Ella Verbssoltarse to come loose, to let go Irregular Verb
At a glance: Soltarse (to come loose, to let go) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me suelto, te sueltas, se suelta, nos soltamos, os soltáis, se sueltan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (suelto, sueltas, suelta, sueltan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me suelte).

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The Indicative Present of soltarse 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 suelto”, meaning “I come loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me suelto | I come loose |
| Tú | te sueltas | you come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se suelta | s/he comes loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos soltamos | we come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os soltáis | you (plural) come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se sueltan | they come loose |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (suelto, sueltas, suelta, sueltan); 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 soltarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me solté”, meaning “I came loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me solté | I came loose |
| Tú | te soltaste | you came loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se soltó | s/he came loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos soltamos | we came loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os soltasteis | you (plural) came loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se soltaron | they came loose |
How it’s built: Regular: stem solt- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Imperfect of soltarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me soltaba”, meaning “I used to come loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me soltaba | I used to come loose |
| Tú | te soltabas | you used to come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se soltaba | s/he used to come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos soltábamos | we used to come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os soltabais | you (plural) used to come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se soltaban | they used to come loose |
How it’s built: Regular: stem solt- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of soltarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy soltando”, meaning “I am coming loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy soltando | I am coming loose |
| Tú | te estás soltando | you are coming loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está soltando | s/he is coming loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos soltando | we are coming loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis soltando | you (plural) are coming loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están soltando | they are coming loose |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund soltando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of soltarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a soltar”, meaning “I am going to come loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a soltar | I am going to come loose |
| Tú | te vas a soltar | you are going to come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a soltar | s/he is going to come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a soltar | we are going to come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a soltar | you (plural) are going to come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a soltar | they are going to come loose |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive soltar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of soltarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me soltaré”, meaning “I will come loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me soltaré | I will come loose |
| Tú | te soltarás | you will come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se soltará | s/he will come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos soltaremos | we will come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os soltaréis | you (plural) will come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se soltarán | they will come loose |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive soltar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of soltarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me soltaría”, meaning “I would come loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me soltaría | I would come loose |
| Tú | te soltarías | you would come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se soltaría | s/he would come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos soltaríamos | we would come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os soltaríais | you (plural) would come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se soltarían | they would come loose |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive soltar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of soltarse 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 soltado”, meaning “I have come loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he soltado | I have come loose |
| Tú | te has soltado | you have come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha soltado | s/he has come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos soltado | we have come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis soltado | you (plural) have come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han soltado | they have come loose |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle soltado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of soltarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había soltado”, meaning “I had come loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había soltado | I had come loose |
| Tú | te habías soltado | you had come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había soltado | s/he had come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos soltado | we had come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais soltado | you (plural) had come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían soltado | they had come loose |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle soltado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of soltarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré soltado”, meaning “I will have come loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré soltado | I will have come loose |
| Tú | te habrás soltado | you will have come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá soltado | s/he will have come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos soltado | we will have come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis soltado | you (plural) will have come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán soltado | they will have come loose |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle soltado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of soltarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría soltado”, meaning “I would have come loose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría soltado | I would have come loose |
| Tú | te habrías soltado | you would have come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría soltado | s/he would have come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos soltado | we would have come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais soltado | you (plural) would have come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían soltado | they would have come loose |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle soltado. 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 suelte”, meaning “I come loose”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me suelte | I come loose |
| Tú | te sueltes | you come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se suelte | s/he comes loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos soltemos | we come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os soltéis | you (plural) come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se suelten | they come loose |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, suelto (suelte, sueltes, suelte, suelten); 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 soltara”, meaning “I came loose”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me soltara | I came loose |
| Tú | te soltaras | you came loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se soltara | s/he came loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos soltáramos | we came loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os soltarais | you (plural) came loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se soltaran | they came loose |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, soltaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (soltáramos). 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 soltare”, meaning “I will come loose”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me soltare | I will come loose |
| Tú | te soltares | you will come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se soltare | s/he will come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos soltáremos | we will come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os soltareis | you (plural) will come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se soltaren | they will come loose |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, soltaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (soltáremos). 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 soltado”, meaning “I have come loose”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya soltado | I have come loose |
| Tú | te hayas soltado | you have come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya soltado | s/he has come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos soltado | we have come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis soltado | you (plural) have come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan soltado | they have come loose |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle soltado. 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 soltado”, meaning “I had come loose”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera soltado | I had come loose |
| Tú | te hubieras soltado | you had come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera soltado | s/he had come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos soltado | we had come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais soltado | you (plural) had come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran soltado | they had come loose |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle soltado. 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 soltado”, meaning “I will have come loose”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere soltado | I will have come loose |
| Tú | te hubieres soltado | you will have come loose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere soltado | s/he will have come loose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos soltado | we will have come loose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis soltado | you (plural) will have come loose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren soltado | they will have come loose |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle soltado. 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, “suéltese”, meaning “(to you formal) come loose!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | suéltate | (to you) come loose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | suéltese | (to you formal) come loose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | soltémonos | let's come loose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | soltaos | (to you plural) come loose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | suéltense | (to you plural formal) come loose! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (suéltate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (suéltese, suéltense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (soltémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (soltaos).
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 suelte”, meaning “(to you formal) don't come loose!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te sueltes | (to you) don't come loose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se suelte | (to you formal) don't come loose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos soltemos | let's not come loose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os soltéis | (to you plural) don't come loose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se suelten | (to you plural formal) don't come loose! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te sueltes, no se suelte, no nos soltemos, no os soltéis, no se suelten.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Soltarse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (suelto, sueltas, suelta, sueltan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me suelte).
In the present tense (presente), soltarse is conjugated as: yo me suelto, tú te sueltas, él/ella/usted se suelta, nosotros nos soltamos, vosotros os soltáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se sueltan. 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), soltarse is conjugated as: yo me solté, tú te soltaste, él/ella/usted se soltó, nosotros nos soltamos, vosotros os soltasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se soltaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), soltarse is conjugated as: yo me soltaba, tú te soltabas, él/ella/usted se soltaba, nosotros nos soltábamos, vosotros os soltabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se soltaban. 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), soltarse is conjugated as: yo me soltaré, tú te soltarás, él/ella/usted se soltará, nosotros nos soltaremos, vosotros os soltaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se soltarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), soltarse is conjugated as: yo me suelte, tú te sueltes, él/ella/usted se suelte, nosotros nos soltemos, vosotros os soltéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se suelten. 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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