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SPANISH VERB

conocerse

to meet, to know each other

  • #461 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: conociéndose
  • Past participle: conocido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use conocerse

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

  1. Present

    ¿Ustedes dos ya se conocen?

    Do you two already know each other?

  2. Past

    Mis papás se conocieron en una posada en Querétaro.

    My parents met at a posada in Queretaro.

  3. Imperfect

    En el pueblo todos se conocían de toda la vida.

    In the village everyone had known each other forever.

  4. Future

    Las familias se conocerán en la cena del viernes.

    The families will meet at Friday's dinner.

  5. Conditional

    Sin esa app, Ana y yo nunca nos conoceríamos.

    Without that app, Ana and I would never meet.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que mis amigas y tú se conozcan pronto.

    I want you and my friends to meet soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi mamá insistió en que nos conociéramos en persona.

    My mom insisted that we meet in person.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Conózcanse primero y después hablamos de boda!

    Get to know each other first and then we'll talk about a wedding!

Good to know

  • In the past, "nos conocimos" is we met; in the present, "nos conocemos" is we know each other.

Where you hear conocerse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Sarah y yo nos conocemos muy bien. Sarah and I know each other very well.
  • Carmen y yo nos conocimos el lunes. Carmen and I met on Monday.
  • Mis amigos y los tuyos se van a conocer en la boda. My friends and yours are going to meet at the wedding.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Mis amigos se conocen bien. My friends know each other well.
  • Nos conocimos hace muchos años. We met many years ago.
  • Nuestros amigos se van a conocer en la fiesta. Our friends are going to meet at the party.
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You've Become a Real Mexican

Intermediate Level 3 · nos conocemos

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It Gives Me Goose Bumps

Advanced Level 1 · así nos conocimos

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