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SPANISH VERB

cambiarse

to get changed

  • #420 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cambiándose
  • Past participle: cambiado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use cambiarse

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

  1. Present

    Después del gimnasio me cambio en el trabajo.

    After the gym I get changed at work.

  2. Past

    Se cambió de camisa porque se manchó de café.

    He changed his shirt because he got coffee on it.

  3. Imperfect

    Los niños se cambiaban de ropa tres veces al día.

    The kids changed clothes three times a day.

  4. Future

    Nos cambiaremos de casa en septiembre.

    We'll move house in September.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me cambiaría de zapatos antes de caminar tanto.

    I'd change shoes before walking that much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que te cambies, esa camisa está mojada.

    You'd better change, that shirt is wet.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi madre insistió en que me cambiara para la cena.

    My mother insisted I change for dinner.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Cámbiate rápido, que el taxi ya está abajo!

    Get changed quickly, the taxi is already downstairs!

Good to know

  • "Cambiarse de ropa" is to change clothes; "cambiarse de casa" is to move house.

Verbs like this one

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