Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Estirarse in Spanish
estirarse to stretch (oneself) Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Estirarse (to stretch (oneself)) is a reflexive regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me estiro, te estiras, se estira, nos estiramos, os estiráis, se estiran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- estirado stretched
- Gerund
- estirando stretching
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Estirarse
- Estirarse in the Indicative Present
- Estirarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Estirarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Estirarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Estirarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Estirarse in the Indicative Future
- Estirarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Estirarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Estirarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Estirarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Estirarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Estirarse
- Imperative tenses of Estirarse
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Estirarse conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Estirarse
Estirarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of estirarse 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 estiro”, meaning “I stretch”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estiro | I stretch |
| Tú | te estiras | you stretch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se estira | s/he stretches |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estiramos | we stretch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estiráis | you (plural) stretch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se estiran | they stretch |
How it’s built: Regular: stem estir- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of estirarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me estiré”, meaning “I stretched”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estiré | I stretched |
| Tú | te estiraste | you stretched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se estiró | s/he stretched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estiramos | we stretched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estirasteis | you (plural) stretched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se estiraron | they stretched |
How it’s built: Regular: stem estir- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of estirarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me estiraba”, meaning “I used to stretch”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estiraba | I used to stretch |
| Tú | te estirabas | you used to stretch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se estiraba | s/he used to stretch |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estirábamos | we used to stretch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estirabais | you (plural) used to stretch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se estiraban | they used to stretch |
How it’s built: Regular: stem estir- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of estirarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy estirando”, meaning “I am stretching”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy estirando | I am stretching |
| Tú | te estás estirando | you are stretching |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está estirando | s/he is stretching |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos estirando | we are stretching |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis estirando | you (plural) are stretching |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están estirando | they are stretching |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund estirando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of estirarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a estirar”, meaning “I am going to stretch”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a estirar | I am going to stretch |
| Tú | te vas a estirar | you are going to stretch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a estirar | s/he is going to stretch |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a estirar | we are going to stretch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a estirar | you (plural) are going to stretch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a estirar | they are going to stretch |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive estirar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of estirarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me estiraré”, meaning “I will stretch”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estiraré | I will stretch |
| Tú | te estirarás | you will stretch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se estirará | s/he will stretch |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estiraremos | we will stretch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estiraréis | you (plural) will stretch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se estirarán | they will stretch |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive estirar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of estirarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me estiraría”, meaning “I would stretch”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estiraría | I would stretch |
| Tú | te estirarías | you would stretch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se estiraría | s/he would stretch |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estiraríamos | we would stretch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estiraríais | you (plural) would stretch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se estirarían | they would stretch |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive estirar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of estirarse 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 estirado”, meaning “I have stretched”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he estirado | I have stretched |
| Tú | te has estirado | you have stretched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha estirado | s/he has stretched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos estirado | we have stretched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis estirado | you (plural) have stretched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han estirado | they have stretched |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle estirado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of estirarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había estirado”, meaning “I had stretched”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había estirado | I had stretched |
| Tú | te habías estirado | you had stretched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había estirado | s/he had stretched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos estirado | we had stretched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais estirado | you (plural) had stretched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían estirado | they had stretched |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle estirado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of estirarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré estirado”, meaning “I will have stretched”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré estirado | I will have stretched |
| Tú | te habrás estirado | you will have stretched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá estirado | s/he will have stretched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos estirado | we will have stretched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis estirado | you (plural) will have stretched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán estirado | they will have stretched |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle estirado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of estirarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría estirado”, meaning “I would have stretched”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría estirado | I would have stretched |
| Tú | te habrías estirado | you would have stretched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría estirado | s/he would have stretched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos estirado | we would have stretched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais estirado | you (plural) would have stretched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían estirado | they would have stretched |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle estirado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Subjunctive tenses of Estirarse
Estirarse 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 estire”, meaning “I stretch”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estire | I stretch |
| Tú | te estires | you stretch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se estire | s/he stretches |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estiremos | we stretch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estiréis | you (plural) stretch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se estiren | they stretch |
How it’s built: Regular: stem estir- plus the -ar subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse 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 estirara”, meaning “I stretched”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estirara | I stretched |
| Tú | te estiraras | you stretched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se estirara | s/he stretched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estiráramos | we stretched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estirarais | you (plural) stretched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se estiraran | they stretched |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, estiraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (estiráramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse 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 estirare”, meaning “I will stretch”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estirare | I will stretch |
| Tú | te estirares | you will stretch |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se estirare | s/he will stretch |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estiráremos | we will stretch |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estirareis | you (plural) will stretch |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se estiraren | they will stretch |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, estiraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (estiráremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse 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 estirado”, meaning “I have stretched”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya estirado | I have stretched |
| Tú | te hayas estirado | you have stretched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya estirado | s/he has stretched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos estirado | we have stretched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis estirado | you (plural) have stretched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan estirado | they have stretched |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle estirado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse 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 estirado”, meaning “I had stretched”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera estirado | I had stretched |
| Tú | te hubieras estirado | you had stretched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera estirado | s/he had stretched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos estirado | we had stretched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais estirado | you (plural) had stretched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran estirado | they had stretched |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle estirado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Estirarse 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 estirado”, meaning “I will have stretched”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere estirado | I will have stretched |
| Tú | te hubieres estirado | you will have stretched |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere estirado | s/he will have stretched |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos estirado | we will have stretched |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis estirado | you (plural) will have stretched |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren estirado | they will have stretched |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle estirado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Imperative tenses of Estirarse
Estirarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “estírese”, meaning “(to you formal) stretch!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | estírate | (to you) stretch! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | estírese | (to you formal) stretch! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estirémonos | let's stretch! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estiraos | (to you plural) stretch! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | estírense | (to you plural formal) stretch! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (estírate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (estírese, estírense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (estirémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (estiraos).
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Estirarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se estire”, meaning “(to you formal) don't stretch!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te estires | (to you) don't stretch! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se estire | (to you formal) don't stretch! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos estiremos | let's not stretch! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os estiréis | (to you plural) don't stretch! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se estiren | (to you plural formal) don't stretch! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te estires, no se estire, no nos estiremos, no os estiréis, no se estiren.
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Frequently asked questions about Estirarse
Is estirarse a regular or irregular verb?
Estirarse is a fully regular -AR reflexive verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate estirarse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), estirarse is conjugated as: yo me estiro, tú te estiras, él/ella/usted se estira, nosotros nos estiramos, vosotros os estiráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se estiran. 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 estirarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), estirarse is conjugated as: yo me estiré, tú te estiraste, él/ella/usted se estiró, nosotros nos estiramos, vosotros os estirasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se estiraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate estirarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), estirarse is conjugated as: yo me estiraba, tú te estirabas, él/ella/usted se estiraba, nosotros nos estirábamos, vosotros os estirabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se estiraban. 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 estirarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), estirarse is conjugated as: yo me estiraré, tú te estirarás, él/ella/usted se estirará, nosotros nos estiraremos, vosotros os estiraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se estirarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate estirarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), estirarse is conjugated as: yo me estire, tú te estires, él/ella/usted se estire, nosotros nos estiremos, vosotros os estiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se estiren. 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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