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How to conjugate Enfriarse in Spanish

enfriarse to 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. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change i to í (enfrío, enfrías, enfría, enfrían); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me enfríe).

Past participle
enfriado gotten cold
Gerund
enfriando getting cold
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Indicative tenses of Enfriarse

Enfriarse in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome enfríoI get cold
Túte enfríasyou get cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse enfrías/he gets cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos enfriamoswe get cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos enfriáisyou (plural) get cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse enfríanthey get cold

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change i to í (enfrío, enfrías, enfría, enfrían); nosotros and vosotros are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Enfriarse in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome enfriéI got cold
Túte enfriasteyou got cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse enfriós/he got cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos enfriamoswe got cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos enfriasteisyou (plural) got cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse enfriaronthey got cold

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

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Enfriarse in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome enfriabaI used to get cold
Túte enfriabasyou used to get cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse enfriabas/he used to get cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos enfriábamoswe used to get cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos enfriabaisyou (plural) used to get cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse enfriabanthey used to get cold

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

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Enfriarse in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy enfriandoI am getting cold
Túte estás enfriandoyou are getting cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse está enfriandos/he is getting cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos enfriandowe are getting cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis enfriandoyou (plural) are getting cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están enfriandothey are getting cold

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

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Enfriarse in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a enfriarI am going to get cold
Túte vas a enfriaryou are going to get cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a enfriars/he is going to get cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a enfriarwe are going to get cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a enfriaryou (plural) are going to get cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a enfriarthey are going to get cold

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

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Enfriarse in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome enfriaréI will get cold
Túte enfriarásyou will get cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse enfriarás/he will get cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos enfriaremoswe will get cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos enfriaréisyou (plural) will get cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse enfriaránthey will get cold

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive enfriar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Enfriarse in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome enfriaríaI would get cold
Túte enfriaríasyou would get cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse enfriarías/he would get cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos enfriaríamoswe would get cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos enfriaríaisyou (plural) would get cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse enfriaríanthey would get cold

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive enfriar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Enfriarse in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he enfriadoI have gotten cold
Túte has enfriadoyou have gotten cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha enfriados/he has gotten cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos enfriadowe have gotten cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis enfriadoyou (plural) have gotten cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han enfriadothey have gotten cold

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

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Enfriarse in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había enfriadoI had gotten cold
Túte habías enfriadoyou had gotten cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse había enfriados/he had gotten cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos enfriadowe had gotten cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais enfriadoyou (plural) had gotten cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían enfriadothey had gotten cold

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

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Enfriarse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré enfriadoI will have gotten cold
Túte habrás enfriadoyou will have gotten cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá enfriados/he will have gotten cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos enfriadowe will have gotten cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis enfriadoyou (plural) will have gotten cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán enfriadothey will have gotten cold

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

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Enfriarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría enfriadoI would have gotten cold
Túte habrías enfriadoyou would have gotten cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría enfriados/he would have gotten cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos enfriadowe would have gotten cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais enfriadoyou (plural) would have gotten cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían enfriadothey would have gotten cold

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

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Subjunctive tenses of Enfriarse

Enfriarse 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 enfríe”, meaning “I get cold”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome enfríeI get cold
Túte enfríesyou get cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse enfríes/he gets cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos enfriemoswe get cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos enfriéisyou (plural) get cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse enfríenthey get cold

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, enfrío (enfríe, enfríes, enfríe, enfríen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Enfriarse 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 enfriara”, meaning “I got cold”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome enfriaraI got cold
Túte enfriarasyou got cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse enfriaras/he got cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos enfriáramoswe got cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos enfriaraisyou (plural) got cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse enfriaranthey got cold

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, enfriaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (enfriáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Enfriarse 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 enfriare”, meaning “I will get cold”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome enfriareI will get cold
Túte enfriaresyou will get cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse enfriares/he will get cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos enfriáremoswe will get cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos enfriareisyou (plural) will get cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse enfriarenthey will get cold

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, enfriaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (enfriáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Enfriarse 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 enfriado”, meaning “I have gotten cold”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya enfriadoI have gotten cold
Túte hayas enfriadoyou have gotten cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya enfriados/he has gotten cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos enfriadowe have gotten cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis enfriadoyou (plural) have gotten cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan enfriadothey have gotten cold

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

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Enfriarse 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 enfriado”, meaning “I had gotten cold”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera enfriadoI had gotten cold
Túte hubieras enfriadoyou had gotten cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera enfriados/he had gotten cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos enfriadowe had gotten cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais enfriadoyou (plural) had gotten cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran enfriadothey had gotten cold

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

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Enfriarse 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 enfriado”, meaning “I will have gotten cold”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere enfriadoI will have gotten cold
Túte hubieres enfriadoyou will have gotten cold
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere enfriados/he will have gotten cold
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos enfriadowe will have gotten cold
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis enfriadoyou (plural) will have gotten cold
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren enfriadothey will have gotten cold

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

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Imperative tenses of Enfriarse

Enfriarse in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túenfríate(to you) get cold!
Ella / Él / Ustedenfríese(to you formal) get cold!
Nosotras / Nosotrosenfriémonoslet's get cold!
Vosotras / Vosotrosenfriaos(to you plural) get cold!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesenfríense(to you plural formal) get cold!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (enfríate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (enfríese, enfríense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (enfriémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (enfriaos).

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Enfriarse in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te enfríes(to you) don't get cold!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se enfríe(to you formal) don't get cold!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos enfriemoslet's not get cold!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os enfriéis(to you plural) don't get cold!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno se enfríen(to you plural formal) don't get cold!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te enfríes, no se enfríe, no nos enfriemos, no os enfriéis, no se enfríen.

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Frequently asked questions about Enfriarse

Is enfriarse a regular or irregular verb?

Enfriarse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change i to í (enfrío, enfrías, enfría, enfrían); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me enfríe).

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

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.

How do you conjugate enfriarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

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.

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

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.

How do you conjugate enfriarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

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.

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

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.

What’s the difference between enfriar and enfriarse?

Enfriar means ‘to cool, to chill’ and enfriarse means ‘to get cold, to catch a cold’. Enfriarse is the reflexive form of enfriar, 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 enfrío becomes me enfrío. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so enfría becomes enfríate.


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