Ella Verbspegarse to stick to (oneself), to hit (oneself) Irregular Verb
At a glance: Pegarse (to stick to (oneself), to hit (oneself)) 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).

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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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pego | I stick to |
| Tú | te pegas | you stick to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pega | s/he sticks to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pegamos | we stick to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pegáis | you (plural) stick to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pegan | they stick to |
How it’s built: Regular: stem peg- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pegué | I stuck to |
| Tú | te pegaste | you stuck to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pegó | s/he stuck to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pegamos | we stuck to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pegasteis | you (plural) stuck to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pegaron | they stuck to |
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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pegaba | I used to stick to |
| Tú | te pegabas | you used to stick to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pegaba | s/he used to stick to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pegábamos | we used to stick to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pegabais | you (plural) used to stick to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pegaban | they used to stick to |
How it’s built: Regular: stem peg- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy pegando | I am sticking to |
| Tú | te estás pegando | you are sticking to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está pegando | s/he is sticking to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos pegando | we are sticking to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis pegando | you (plural) are sticking to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están pegando | they are sticking to |
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.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a pegar | I am going to stick to |
| Tú | te vas a pegar | you are going to stick to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a pegar | s/he is going to stick to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a pegar | we are going to stick to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a pegar | you (plural) are going to stick to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a pegar | they are going to stick to |
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.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pegaré | I will stick to |
| Tú | te pegarás | you will stick to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pegará | s/he will stick to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pegaremos | we will stick to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pegaréis | you (plural) will stick to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pegarán | they will stick to |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive pegar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pegaría | I would stick to |
| Tú | te pegarías | you would stick to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pegaría | s/he would stick to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pegaríamos | we would stick to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pegaríais | you (plural) would stick to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pegarían | they would stick to |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive pegar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he pegado | I have stuck to |
| Tú | te has pegado | you have stuck to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha pegado | s/he has stuck to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos pegado | we have stuck to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis pegado | you (plural) have stuck to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han pegado | they have stuck to |
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.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había pegado | I had stuck to |
| Tú | te habías pegado | you had stuck to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había pegado | s/he had stuck to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos pegado | we had stuck to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais pegado | you (plural) had stuck to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían pegado | they had stuck to |
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.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré pegado | I will have stuck to |
| Tú | te habrás pegado | you will have stuck to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá pegado | s/he will have stuck to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos pegado | we will have stuck to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis pegado | you (plural) will have stuck to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán pegado | they will have stuck to |
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.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría pegado | I would have stuck to |
| Tú | te habrías pegado | you would have stuck to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría pegado | s/he would have stuck to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos pegado | we would have stuck to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais pegado | you (plural) would have stuck to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían pegado | they would have stuck to |
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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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 to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pegue | I stick to |
| Tú | te pegues | you stick to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pegue | s/he sticks to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos peguemos | we stick to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os peguéis | you (plural) stick to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se peguen | they stick to |
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.
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 pegara”, meaning “I stuck to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pegara | I stuck to |
| Tú | te pegaras | you stuck to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pegara | s/he stuck to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pegáramos | we stuck to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pegarais | you (plural) stuck to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pegaran | they stuck to |
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.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pegare | I will stick to |
| Tú | te pegares | you will stick to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pegare | s/he will stick to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pegáremos | we will stick to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pegareis | you (plural) will stick to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pegaren | they will stick to |
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.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya pegado | I have stuck to |
| Tú | te hayas pegado | you have stuck to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya pegado | s/he has stuck to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos pegado | we have stuck to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis pegado | you (plural) have stuck to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan pegado | they have stuck to |
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.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera pegado | I had stuck to |
| Tú | te hubieras pegado | you had stuck to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera pegado | s/he had stuck to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos pegado | we had stuck to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais pegado | you (plural) had stuck to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran pegado | they had stuck to |
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.
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 to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere pegado | I will have stuck to |
| Tú | te hubieres pegado | you will have stuck to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere pegado | s/he will have stuck to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos pegado | we will have stuck to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis pegado | you (plural) will have stuck to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren pegado | they will have stuck to |
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.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “péguese”, meaning “(to you formal) stick to!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | pégate | (to you) stick to! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | péguese | (to you formal) stick to! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | peguémonos | let's stick to! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pegaos | (to you plural) stick to! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | péguense | (to you plural formal) stick to! |
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).
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 pegue”, meaning “(to you formal) don't stick to!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te pegues | (to you) don't stick to! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se pegue | (to you formal) don't stick to! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos peguemos | let's not stick to! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os peguéis | (to you plural) don't stick to! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se peguen | (to you plural formal) don't stick to! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te pegues, no se pegue, no nos peguemos, no os peguéis, no se peguen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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