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SPANISH VERB

conformarse

to settle for, to make do with

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: conformándose
  • Past participle: conformado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use conformarse

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

  1. Present

    Mi hermano se conforma con cualquier cosa para cenar.

    My brother makes do with anything for dinner.

  2. Past

    Nos conformamos con un piso pequeño en el centro.

    We settled for a small flat in the centre.

  3. Imperfect

    De jóvenes nos conformábamos con un bocadillo y una cerveza.

    When we were young we made do with a sandwich and a beer.

  4. Future

    ¿Te conformarás con el segundo puesto o seguirás luchando?

    Will you settle for second place or keep fighting?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me conformaría con una habitación con vistas al río.

    I'd be happy with a room with a view of the river.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que te conformes con un trabajo que odias.

    I don't want you to settle for a job you hate.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi madre nunca aceptó que me conformara con menos.

    My mother never accepted that I should settle for less.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Confórmate con lo que hay, que no hay más!

    Make do with what there is, there's nothing else!

Good to know

  • "Conformarse con" is to settle for: "no me conformo con menos". "Conforme" on its own means "agreed".

Where you hear conformarse

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Yo con poco me conformo. I'm happy with very little.
  • Quería cuatro páginas de impuestos, y me conformé con dos y media. I wanted four pages on taxes, and I settled for two and a half.
  • Si no salgo en la portada, me conformaré con los agradecimientos. If I'm not on the cover, I'll settle for the thank-yous.
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Each to Their Own

Fluency Level 1 · me conformo

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Verbs like this one

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