Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Someter in Spanish
someter to submit, to subdue Regular ER Verb
At a glance: Someter (to submit, to subdue) is a regular -ER verb in Spanish. In the present tense: someto, sometes, somete, sometemos, sometéis, someten. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -ER verbs.
- Past participle
- sometido submitted
- Gerund
- sometiendo submitting
- Similar
- entregar, someterse
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Someter
- Someter in the Indicative Present
- Someter in the Indicative Preterite
- Someter in the Indicative Imperfect
- Someter in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Someter in the Indicative Informal Future
- Someter in the Indicative Future
- Someter in the Indicative Conditional
- Someter in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Someter in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Someter in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Someter in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Someter
- Imperative tenses of Someter
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Someter
Someter in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of someter 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, “someto”, meaning “I submit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | someto | I submit |
| Tú | sometes | you submit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | somete | s/he submits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sometemos | we submit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sometéis | you (plural) submit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | someten | they submit |
How it’s built: Regular: stem somet- plus the -er endings.
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Someter in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of someter is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “sometí”, meaning “I submitted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sometí | I submitted |
| Tú | sometiste | you submitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sometió | s/he submitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sometimos | we submitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sometisteis | you (plural) submitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sometieron | they submitted |
How it’s built: Regular: stem somet- plus the -er endings.
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Someter in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of someter is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “sometía”, meaning “I used to submit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sometía | I used to submit |
| Tú | sometías | you used to submit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sometía | s/he used to submit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sometíamos | we used to submit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sometíais | you (plural) used to submit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sometían | they used to submit |
How it’s built: Regular: stem somet- plus the -er endings.
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Someter in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of someter is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy sometiendo”, meaning “I am submitting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy sometiendo | I am submitting |
| Tú | estás sometiendo | you are submitting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está sometiendo | s/he is submitting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos sometiendo | we are submitting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis sometiendo | you (plural) are submitting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están sometiendo | they are submitting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund sometiendo.
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Someter in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of someter is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a someter”, meaning “I am going to submit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a someter | I am going to submit |
| Tú | vas a someter | you are going to submit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a someter | s/he is going to submit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a someter | we are going to submit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a someter | you (plural) are going to submit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a someter | they are going to submit |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive someter.
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Someter in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of someter is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “someteré”, meaning “I will submit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | someteré | I will submit |
| Tú | someterás | you will submit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | someterá | s/he will submit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | someteremos | we will submit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | someteréis | you (plural) will submit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | someterán | they will submit |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive someter plus the future endings.
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Someter in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of someter is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “sometería”, meaning “I would submit”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sometería | I would submit |
| Tú | someterías | you would submit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sometería | s/he would submit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | someteríamos | we would submit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | someteríais | you (plural) would submit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | someterían | they would submit |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive someter plus the conditional endings.
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Someter in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of someter 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, “he sometido”, meaning “I have submitted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he sometido | I have submitted |
| Tú | has sometido | you have submitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha sometido | s/he has submitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos sometido | we have submitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis sometido | you (plural) have submitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han sometido | they have submitted |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle sometido.
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Someter in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of someter is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había sometido”, meaning “I had submitted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había sometido | I had submitted |
| Tú | habías sometido | you had submitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había sometido | s/he had submitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos sometido | we had submitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais sometido | you (plural) had submitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían sometido | they had submitted |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle sometido.
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Someter in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of someter is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré sometido”, meaning “I will have submitted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré sometido | I will have submitted |
| Tú | habrás sometido | you will have submitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá sometido | s/he will have submitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos sometido | we will have submitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis sometido | you (plural) will have submitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán sometido | they will have submitted |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle sometido.
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Someter in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of someter is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría sometido”, meaning “I would have submitted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría sometido | I would have submitted |
| Tú | habrías sometido | you would have submitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría sometido | s/he would have submitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos sometido | we would have submitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais sometido | you (plural) would have submitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían sometido | they would have submitted |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle sometido.
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Subjunctive tenses of Someter
Someter 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, “someta”, meaning “I submit”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | someta | I submit |
| Tú | sometas | you submit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | someta | s/he submits |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sometamos | we submit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sometáis | you (plural) submit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sometan | they submit |
How it’s built: Regular: stem somet- plus the -er subjunctive endings.
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Someter 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, “sometiera”, meaning “I submitted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sometiera | I submitted |
| Tú | sometieras | you submitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sometiera | s/he submitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sometiéramos | we submitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sometierais | you (plural) submitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sometieran | they submitted |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, sometieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (sometiéramos).
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Someter 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, “sometiere”, meaning “I will submit”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sometiere | I will submit |
| Tú | sometieres | you will submit |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sometiere | s/he will submit |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sometiéremos | we will submit |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sometiereis | you (plural) will submit |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sometieren | they will submit |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, sometieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (sometiéremos).
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Someter 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, “haya sometido”, meaning “I have submitted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya sometido | I have submitted |
| Tú | hayas sometido | you have submitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya sometido | s/he has submitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos sometido | we have submitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis sometido | you (plural) have submitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan sometido | they have submitted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle sometido.
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Someter 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, “hubiera sometido”, meaning “I had submitted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera sometido | I had submitted |
| Tú | hubieras sometido | you had submitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera sometido | s/he had submitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos sometido | we had submitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais sometido | you (plural) had submitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran sometido | they had submitted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle sometido.
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Someter 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, “hubiere sometido”, meaning “I will have submitted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere sometido | I will have submitted |
| Tú | hubieres sometido | you will have submitted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere sometido | s/he will have submitted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos sometido | we will have submitted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis sometido | you (plural) will have submitted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren sometido | they will have submitted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle sometido.
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Imperative tenses of Someter
Someter in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “someta”, meaning “(to you formal) submit!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | somete | (to you) submit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | someta | (to you formal) submit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sometamos | let's submit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | someted | (to you plural) submit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sometan | (to you plural formal) submit! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (somete); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (someta, sometamos, sometan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (someted).
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Someter in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no someta”, meaning “(to you formal) don't submit!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no sometas | (to you) don't submit! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no someta | (to you formal) don't submit! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no sometamos | let's not submit! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no sometáis | (to you plural) don't submit! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sometan | (to you plural formal) don't submit! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no sometas, no someta, no sometamos, no sometáis, no sometan.
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Frequently asked questions about Someter
Is someter a regular or irregular verb?
Someter is a fully regular -ER verb. It follows the standard -ER conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -ER conjugation system.
How do you conjugate someter in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), someter is conjugated as: yo someto, tú sometes, él/ella/usted somete, nosotros sometemos, vosotros sometéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes someten. 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 someter in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), someter is conjugated as: yo sometí, tú sometiste, él/ella/usted sometió, nosotros sometimos, vosotros sometisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sometieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate someter in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), someter is conjugated as: yo sometía, tú sometías, él/ella/usted sometía, nosotros sometíamos, vosotros sometíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes sometían. 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 someter in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), someter is conjugated as: yo someteré, tú someterás, él/ella/usted someterá, nosotros someteremos, vosotros someteréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes someterán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate someter in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), someter is conjugated as: yo someta, tú sometas, él/ella/usted someta, nosotros sometamos, vosotros sometáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sometan. 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 is the difference between someter and someterse?
Someter means "to submit, to subdue" in the standard sense. Someterse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se someten" instead of "no someten".
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