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SPANISH VERB

arreglarse

to get ready

  • #422 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: arreglándose
  • Past participle: arreglado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use arreglarse

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

  1. Present

    Mi hermana se arregla en diez minutos, es increíble.

    My sister gets ready in ten minutes, it's incredible.

  2. Past

    Nos arreglamos rápido y llegamos justo a tiempo.

    We got ready fast and arrived just in time.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi madre se arreglaba mucho para ir al mercado.

    My mother used to dress up a lot to go to the market.

  4. Future

    Tranquila, todo se arreglará con el tiempo.

    Don't worry, everything will work out with time.

  5. Conditional

    Con más dinero el problema se arreglaría enseguida.

    With more money the problem would be fixed right away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que te arregles pronto, la mesa es a las nueve.

    I hope you get ready soon, the table's at nine.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que se arreglara un poco para la foto.

    I asked him to smarten up a bit for the photo.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Arréglate, que salimos en media hora!

    Get ready, we're leaving in half an hour!

Good to know

  • "Arreglarse" is also to work itself out: ya se arreglará, it'll sort itself out.

Verbs like this one

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