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SPANISH VERB

besarse

to kiss

  • #464 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: besándose
  • Past participle: besado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use besarse

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

  1. Present

    En España los amigos se besan dos veces al saludarse.

    In Spain friends kiss twice when they greet each other.

  2. Past

    Nos besamos por primera vez en el puente de Triana.

    We kissed for the first time on the Triana bridge.

  3. Imperfect

    Aquella pareja se besaba en cada semáforo.

    That couple kissed at every traffic light.

  4. Future

    Los novios se besarán al final de la ceremonia.

    The bride and groom will kiss at the end of the ceremony.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no me besaría con nadie en el trabajo.

    I wouldn't kiss anyone at work.

  6. Present subjunctive

    ¡Todos gritan que se besen los novios!

    Everyone's shouting for the newlyweds to kiss!

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me sorprendió que se besaran delante de sus padres.

    It surprised me that they kissed in front of their parents.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Besaos ya, que llevamos una hora esperando!

    Kiss already, we've been waiting an hour!

Where you hear besarse

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • ¡Que se besen! Kiss! Kiss!
  • Se besaron debajo de un cerezo. They kissed under a cherry tree.
  • Ahora se van a besar. Now you're going to kiss.
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All the Days of My Life

Advanced Level 3 · ¡Que se besen!

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