Ella Verbslocalizarse to be located Irregular Verb
At a glance: Localizarse (to be located) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me localizo, te localizas, se localiza, nos localizamos, os localizáis, se localizan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (localicé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me localice).

Get the Localizarse conjugation tables by email
Want a handy PDF of localizarse conjugations? Enter your email and we’ll send it straight to your inbox!
The Indicative Present of localizarse 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 localizo”, meaning “I am located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me localizo | I am located |
| Tú | te localizas | you are located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se localiza | s/he is located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos localizamos | we are located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os localizáis | you (plural) are located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se localizan | they are located |
How it’s built: Regular: stem localiz- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Preterite of localizarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me localicé”, meaning “I was located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me localicé | I was located |
| Tú | te localizaste | you were located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se localizó | s/he was located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos localizamos | we were located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os localizasteis | you (plural) were located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se localizaron | they were located |
How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (localicé); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of localizarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me localizaba”, meaning “I used to be located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me localizaba | I used to be located |
| Tú | te localizabas | you used to be located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se localizaba | s/he used to be located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos localizábamos | we used to be located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os localizabais | you (plural) used to be located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se localizaban | they used to be located |
How it’s built: Regular: stem localiz- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of localizarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy localizando”, meaning “I am being located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy localizando | I am being located |
| Tú | te estás localizando | you are being located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está localizando | s/he is being located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos localizando | we are being located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis localizando | you (plural) are being located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están localizando | they are being located |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund localizando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of localizarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a localizar”, meaning “I am going to be located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a localizar | I am going to be located |
| Tú | te vas a localizar | you are going to be located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a localizar | s/he is going to be located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a localizar | we are going to be located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a localizar | you (plural) are going to be located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a localizar | they are going to be located |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive localizar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of localizarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me localizaré”, meaning “I will be located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me localizaré | I will be located |
| Tú | te localizarás | you will be located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se localizará | s/he will be located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos localizaremos | we will be located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os localizaréis | you (plural) will be located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se localizarán | they will be located |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive localizar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of localizarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me localizaría”, meaning “I would be located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me localizaría | I would be located |
| Tú | te localizarías | you would be located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se localizaría | s/he would be located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos localizaríamos | we would be located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os localizaríais | you (plural) would be located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se localizarían | they would be located |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive localizar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of localizarse 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 localizado”, meaning “I have been located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he localizado | I have been located |
| Tú | te has localizado | you have been located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha localizado | s/he has been located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos localizado | we have been located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis localizado | you (plural) have been located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han localizado | they have been located |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle localizado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of localizarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había localizado”, meaning “I had been located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había localizado | I had been located |
| Tú | te habías localizado | you had been located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había localizado | s/he had been located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos localizado | we had been located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais localizado | you (plural) had been located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían localizado | they had been located |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle localizado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of localizarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré localizado”, meaning “I will have been located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré localizado | I will have been located |
| Tú | te habrás localizado | you will have been located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá localizado | s/he will have been located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos localizado | we will have been located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis localizado | you (plural) will have been located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán localizado | they will have been located |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle localizado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of localizarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría localizado”, meaning “I would have been located”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría localizado | I would have been located |
| Tú | te habrías localizado | you would have been located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría localizado | s/he would have been located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos localizado | we would have been located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais localizado | you (plural) would have been located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían localizado | they would have been located |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle localizado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Want localizarse to come out without thinking?
The app teaches the “Z to C” pattern step by step, then quizzes you until forms like me localicé are automatic.
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 localice”, meaning “I am located”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me localice | I am located |
| Tú | te localices | you are located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se localice | s/he is located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos localicemos | we are located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os localicéis | you (plural) are located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se localicen | they are located |
How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (localice, localices, localice, localicemos, localicéis, localicen). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 localizara”, meaning “I were located”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me localizara | I were located |
| Tú | te localizaras | you were located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se localizara | s/he were located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos localizáramos | we were located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os localizarais | you (plural) were located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se localizaran | they were located |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, localizaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (localizáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me localizare”, meaning “I will be located”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me localizare | I will be located |
| Tú | te localizares | you will be located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se localizare | s/he will be located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos localizáremos | we will be located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os localizareis | you (plural) will be located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se localizaren | they will be located |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, localizaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (localizáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 localizado”, meaning “I have been located”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya localizado | I have been located |
| Tú | te hayas localizado | you have been located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya localizado | s/he has been located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos localizado | we have been located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis localizado | you (plural) have been located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan localizado | they have been located |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle localizado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 localizado”, meaning “I had been located”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera localizado | I had been located |
| Tú | te hubieras localizado | you had been located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera localizado | s/he had been located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos localizado | we had been located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais localizado | you (plural) had been located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran localizado | they had been located |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle localizado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 localizado”, meaning “I will have been located”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere localizado | I will have been located |
| Tú | te hubieres localizado | you will have been located |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere localizado | s/he will have been located |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos localizado | we will have been located |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis localizado | you (plural) will have been located |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren localizado | they will have been located |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle localizado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “localícese”, meaning “(to you formal) be located!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | localízate | (to you) be located! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | localícese | (to you formal) be located! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | localicémonos | let's be located! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | localizaos | (to you plural) be located! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | localícense | (to you plural formal) be located! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (localízate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (localícese, localícense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (localicémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (localizaos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se localice”, meaning “(to you formal) don't be located!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te localices | (to you) don't be located! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se localice | (to you formal) don't be located! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos localicemos | let's not be located! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os localicéis | (to you plural) don't be located! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se localicen | (to you plural formal) don't be located! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te localices, no se localice, no nos localicemos, no os localicéis, no se localicen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Localizarse is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (localicé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me localice).
In the present tense (presente), localizarse is conjugated as: yo me localizo, tú te localizas, él/ella/usted se localiza, nosotros nos localizamos, vosotros os localizáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se localizan. 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), localizarse is conjugated as: yo me localicé, tú te localizaste, él/ella/usted se localizó, nosotros nos localizamos, vosotros os localizasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se localizaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), localizarse is conjugated as: yo me localizaba, tú te localizabas, él/ella/usted se localizaba, nosotros nos localizábamos, vosotros os localizabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se localizaban. 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), localizarse is conjugated as: yo me localizaré, tú te localizarás, él/ella/usted se localizará, nosotros nos localizaremos, vosotros os localizaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se localizarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), localizarse is conjugated as: yo me localice, tú te localices, él/ella/usted se localice, nosotros nos localicemos, vosotros os localicéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se localicen. 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.
Download and print a cheat sheet of Localizarse Spanish conjugation tables in image or PDF format:

Get full conjugation tables for Localizarse and 2,500+ other verbs on-the-go with Ella Verbs for iOS, Android, and web.
We also guide you through learning all Spanish tenses and test your knowledge with conjugation quizzes. Download it for free!

👋 Hola! We built Ella Verbs to help people (and ourselves!) master one of the hardest parts of Spanish – verb conjugation. It guides you through learning all tenses in an easy-to-follow way, giving you levels of bite-sized lessons and fun quizzes. Here is a 6 minute overview of all of the app’s features:
It has changed a lot over the 9+ years we have been working on it, but the goal remains the same – to help you master Spanish conjugation! You can download and try it for free, and, if you do, please send any and all feedback our way!
– Jane & Brian
Why not check out Lograr – to achieve, to accomplish, to attain or see the complete list of verbs here.

Join 250,000+ others and master your Spanish conjugation with the top-rated verb app, Ella Verbs
Great program that has and is helping me immensely. Four years [studying Spanish] and after just a couple of days with this app I finally am 'getting' the verb thing into my head. After the first couple of lessons I finally feel comfortable conversing with the natives here in Panama. I still have a long way to go but this application was the key for me. Thank you!
Google Play Store