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SPANISH VERB

curarse

to get better, to heal

  • #352 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: curándose
  • Past participle: curado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use curarse

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

  1. Present

    Las heridas pequeñas se curan solas.

    Small wounds heal by themselves.

  2. Past

    Me curé del resfriado con sopa y descanso.

    I got over the cold with soup and rest.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes la gente se curaba con remedios caseros.

    People used to get better with home remedies.

  4. Future

    ¿Te curarás a tiempo para la carrera?

    Will you be better in time for the race?

  5. Conditional

    Con reposo, tu rodilla se curaría en un mes.

    With rest, your knee would heal in a month.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que te cures pronto y vuelvas al trabajo.

    I hope you get well soon and come back to work.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El doctor dudaba que la pierna se curara sin operación.

    The doctor doubted the leg would heal without surgery.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Cúrate bien antes de volver a entrenar!

    Get fully better before training again!

Good to know

  • "Curarse" is for the person or the wound: me curé en una semana. "Curarse en salud" is to play it safe.

Verbs like this one

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