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How to conjugate Escribirse in Spanish

escribirse to write (to oneself, to each other) Irregular Verb Top 100

At a glance: Escribirse (to write (to oneself, to each other)) is one of the most common reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me escribo, te escribes, se escribe, nos escribimos, os escribís, se escriben. Every simple tense is regular; only the past participle (escrito) changes, which carries into the compound tenses.

Past participle
escrito written
Gerund
escribiendo writing

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Indicative tenses of Escribirse

Escribirse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of escribirse 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 escribo”, meaning “I write”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escriboI write
Túte escribesyou write
Ella / Él / Ustedse escribes/he writes
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escribimoswe write
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escribísyou (plural) write
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escribenthey write

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

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Escribirse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of escribirse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me escribí”, meaning “I wrote”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escribíI wrote
Túte escribisteyou wrote
Ella / Él / Ustedse escribiós/he wrote
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escribimoswe wrote
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escribisteisyou (plural) wrote
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escribieronthey wrote

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

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Escribirse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of escribirse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me escribía”, meaning “I used to write”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escribíaI used to write
Túte escribíasyou used to write
Ella / Él / Ustedse escribías/he used to write
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escribíamoswe used to write
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escribíaisyou (plural) used to write
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escribíanthey used to write

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

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Escribirse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of escribirse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy escribiendo”, meaning “I am writing”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy escribiendoI am writing
Túte estás escribiendoyou are writing
Ella / Él / Ustedse está escribiendos/he is writing
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos escribiendowe are writing
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis escribiendoyou (plural) are writing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están escribiendothey are writing

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

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Escribirse in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a escribirI am going to write
Túte vas a escribiryou are going to write
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a escribirs/he is going to write
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a escribirwe are going to write
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a escribiryou (plural) are going to write
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a escribirthey are going to write

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

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Escribirse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of escribirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me escribiré”, meaning “I will write”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escribiréI will write
Túte escribirásyou will write
Ella / Él / Ustedse escribirás/he will write
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escribiremoswe will write
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escribiréisyou (plural) will write
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escribiránthey will write

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

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Escribirse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of escribirse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me escribiría”, meaning “I would write”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escribiríaI would write
Túte escribiríasyou would write
Ella / Él / Ustedse escribirías/he would write
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escribiríamoswe would write
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escribiríaisyou (plural) would write
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escribiríanthey would write

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

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Escribirse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of escribirse 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 escrito”, meaning “I have written”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he escritoI have written
Túte has escritoyou have written
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha escritos/he has written
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos escritowe have written
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis escritoyou (plural) have written
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han escritothey have written

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

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Escribirse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of escribirse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había escrito”, meaning “I had written”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había escritoI had written
Túte habías escritoyou had written
Ella / Él / Ustedse había escritos/he had written
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos escritowe had written
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais escritoyou (plural) had written
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían escritothey had written

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

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Escribirse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré escritoI will have written
Túte habrás escritoyou will have written
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá escritos/he will have written
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos escritowe will have written
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis escritoyou (plural) will have written
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán escritothey will have written

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

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Escribirse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría escritoI would have written
Túte habrías escritoyou would have written
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría escritos/he would have written
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos escritowe would have written
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais escritoyou (plural) would have written
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían escritothey would have written

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

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Subjunctive tenses of Escribirse

Escribirse 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 escriba”, meaning “I write”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escribaI write
Túte escribasyou write
Ella / Él / Ustedse escribas/he writes
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escribamoswe write
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escribáisyou (plural) write
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escribanthey write

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

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Escribirse 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 escribiera”, meaning “I wrote”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escribieraI wrote
Túte escribierasyou wrote
Ella / Él / Ustedse escribieras/he wrote
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escribiéramoswe wrote
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escribieraisyou (plural) wrote
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escribieranthey wrote

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

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Escribirse 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 escribiere”, meaning “I will write”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escribiereI will write
Túte escribieresyou will write
Ella / Él / Ustedse escribieres/he will write
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escribiéremoswe will write
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escribiereisyou (plural) will write
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escribierenthey will write

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

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Escribirse 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 escrito”, meaning “I have written”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya escritoI have written
Túte hayas escritoyou have written
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya escritos/he has written
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos escritowe have written
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis escritoyou (plural) have written
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan escritothey have written

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

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Escribirse 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 escrito”, meaning “I had written”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera escritoI had written
Túte hubieras escritoyou had written
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera escritos/he had written
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos escritowe had written
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais escritoyou (plural) had written
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran escritothey had written

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

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Escribirse 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 escrito”, meaning “I will have written”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere escritoI will have written
Túte hubieres escritoyou will have written
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere escritos/he will have written
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos escritowe will have written
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis escritoyou (plural) will have written
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren escritothey will have written

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

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Imperative tenses of Escribirse

Escribirse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “escríbase”, meaning “(to you formal) write!”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túescríbete(to you) write!
Ella / Él / Ustedescríbase(to you formal) write!
Nosotras / Nosotrosescribámonoslet's write!
Vosotras / Vosotrosescribíos(to you plural) write!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesescríbanse(to you plural formal) write!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (escríbete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (escríbase, escríbanse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (escribámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (escribíos).

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Escribirse in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te escribas(to you) don't write!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se escriba(to you formal) don't write!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos escribamoslet's not write!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os escribáis(to you plural) don't write!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno se escriban(to you plural formal) don't write!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te escribas, no se escriba, no nos escribamos, no os escribáis, no se escriban.

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Frequently asked questions about Escribirse

Is escribirse a regular or irregular verb?

Escribirse is an irregular Spanish verb. Every simple tense is regular; only the past participle (escrito) changes, which carries into the compound tenses.

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

In the present tense (presente), escribirse is conjugated as: yo me escribo, tú te escribes, él/ella/usted se escribe, nosotros nos escribimos, vosotros os escribís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se escriben. 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 escribirse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), escribirse is conjugated as: yo me escribí, tú te escribiste, él/ella/usted se escribió, nosotros nos escribimos, vosotros os escribisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se escribieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

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

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), escribirse is conjugated as: yo me escribía, tú te escribías, él/ella/usted se escribía, nosotros nos escribíamos, vosotros os escribíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se escribían. 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 escribirse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), escribirse is conjugated as: yo me escribiré, tú te escribirás, él/ella/usted se escribirá, nosotros nos escribiremos, vosotros os escribiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se escribirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

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

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), escribirse is conjugated as: yo me escriba, tú te escribas, él/ella/usted se escriba, nosotros nos escribamos, vosotros os escribáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se escriban. 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 escribir and escribirse?

Escribir means ‘to write’ and escribirse means ‘to write (to oneself, to each other)’. Escribirse is the reflexive form of escribir, 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 escribo becomes me escribo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so escribe becomes escríbete.


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