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SPANISH VERB

alejarse

to move away

  • #375 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: alejándose
  • Past participle: alejado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use alejarse

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

  1. Present

    El barco se aleja despacio de la costa.

    The boat slowly moves away from the coast.

  2. Past

    Después de la pelea, se alejó de sus amigos.

    After the fight, he drifted away from his friends.

  3. Imperfect

    Veíamos cómo el tren se alejaba por el valle.

    We watched the train move away down the valley.

  4. Future

    ¿Se alejarán los pájaros si grito?

    Will the birds fly off if I shout?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me alejaría de ese perro, parece nervioso.

    I'd keep away from that dog, it looks nervous.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que te alejes de la orilla, hay corriente.

    I don't want you going far from the shore, there's a current.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El guía nos pidió que nos alejáramos del borde.

    The guide asked us to move away from the edge.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Aléjate de la ventana, que está tronando!

    Get away from the window, it's thundering!

Good to know

  • "Alejarse de": aléjate del fuego. Also for people drifting apart: se alejó de sus amigos.

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