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How to conjugate Pegarse in Spanish

pegarse to stick (to something), to hit (oneself), to catch (an illness, a habit), to get into a fight Irregular Verb

At a glance: Pegarse (to stick (to something), to hit (oneself), to catch (an illness, a habit), to get into a fight) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me pego, te pegas, se pega, nos pegamos, os pegáis, se pegan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo adds a u (pegué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me pegue).

Past participle
pegado stuck
Gerund
pegando sticking
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Indicative tenses of Pegarse

Pegarse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of pegarse 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 pego”, meaning “I stick”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pegoI stick
Túte pegasyou stick
Ella / Él / Ustedse pegas/he sticks
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pegamoswe stick
Vosotras / Vosotrosos pegáisyou (plural) stick
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse peganthey stick

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

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Pegarse in the Indicative Preterite

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome peguéI stuck
Túte pegasteyou stuck
Ella / Él / Ustedse pegós/he stuck
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pegamoswe stuck
Vosotras / Vosotrosos pegasteisyou (plural) stuck
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse pegaronthey stuck

How it’s built: Yo adds a u (pegué); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Pegarse in the Indicative Imperfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pegabaI used to stick
Túte pegabasyou used to stick
Ella / Él / Ustedse pegabas/he used to stick
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pegábamoswe used to stick
Vosotras / Vosotrosos pegabaisyou (plural) used to stick
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse pegabanthey used to stick

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

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Pegarse in the Indicative Present Continuous

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy pegandoI am sticking
Túte estás pegandoyou are sticking
Ella / Él / Ustedse está pegandos/he is sticking
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos pegandowe are sticking
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis pegandoyou (plural) are sticking
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están pegandothey are sticking

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

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Pegarse in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a pegarI am going to stick
Túte vas a pegaryou are going to stick
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a pegars/he is going to stick
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a pegarwe are going to stick
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a pegaryou (plural) are going to stick
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a pegarthey are going to stick

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

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Pegarse in the Indicative Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pegaréI will stick
Túte pegarásyou will stick
Ella / Él / Ustedse pegarás/he will stick
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pegaremoswe will stick
Vosotras / Vosotrosos pegaréisyou (plural) will stick
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse pegaránthey will stick

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

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Pegarse in the Indicative Conditional

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pegaríaI would stick
Túte pegaríasyou would stick
Ella / Él / Ustedse pegarías/he would stick
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pegaríamoswe would stick
Vosotras / Vosotrosos pegaríaisyou (plural) would stick
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse pegaríanthey would stick

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

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Pegarse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of pegarse 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 pegado”, meaning “I have stuck”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he pegadoI have stuck
Túte has pegadoyou have stuck
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha pegados/he has stuck
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos pegadowe have stuck
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis pegadoyou (plural) have stuck
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han pegadothey have stuck

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

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Pegarse in the Indicative Past Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había pegadoI had stuck
Túte habías pegadoyou had stuck
Ella / Él / Ustedse había pegados/he had stuck
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos pegadowe had stuck
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais pegadoyou (plural) had stuck
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían pegadothey had stuck

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

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Pegarse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré pegadoI will have stuck
Túte habrás pegadoyou will have stuck
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá pegados/he will have stuck
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos pegadowe will have stuck
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis pegadoyou (plural) will have stuck
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán pegadothey will have stuck

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

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Pegarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría pegadoI would have stuck
Túte habrías pegadoyou would have stuck
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría pegados/he would have stuck
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos pegadowe would have stuck
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais pegadoyou (plural) would have stuck
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían pegadothey would have stuck

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

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Subjunctive tenses of Pegarse

Pegarse 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 pegue”, meaning “I stick”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pegueI stick
Túte peguesyou stick
Ella / Él / Ustedse pegues/he sticks
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos peguemoswe stick
Vosotras / Vosotrosos peguéisyou (plural) stick
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse peguenthey stick

How it’s built: Every form adds a u (pegue, pegues, pegue, peguemos, peguéis, peguen). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Pegarse 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 pegara”, meaning “I stuck”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pegaraI stuck
Túte pegarasyou stuck
Ella / Él / Ustedse pegaras/he stuck
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pegáramoswe stuck
Vosotras / Vosotrosos pegaraisyou (plural) stuck
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse pegaranthey stuck

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

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Pegarse 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 pegare”, meaning “I will stick”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pegareI will stick
Túte pegaresyou will stick
Ella / Él / Ustedse pegares/he will stick
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pegáremoswe will stick
Vosotras / Vosotrosos pegareisyou (plural) will stick
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse pegarenthey will stick

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

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Pegarse 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 pegado”, meaning “I have stuck”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya pegadoI have stuck
Túte hayas pegadoyou have stuck
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya pegados/he has stuck
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos pegadowe have stuck
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis pegadoyou (plural) have stuck
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan pegadothey have stuck

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

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Pegarse 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 pegado”, meaning “I had stuck”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera pegadoI had stuck
Túte hubieras pegadoyou had stuck
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera pegados/he had stuck
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos pegadowe had stuck
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais pegadoyou (plural) had stuck
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran pegadothey had stuck

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

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Pegarse 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 pegado”, meaning “I will have stuck”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere pegadoI will have stuck
Túte hubieres pegadoyou will have stuck
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere pegados/he will have stuck
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos pegadowe will have stuck
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis pegadoyou (plural) will have stuck
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren pegadothey will have stuck

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

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Imperative tenses of Pegarse

Pegarse in the Imperative Affirmative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túpégate(to you) stick!
Ella / Él / Ustedpéguese(to you formal) stick!
Nosotras / Nosotrospeguémonoslet's stick!
Vosotras / Vosotrospegaos(to you plural) stick!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespéguense(to you plural formal) stick!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (pégate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (péguese, péguense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (peguémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (pegaos).

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Pegarse in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te pegues(to you) don't stick!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se pegue(to you formal) don't stick!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos peguemoslet's not stick!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os peguéis(to you plural) don't stick!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno se peguen(to you plural formal) don't stick!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te pegues, no se pegue, no nos peguemos, no os peguéis, no se peguen.

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Frequently asked questions about Pegarse

Is pegarse a regular or irregular verb?

Pegarse is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo adds a u (pegué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me pegue).

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

In the present tense (presente), pegarse is conjugated as: yo me pego, tú te pegas, él/ella/usted se pega, nosotros nos pegamos, vosotros os pegáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se pegan. 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 pegarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), pegarse is conjugated as: yo me pegué, tú te pegaste, él/ella/usted se pegó, nosotros nos pegamos, vosotros os pegasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se pegaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

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

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), pegarse is conjugated as: yo me pegaba, tú te pegabas, él/ella/usted se pegaba, nosotros nos pegábamos, vosotros os pegabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se pegaban. 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 pegarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), pegarse is conjugated as: yo me pegaré, tú te pegarás, él/ella/usted se pegará, nosotros nos pegaremos, vosotros os pegaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se pegarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

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

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), pegarse is conjugated as: yo me pegue, tú te pegues, él/ella/usted se pegue, nosotros nos peguemos, vosotros os peguéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se peguen. 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 pegar and pegarse?

Pegar means ‘to strike, to hit, to glue, to stick, to paste’ and pegarse means ‘to stick (to something), to hit (oneself), to catch (an illness, a habit), to get into a fight’. Pegarse is the reflexive form of pegar, 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 pego becomes me pego. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so pega becomes pégate.


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