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SPANISH VERB

cansarse

to get tired

  • #267 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cansándose
  • Past participle: cansado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use cansarse

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

  1. Present

    Mi abuelo se cansa al subir las escaleras.

    My grandpa gets tired climbing the stairs.

  2. Past

    Nos cansamos mucho en la caminata a Hierve el Agua.

    We got really tired on the hike to Hierve el Agua.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes no me cansaba nunca, ahora sí.

    I never used to get tired, now I do.

  4. Future

    ¿No te cansarás de comer tlayudas todos los días?

    Won't you get tired of eating tlayudas every day?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me cansaría de tanto tráfico en la capital.

    I'd get tired of all that traffic in the capital.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Caminemos despacio para que no te canses.

    Let's walk slowly so you don't get tired.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me cansara de Oaxaca, me iría a la costa.

    If I got tired of Oaxaca, I'd go to the coast.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No te canses, mañana tenemos la boda!

    Don't wear yourself out, tomorrow we have the wedding!

Good to know

  • "Cansarse de": me cansé de esperar. "Estoy cansado" is the state, being tired.

Where you hear cansarse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Me canso mucho con la altura. I get very tired with the altitude.
  • Ayer nos cansamos mucho en el cerro. Yesterday we got very tired on the hill.
  • Te vas a cansar en las escaleras, papá. You're going to get tired on the stairs, Dad.
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The Guelaguetza

Intermediate Level 2 · me canso

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