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SPANISH VERB

congelarse

to freeze, to get very cold

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: congelándose
  • Past participle: congelado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use congelarse

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

  1. Present

    En enero el agua de la pila se congela.

    In January the water in the basin freezes.

  2. Past

    Me congelé esperando el camión anoche.

    I froze waiting for the bus last night.

  3. Imperfect

    En la sierra nos congelábamos cada mañana.

    In the mountains we froze every morning.

  4. Future

    Si sales sin chamarra, te congelarás.

    If you go out without a jacket, you'll freeze.

  5. Conditional

    Sin calefacción, nos congelaríamos en esta casa.

    Without heating, we'd freeze in this house.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ponte guantes para que no se te congelen las manos.

    Put on gloves so your hands don't freeze.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Tenía miedo de que las tuberías se congelaran.

    I was afraid the pipes would freeze.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No te congeles ahí afuera, entra ya!

    Don't freeze out there, come in now!

Where you hear congelarse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Me congelo sin chamarra. I'm freezing without a jacket.
  • Me congelé esperando el camión. I froze while waiting for the bus.
  • Te vas a congelar sin chamarra. You're going to freeze without a jacket.
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San Cristobal

Intermediate Level 1 · antes de que me congele

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