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How to conjugate Valerse in Spanish

valerse to make use of, to manage on your own Irregular Verb

At a glance: Valerse (to make use of, to manage on your own) is a widely used reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me valgo, te vales, se vale, nos valemos, os valéis, se valen. Yo adds a g (valgo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the future (me valdré), conditional (me valdría) and present subjunctive (me valga).

Past participle: valido made use of
Gerund: valiendo making use of
Similar: servirse

Indicative tenses of Valerse
Subjunctive tenses of Valerse
Imperative tenses of Valerse
- Valerse in the Imperative Affirmative
- Valerse in the Imperative Negative
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Indicative tenses of Valerse

Valerse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of valerse 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 valgo”, meaning “I make use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me valgo	I make use of
Tú	te vales	you make use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se vale	s/he makes use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos valemos	we make use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os valéis	you (plural) make use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se valen	they make use of

How it’s built: Yo adds a g (valgo); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of valerse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me valí”, meaning “I made use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me valí	I made use of
Tú	te valiste	you made use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se valió	s/he made use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos valimos	we made use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os valisteis	you (plural) made use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se valieron	they made use of

How it’s built: Regular: stem val- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of valerse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me valía”, meaning “I used to make use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me valía	I used to make use of
Tú	te valías	you used to make use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se valía	s/he used to make use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos valíamos	we used to make use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os valíais	you (plural) used to make use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se valían	they used to make use of

How it’s built: Regular: stem val- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of valerse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy valiendo”, meaning “I am making use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me estoy valiendo	I am making use of
Tú	te estás valiendo	you are making use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se está valiendo	s/he is making use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos estamos valiendo	we are making use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os estáis valiendo	you (plural) are making use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se están valiendo	they are making use of

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund valiendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of valerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a valer”, meaning “I am going to make use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me voy a valer	I am going to make use of
Tú	te vas a valer	you are going to make use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se va a valer	s/he is going to make use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos vamos a valer	we are going to make use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os vais a valer	you (plural) are going to make use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se van a valer	they are going to make use of

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive valer. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of valerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me valdré”, meaning “I will make use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me valdré	I will make use of
Tú	te valdrás	you will make use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se valdrá	s/he will make use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos valdremos	we will make use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os valdréis	you (plural) will make use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se valdrán	they will make use of

How it’s built: Irregular stem valdr- instead of valer, plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of valerse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me valdría”, meaning “I would make use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me valdría	I would make use of
Tú	te valdrías	you would make use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se valdría	s/he would make use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos valdríamos	we would make use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os valdríais	you (plural) would make use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se valdrían	they would make use of

How it’s built: Irregular stem valdr- instead of valer, plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of valerse 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 valido”, meaning “I have made use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me he valido	I have made use of
Tú	te has valido	you have made use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se ha valido	s/he has made use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hemos valido	we have made use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habéis valido	you (plural) have made use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se han valido	they have made use of

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle valido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of valerse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había valido”, meaning “I had made use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me había valido	I had made use of
Tú	te habías valido	you had made use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se había valido	s/he had made use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos habíamos valido	we had made use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habíais valido	you (plural) had made use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se habían valido	they had made use of

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle valido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of valerse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré valido”, meaning “I will have made use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me habré valido	I will have made use of
Tú	te habrás valido	you will have made use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se habrá valido	s/he will have made use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos habremos valido	we will have made use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habréis valido	you (plural) will have made use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se habrán valido	they will have made use of

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle valido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of valerse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría valido”, meaning “I would have made use of”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me habría valido	I would have made use of
Tú	te habrías valido	you would have made use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se habría valido	s/he would have made use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos habríamos valido	we would have made use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os habríais valido	you (plural) would have made use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se habrían valido	they would have made use of

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle valido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Valerse

Valerse 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 valga”, meaning “I make use of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me valga	I make use of
Tú	te valgas	you make use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se valga	s/he makes use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos valgamos	we make use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os valgáis	you (plural) make use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se valgan	they make use of

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, valgo (valga, valgas, valga, valgamos, valgáis, valgan). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse 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 valiera”, meaning “I made use of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me valiera	I made use of
Tú	te valieras	you made use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se valiera	s/he made use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos valiéramos	we made use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os valierais	you (plural) made use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se valieran	they made use of

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, valieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (valiéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse 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 valiere”, meaning “I will make use of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me valiere	I will make use of
Tú	te valieres	you will make use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se valiere	s/he will make use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos valiéremos	we will make use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os valiereis	you (plural) will make use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se valieren	they will make use of

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, valieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (valiéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse 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 valido”, meaning “I have made use of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me haya valido	I have made use of
Tú	te hayas valido	you have made use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se haya valido	s/he has made use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hayamos valido	we have made use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os hayáis valido	you (plural) have made use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se hayan valido	they have made use of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle valido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse 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 valido”, meaning “I had made use of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me hubiera valido	I had made use of
Tú	te hubieras valido	you had made use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se hubiera valido	s/he had made use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hubiéramos valido	we had made use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os hubierais valido	you (plural) had made use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se hubieran valido	they had made use of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle valido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Valerse 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 valido”, meaning “I will have made use of”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	me hubiere valido	I will have made use of
Tú	te hubieres valido	you will have made use of
Ella / Él / Usted	se hubiere valido	s/he will have made use of
Nosotras / Nosotros	nos hubiéremos valido	we will have made use of
Vosotras / Vosotros	os hubiereis valido	you (plural) will have made use of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	se hubieren valido	they will have made use of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle valido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Valerse

Valerse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “válgase”, meaning “(to you formal) make use of!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	válete	(to you) make use of!
Ella / Él / Usted	válgase	(to you formal) make use of!
Nosotras / Nosotros	valgámonos	let's make use of!
Vosotras / Vosotros	valeos	(to you plural) make use of!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	válganse	(to you plural formal) make use of!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (válete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (válgase, válganse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (valgámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (valeos).

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Valerse in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se valga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't make use of!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no te valgas	(to you) don't make use of!
Ella / Él / Usted	no se valga	(to you formal) don't make use of!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no nos valgamos	let's not make use of!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no os valgáis	(to you plural) don't make use of!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no se valgan	(to you plural formal) don't make use of!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te valgas, no se valga, no nos valgamos, no os valgáis, no se valgan.

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Frequently asked questions about Valerse

Is valerse a regular or irregular verb?

Valerse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo adds a g (valgo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the future (me valdré), conditional (me valdría) and present subjunctive (me valga).

How do you conjugate valerse in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), valerse is conjugated as: yo me valgo, tú te vales, él/ella/usted se vale, nosotros nos valemos, vosotros os valéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se valen. 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 valerse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), valerse is conjugated as: yo me valí, tú te valiste, él/ella/usted se valió, nosotros nos valimos, vosotros os valisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se valieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate valerse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), valerse is conjugated as: yo me valía, tú te valías, él/ella/usted se valía, nosotros nos valíamos, vosotros os valíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se valían. 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 valerse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), valerse is conjugated as: yo me valdré, tú te valdrás, él/ella/usted se valdrá, nosotros nos valdremos, vosotros os valdréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se valdrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate valerse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), valerse is conjugated as: yo me valga, tú te valgas, él/ella/usted se valga, nosotros nos valgamos, vosotros os valgáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se valgan. 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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