Ella Verbssituarse to position (oneself) Irregular Verb
At a glance: Situarse (to position (oneself)) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me sitúo, te sitúas, se sitúa, nos situamos, os situáis, se sitúan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (sitúo, sitúas, sitúa, sitúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me sitúe).

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The Indicative Present of situarse 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 sitúo”, meaning “I position”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me sitúo | I position |
| Tú | te sitúas | you position |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se sitúa | s/he positions |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos situamos | we position |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os situáis | you (plural) position |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se sitúan | they position |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (sitúo, sitúas, sitúa, sitúan); nosotros and vosotros 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 Preterite of situarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me situé”, meaning “I positioned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me situé | I positioned |
| Tú | te situaste | you positioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se situó | s/he positioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos situamos | we positioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os situasteis | you (plural) positioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se situaron | they positioned |
How it’s built: Regular: stem situ- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Imperfect of situarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me situaba”, meaning “I used to position”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me situaba | I used to position |
| Tú | te situabas | you used to position |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se situaba | s/he used to position |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos situábamos | we used to position |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os situabais | you (plural) used to position |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se situaban | they used to position |
How it’s built: Regular: stem situ- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of situarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy situando”, meaning “I am positioning”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy situando | I am positioning |
| Tú | te estás situando | you are positioning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está situando | s/he is positioning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos situando | we are positioning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis situando | you (plural) are positioning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están situando | they are positioning |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund situando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of situarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a situar”, meaning “I am going to position”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a situar | I am going to position |
| Tú | te vas a situar | you are going to position |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a situar | s/he is going to position |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a situar | we are going to position |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a situar | you (plural) are going to position |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a situar | they are going to position |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive situar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of situarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me situaré”, meaning “I will position”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me situaré | I will position |
| Tú | te situarás | you will position |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se situará | s/he will position |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos situaremos | we will position |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os situaréis | you (plural) will position |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se situarán | they will position |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive situar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of situarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me situaría”, meaning “I would position”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me situaría | I would position |
| Tú | te situarías | you would position |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se situaría | s/he would position |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos situaríamos | we would position |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os situaríais | you (plural) would position |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se situarían | they would position |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive situar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of situarse 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 situado”, meaning “I have positioned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he situado | I have positioned |
| Tú | te has situado | you have positioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha situado | s/he has positioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos situado | we have positioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis situado | you (plural) have positioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han situado | they have positioned |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle situado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of situarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había situado”, meaning “I had positioned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había situado | I had positioned |
| Tú | te habías situado | you had positioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había situado | s/he had positioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos situado | we had positioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais situado | you (plural) had positioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían situado | they had positioned |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle situado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of situarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré situado”, meaning “I will have positioned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré situado | I will have positioned |
| Tú | te habrás situado | you will have positioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá situado | s/he will have positioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos situado | we will have positioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis situado | you (plural) will have positioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán situado | they will have positioned |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle situado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of situarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría situado”, meaning “I would have positioned”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría situado | I would have positioned |
| Tú | te habrías situado | you would have positioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría situado | s/he would have positioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos situado | we would have positioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais situado | you (plural) would have positioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían situado | they would have positioned |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle situado. 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 sitúe”, meaning “I position”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me sitúe | I position |
| Tú | te sitúes | you position |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se sitúe | s/he positions |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos situemos | we position |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os situéis | you (plural) position |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se sitúen | they position |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, sitúo (sitúe, sitúes, sitúe, sitúen); nosotros and vosotros 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 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 situara”, meaning “I positioned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me situara | I positioned |
| Tú | te situaras | you positioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se situara | s/he positioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos situáramos | we positioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os situarais | you (plural) positioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se situaran | they positioned |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, situaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (situáramos). 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 situare”, meaning “I will position”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me situare | I will position |
| Tú | te situares | you will position |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se situare | s/he will position |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos situáremos | we will position |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os situareis | you (plural) will position |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se situaren | they will position |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, situaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (situáremos). 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 situado”, meaning “I have positioned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya situado | I have positioned |
| Tú | te hayas situado | you have positioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya situado | s/he has positioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos situado | we have positioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis situado | you (plural) have positioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan situado | they have positioned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle situado. 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 situado”, meaning “I had positioned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera situado | I had positioned |
| Tú | te hubieras situado | you had positioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera situado | s/he had positioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos situado | we had positioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais situado | you (plural) had positioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran situado | they had positioned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle situado. 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 situado”, meaning “I will have positioned”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere situado | I will have positioned |
| Tú | te hubieres situado | you will have positioned |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere situado | s/he will have positioned |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos situado | we will have positioned |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis situado | you (plural) will have positioned |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren situado | they will have positioned |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle situado. 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, “sitúese”, meaning “(to you formal) position!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | sitúate | (to you) position! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sitúese | (to you formal) position! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | situémonos | let's position! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | situaos | (to you plural) position! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sitúense | (to you plural formal) position! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (sitúate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (sitúese, sitúense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (situémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (situaos).
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 sitúe”, meaning “(to you formal) don't position!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te sitúes | (to you) don't position! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se sitúe | (to you formal) don't position! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos situemos | let's not position! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os situéis | (to you plural) don't position! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se sitúen | (to you plural formal) don't position! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te sitúes, no se sitúe, no nos situemos, no os situéis, no se sitúen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Situarse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change u to ú (sitúo, sitúas, sitúa, sitúan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me sitúe).
In the present tense (presente), situarse is conjugated as: yo me sitúo, tú te sitúas, él/ella/usted se sitúa, nosotros nos situamos, vosotros os situáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se sitúan. 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), situarse is conjugated as: yo me situé, tú te situaste, él/ella/usted se situó, nosotros nos situamos, vosotros os situasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se situaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), situarse is conjugated as: yo me situaba, tú te situabas, él/ella/usted se situaba, nosotros nos situábamos, vosotros os situabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se situaban. 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), situarse is conjugated as: yo me situaré, tú te situarás, él/ella/usted se situará, nosotros nos situaremos, vosotros os situaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se situarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), situarse is conjugated as: yo me sitúe, tú te sitúes, él/ella/usted se sitúe, nosotros nos situemos, vosotros os situéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se sitúen. 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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