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SPANISH VERB

asegurarse

to make sure

  • #493 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: asegurándose
  • Past participle: asegurado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use asegurarse

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

  1. Present

    Siempre me aseguro de apagar la estufa antes de salir.

    I always make sure to turn off the stove before leaving.

  2. Past

    Me aseguré de que todos tuvieran su boleto.

    I made sure everyone had their ticket.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi papá se aseguraba de cerrar bien la puerta cada noche.

    My dad made sure to lock the door properly every night.

  4. Future

    Me aseguraré de que el hotel tenga alberca.

    I'll make sure the hotel has a pool.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me aseguraría de llevar efectivo al tianguis.

    I would make sure to bring cash to the market.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que te asegures de que el gas esté cerrado.

    I want you to make sure the gas is off.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que se asegurara de traer el pasaporte.

    I asked her to make sure to bring her passport.

  8. Imperative

    Asegúrate de guardar bien el celular en el metro.

    Make sure you put your phone away safely on the subway.

Good to know

  • "Asegurarse de que": asegúrate de que la puerta esté cerrada.

Where you hear asegurarse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Siempre me aseguro de que todo esté limpio. I always make sure everything is clean.
  • Me aseguré de que la puerta estuviera cerrada. I made sure the door was shut.
  • Me voy a asegurar de que comas bien. I'm going to make sure you eat well.
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A Flat That Has Light

Intermediate Level 1 · asegurarme de que sea

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