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SPANISH VERB

casarse

to get married

  • #216 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: casándose
  • Past participle: casado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use casarse

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

  1. Present

    Mi prima se casa en diciembre en Guadalajara.

    My cousin is getting married in December in Guadalajara.

  2. Past

    Mis papás se casaron muy jóvenes, a los veinte.

    My parents got married very young, at twenty.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes la gente se casaba por la iglesia y por lo civil.

    People used to get married in church and at the registry office.

  4. Future

    ¿Crees que Valeria y Diego se casarán pronto?

    Do you think Valeria and Diego will get married soon?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me casaría en la playa, sin tanta gente.

    I'd get married on the beach, without so many people.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mi abuela quiere que me case antes de los treinta.

    My grandma wants me to get married before thirty.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si te casaras aquí, vendría toda mi familia.

    If you got married here, my whole family would come.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Cásense cuando quieran, no cuando digan los demás!

    Get married when you want to, not when other people say so!

Good to know

  • "Casarse con alguien": se casó con un oaxaqueño.

Where you hear casarse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Me caso en diciembre. I'm getting married in December.
  • Me casé en esa iglesia. I got married in that church.
  • Nos vamos a casar en Guadalajara. We're going to get married in Guadalajara.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • ¿Por qué se casa la gente? Why do people get married?
  • Me casé muy joven. I got married very young.
  • ¿Cuándo te vas a casar? When are you going to get married?
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The Godmother

Intermediate Level 2 · me casé

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He Asked Me to Marry Him

Intermediate Level 2 · casarse

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Can You Keep a Secret?

Advanced Level 1 · que se case conmigo

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Will You Marry Me?

Advanced Level 1 · casarte conmigo

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It Smells of Orange Blossom

Advanced Level 2 · me casé

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On One Condition

Advanced Level 2 · Para casarme.

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In Her Own Hand

Advanced Level 3 · me caso a dos calles

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Your Last Night of Freedom

Advanced Level 3 · me caso

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All the Days of My Life

Advanced Level 3 · casándose

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