How to conjugate Quejarse in Spanish
To complain, to moan Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Quejarse
- Quejarse in the Indicative Present
- Quejarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Quejarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Quejarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Quejarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Quejarse in the Indicative Future
- Quejarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Quejarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Quejarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Quejarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Quejarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Quejarse
- Imperative tenses of Quejarse
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Quejarse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Quejarse is the Spanish verb for "to complain, to moan". It is a regular AR reflexive verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to quejarse include: gemir, rechistar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | quejarse | to complain, to moan |
| Past participle | quejado | complained |
| Gerund | quejando | complaining |
Indicative Tenses of Quejarse
Quejarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of quejarse 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 quejo", meaning "I complain".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejo | I complain |
| Tú | te quejas | you complain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se queja | s/he complains, you (formal) complain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quejamos | we complain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quejáis | you (plural) complain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quejan | they complain, |
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Quejarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of quejarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me quejé", meaning "I complained".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejé | I complained |
| Tú | te quejaste | you complained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quejó | s/he complained, you (formal) complained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quejamos | we complained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quejasteis | you (plural) complained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quejaron | they complained, |
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Quejarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of quejarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me quejaba", meaning "I used to complain".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejaba | I used to complain |
| Tú | te quejabas | you used to complain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quejaba | s/he used to complain, you (formal) used to complain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quejábamos | we used to complain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quejabais | you (plural) used to complain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quejaban | they used to complain, |
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Quejarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of quejarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy quejando", meaning "I am complaining".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy quejando | I am complaining |
| Tú | te estás quejando | you are complaining |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está quejando | s/he is complaining, you (formal) are complaining |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos quejando | we are complaining |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis quejando | you (plural) are complaining |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están quejando | they are complaining, |
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Quejarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of quejarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a quejar", meaning "I am going to complain".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a quejar | I am going to complain |
| Tú | te vas a quejar | you are going to complain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a quejar | s/he is going to complain, you (formal) are going to complain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a quejar | we are going to complain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a quejar | you (plural) are going to complain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a quejar | they are going to complain, |
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Quejarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of quejarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me quejaré", meaning "I will complain".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejaré | I will complain |
| Tú | te quejarás | you will complain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quejará | s/he will complain, you (formal) will complain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quejaremos | we will complain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quejaréis | you (plural) will complain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quejarán | they will complain, |
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Quejarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of quejarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me quejaría", meaning "I would complain".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejaría | I would complain |
| Tú | te quejarías | you would complain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quejaría | s/he would complain, you (formal) would complain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quejaríamos | we would complain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quejaríais | you (plural) would complain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quejarían | they would complain, |
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Quejarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of quejarse 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 quejado", meaning "I have complained".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he quejado | I have complained |
| Tú | te has quejado | you have complained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha quejado | s/he has complained, you (formal) have complained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos quejado | we have complained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis quejado | you (plural) have complained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han quejado | they have complained, |
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Quejarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of quejarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había quejado", meaning "I had complained".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había quejado | I had complained |
| Tú | te habías quejado | you had complained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había quejado | s/he had complained, you (formal) had complained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos quejado | we had complained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais quejado | you (plural) had complained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían quejado | they had complained, |
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Quejarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of quejarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré quejado", meaning "I will have complained".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré quejado | I will have complained |
| Tú | te habrás quejado | you will have complained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá quejado | s/he will have complained, you (formal) will have complained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos quejado | we will have complained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis quejado | you (plural) will have complained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán quejado | they will have complained, |
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Quejarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of quejarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría quejado", meaning "I would have complained".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría quejado | I would have complained |
| Tú | te habrías quejado | you would have complained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría quejado | s/he would have complained, you (formal) would have complained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos quejado | we would have complained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais quejado | you (plural) would have complained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían quejado | they would have complained, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Quejarse
Quejarse 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 queje", meaning "I complain".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me queje | I complain |
| Tú | te quejes | you complain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se queje | s/he complains, you (formal) complain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quejemos | we complain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quejéis | you (plural) complain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quejen | they complain, |
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Quejarse 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 quejara", meaning "I complained".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejara | I complained |
| Tú | te quejaras | you complained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quejara | s/he complained, you (formal) complained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quejáramos | we complained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quejarais | you (plural) complained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quejaran | they complained, |
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Quejarse 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 quejare", meaning "I will complain".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejare | I will complain |
| Tú | te quejares | you will complain |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se quejare | s/he will complain, you (formal) will complain |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos quejáremos | we will complain |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os quejareis | you (plural) will complain |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se quejaren | they will complain, |
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Quejarse 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 quejado", meaning "I have complained".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya quejado | I have complained |
| Tú | te hayas quejado | you have complained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya quejado | s/he has complained, you (formal) have complained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos quejado | we have complained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis quejado | you (plural) have complained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan quejado | they have complained, |
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Quejarse 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 quejado", meaning "I had complained".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera quejado | I had complained |
| Tú | te hubieras quejado | you had complained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera quejado | s/he had complained, you (formal) had complained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos quejado | we had complained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais quejado | you (plural) had complained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran quejado | they had complained, |
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Quejarse 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 quejado", meaning "I will have complained".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere quejado | I will have complained |
| Tú | te hubieres quejado | you will have complained |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere quejado | s/he will have complained, you (formal) will have complained |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos quejado | we will have complained |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis quejado | you (plural) will have complained |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren quejado | they will have complained, |
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Imperative Tenses of Quejarse
Quejarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "quéjese", meaning "(to you formal) complain!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | quéjate | (to you) complain! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | quéjese | (to you formal) complain! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | quejémonos | let's complain! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | quejaos | (to you plural) complain! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | quéjense | (to you plural formal) complain! |
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Quejarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se queje", meaning "(to you formal) don't complain!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te quejes | (to you) don't complain! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se queje | (to you formal) don't complain! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos quejemos | let's not complain! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os quejéis | (to you plural) don't complain! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se quejen | (to you plural formal) don't complain! |
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