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SPANISH VERB

alegrarse

to be glad

  • #407 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: alegrándose
  • Past participle: alegrado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I am glad
  2. tú you are glad
  3. usted, él, ella he/she is glad
  4. nosotros we are glad
  5. vosotros Spain you all are glad
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they are glad

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I was glad
  2. tú you were glad
  3. usted, él, ella he/she was glad
  4. nosotros we were glad
  5. vosotros Spain you all were glad
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they were glad

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to be glad
  2. tú you used to be glad
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to be glad
  4. nosotros we used to be glad
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to be glad
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be glad

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will be glad
  2. tú you will be glad
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will be glad
  4. nosotros we will be glad
  5. vosotros Spain you all will be glad
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be glad

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would be glad
  2. tú you would be glad
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would be glad
  4. nosotros we would be glad
  5. vosotros Spain you all would be glad
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be glad

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I be glad
  2. tú (that) you be glad
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she be glad
  4. nosotros (that) we be glad
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all be glad
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be glad

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I were glad
  2. tú (if) you were glad
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she were glad
  4. nosotros (if) we were glad
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all were glad
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were glad

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú be glad!
  2. usted be glad! (formal)
  3. nosotros be glad! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain be glad! (all of you)
  5. ustedes be glad! (all of you)

How to use alegrarse

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Me alegro mucho de que estés mejor.

    I'm so glad you're better.

  2. Past

    Mis padres se alegraron muchísimo con la noticia.

    My parents were really glad about the news.

  3. Imperfect

    La abuela se alegraba cada vez que llamábamos.

    Grandma was glad every time we called.

  4. Future

    Tu hermana se alegrará de verte en la boda.

    Your sister will be glad to see you at the wedding.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me alegraría si por fin consiguieras ese trabajo.

    I'd be glad if you finally got that job.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que te alegres con mi pequeña sorpresa.

    I hope you're happy with my little surprise.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No pensé que se alegrara tanto por un pastel.

    I didn't think he'd be so happy about a cake.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Alégrate, que mañana es tu cumpleaños!

    Cheer up, tomorrow is your birthday!

Good to know

  • "Alegrarse de" goes before a verb: me alegro de verte; "alegrarse de que" takes the subjunctive.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.