imperatives).
Enfriarse is the Spanish verb for "to get cold, to catch a cold". It is an irregular reflexive verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to enfriarse include: resfriarse.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | enfriarse | to get cold, to catch a cold |
| Past participle | enfriado | gotten cold |
| Gerund | enfriando | getting cold |
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The Indicative Present of enfriarse 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 enfrío", meaning "I get cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfrío | I get cold |
| Tú | te enfrías | you get cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfría | s/he gets cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfriamos | we get cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfriáis | you (plural) get cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfrían | they get cold |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Preterite of enfriarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me enfrié", meaning "I got cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfrié | I got cold |
| Tú | te enfriaste | you got cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfrió | s/he got cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfriamos | we got cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfriasteis | you (plural) got cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfriaron | they got cold |
The Indicative Imperfect of enfriarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me enfriaba", meaning "I used to get cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfriaba | I used to get cold |
| Tú | te enfriabas | you used to get cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfriaba | s/he used to get cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfriábamos | we used to get cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfriabais | you (plural) used to get cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfriaban | they used to get cold |
The Indicative Present Continuous of enfriarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy enfriando", meaning "I am getting cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy enfriando | I am getting cold |
| Tú | te estás enfriando | you are getting cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está enfriando | s/he is getting cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos enfriando | we are getting cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis enfriando | you (plural) are getting cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están enfriando | they are getting cold |
The Indicative Informal Future of enfriarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a enfriar", meaning "I am going to get cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a enfriar | I am going to get cold |
| Tú | te vas a enfriar | you are going to get cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a enfriar | s/he is going to get cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a enfriar | we are going to get cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a enfriar | you (plural) are going to get cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a enfriar | they are going to get cold |
The Indicative Future of enfriarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me enfriaré", meaning "I will get cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfriaré | I will get cold |
| Tú | te enfriarás | you will get cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfriará | s/he will get cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfriaremos | we will get cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfriaréis | you (plural) will get cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfriarán | they will get cold |
The Indicative Conditional of enfriarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me enfriaría", meaning "I would get cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfriaría | I would get cold |
| Tú | te enfriarías | you would get cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfriaría | s/he would get cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfriaríamos | we would get cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfriaríais | you (plural) would get cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfriarían | they would get cold |
The Indicative Present Perfect of enfriarse 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 enfriado", meaning "I have gotten cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he enfriado | I have gotten cold |
| Tú | te has enfriado | you have gotten cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha enfriado | s/he has gotten cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos enfriado | we have gotten cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis enfriado | you (plural) have gotten cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han enfriado | they have gotten cold |
The Indicative Past Perfect of enfriarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había enfriado", meaning "I had gotten cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había enfriado | I had gotten cold |
| Tú | te habías enfriado | you had gotten cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había enfriado | s/he had gotten cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos enfriado | we had gotten cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais enfriado | you (plural) had gotten cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían enfriado | they had gotten cold |
The Indicative Future Perfect of enfriarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré enfriado", meaning "I will have gotten cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré enfriado | I will have gotten cold |
| Tú | te habrás enfriado | you will have gotten cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá enfriado | s/he will have gotten cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos enfriado | we will have gotten cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis enfriado | you (plural) will have gotten cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán enfriado | they will have gotten cold |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of enfriarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría enfriado", meaning "I would have gotten cold".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría enfriado | I would have gotten cold |
| Tú | te habrías enfriado | you would have gotten cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría enfriado | s/he would have gotten cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos enfriado | we would have gotten cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais enfriado | you (plural) would have gotten cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían enfriado | they would have gotten cold |
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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 enfríe", meaning "I get cold".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfríe | I get cold |
| Tú | te enfríes | you get cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfríe | s/he gets cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfriemos | we get cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfriéis | you (plural) get cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfríen | they get cold |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 enfriara", meaning "I got cold".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfriara | I got cold |
| Tú | te enfriaras | you got cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfriara | s/he got cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfriáramos | we got cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfriarais | you (plural) got cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfriaran | they got cold |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "me enfriare", meaning "I will get cold".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfriare | I will get cold |
| Tú | te enfriares | you will get cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfriare | s/he will get cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfriáremos | we will get cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfriareis | you (plural) will get cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfriaren | they will get cold |
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 enfriado", meaning "I have gotten cold".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya enfriado | I have gotten cold |
| Tú | te hayas enfriado | you have gotten cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya enfriado | s/he has gotten cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos enfriado | we have gotten cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis enfriado | you (plural) have gotten cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan enfriado | they have gotten cold |
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 enfriado", meaning "I had gotten cold".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera enfriado | I had gotten cold |
| Tú | te hubieras enfriado | you had gotten cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera enfriado | s/he had gotten cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos enfriado | we had gotten cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais enfriado | you (plural) had gotten cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran enfriado | they had gotten cold |
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 enfriado", meaning "I will have gotten cold".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere enfriado | I will have gotten cold |
| Tú | te hubieres enfriado | you will have gotten cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere enfriado | s/he will have gotten cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos enfriado | we will have gotten cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis enfriado | you (plural) will have gotten cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren enfriado | they will have gotten cold |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "enfríese", meaning "(to you formal) get! cold".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | enfríate | (to you) get! cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfríese | (to you formal) get! cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfriémonos | let's get! cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfríaos | (to you plural) get! cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfríense | (to you plural formal) get! cold |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se enfríe", meaning "(to you formal) don't get! cold".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te enfríes | (to you) don't get! cold |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se enfríe | (to you formal) don't get! cold |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos enfriemos | let's not get! cold |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os enfriéis | (to you plural) don't get! cold |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se enfríen | (to you plural formal) don't get! cold |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Enfriarse is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: I changes to í for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and imperatives).
In the present tense (presente), enfriarse is conjugated as: yo me enfrío, tú te enfrías, él/ella/usted se enfría, nosotros nos enfriamos, vosotros os enfriáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se enfrían. 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), enfriarse is conjugated as: yo me enfrié, tú te enfriaste, él/ella/usted se enfrió, nosotros nos enfriamos, vosotros os enfriasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se enfriaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), enfriarse is conjugated as: yo me enfriaba, tú te enfriabas, él/ella/usted se enfriaba, nosotros nos enfriábamos, vosotros os enfriabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se enfriaban. 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), enfriarse is conjugated as: yo me enfriaré, tú te enfriarás, él/ella/usted se enfriará, nosotros nos enfriaremos, vosotros os enfriaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se enfriarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), enfriarse is conjugated as: yo me enfríe, tú te enfríes, él/ella/usted se enfríe, nosotros nos enfriemos, vosotros os enfriéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se enfríen. 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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