Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I get engaged
- tú you get engaged
- usted, él, ella he/she gets engaged
- nosotros we get engaged
- vosotros Spain you all get engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they get engaged
SPANISH VERB
comprometerse
to get engaged
- Regular -er verb
- Gerund: comprometiéndose
- Past participle: comprometido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I got engaged
- tú you got engaged
- usted, él, ella he/she got engaged
- nosotros we got engaged
- vosotros Spain you all got engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they got engaged
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to get engaged
- tú you used to get engaged
- usted, él, ella he/she used to get engaged
- nosotros we used to get engaged
- vosotros Spain you all used to get engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get engaged
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will get engaged
- tú you will get engaged
- usted, él, ella he/she will get engaged
- nosotros we will get engaged
- vosotros Spain you all will get engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get engaged
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would get engaged
- tú you would get engaged
- usted, él, ella he/she would get engaged
- nosotros we would get engaged
- vosotros Spain you all would get engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get engaged
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I get engaged
- tú (that) you get engaged
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she get engaged
- nosotros (that) we get engaged
- vosotros Spain (that) you all get engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get engaged
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I got engaged
- tú (if) you got engaged
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she got engaged
- nosotros (if) we got engaged
- vosotros Spain (if) you all got engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got engaged
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú get engaged!
- usted get engaged! (formal)
- nosotros get engaged! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain get engaged! (all of you)
- ustedes get engaged! (all of you)
How to use comprometerse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mi prima se compromete este sábado en Guanajuato.
My cousin is getting engaged this Saturday in Guanajuato.
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Past
Nos comprometimos en la playa, al atardecer.
We got engaged on the beach, at sunset.
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Imperfect
Antes la gente se comprometía muy joven.
People used to get engaged very young.
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Future
¿Crees que Diego se comprometerá con Valeria?
Do you think Diego will get engaged to Valeria?
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Conditional
Yo me comprometería, pero quiero terminar la carrera primero.
I'd get engaged, but I want to finish my degree first.
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Present subjunctive
Mi mamá quiere que nos comprometamos ya.
My mom wants us to get engaged now.
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Past subjunctive
Nadie pensó que se comprometieran tan rápido.
No one thought they'd get engaged so fast.
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Imperative
¡No te comprometas si no estás seguro!
Don't get engaged if you're not sure!
Good to know
- "Comprometerse a" plus a verb is to commit to doing something: me comprometo a llegar temprano.
Where you hear comprometerse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Cuando una pareja se compromete, toda la familia se entera. When a couple gets engaged, the whole family finds out.
- Diego y yo nos comprometimos en el verano. Diego and I got engaged in the summer.
- Mi prima se va a comprometer en enero. My cousin is going to get engaged in January.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Algunas parejas se comprometen sin fijar la fecha de la boda. Some couples get engaged without setting the wedding date.
- Nos comprometimos en Sevilla. We got engaged in Seville.
- Mi prima se va a comprometer este verano. My cousin is going to get engaged this summer.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.