Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I wake up
- tú you wake up
- usted, él, ella he/she wakes up
- nosotros we wake up
- vosotros Spain you all wake up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they wake up
SPANISH VERB
despertarse
to wake up
- #220 most used
- Irregular -ar verb
- Gerund: despertándose
- Past participle: despertado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I woke up
- tú you woke up
- usted, él, ella he/she woke up
- nosotros we woke up
- vosotros Spain you all woke up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they woke up
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to wake up
- tú you used to wake up
- usted, él, ella he/she used to wake up
- nosotros we used to wake up
- vosotros Spain you all used to wake up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to wake up
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will wake up
- tú you will wake up
- usted, él, ella he/she will wake up
- nosotros we will wake up
- vosotros Spain you all will wake up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will wake up
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would wake up
- tú you would wake up
- usted, él, ella he/she would wake up
- nosotros we would wake up
- vosotros Spain you all would wake up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would wake up
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I wake up
- tú (that) you wake up
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she wake up
- nosotros (that) we wake up
- vosotros Spain (that) you all wake up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they wake up
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I woke up
- tú (if) you woke up
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she woke up
- nosotros (if) we woke up
- vosotros Spain (if) you all woke up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they woke up
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú wake up!
- usted wake up! (formal)
- nosotros wake up! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain wake up! (all of you)
- ustedes wake up! (all of you)
How to use despertarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Me despierto siempre antes que el despertador.
I always wake up before the alarm clock.
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Past
Anoche me desperté tres veces por el ruido.
Last night I woke up three times because of the noise.
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Imperfect
Los fines de semana nos despertábamos sin prisa.
On weekends we woke up without hurrying.
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Future
¿A qué hora te despertarás mañana?
What time will you wake up tomorrow?
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Conditional
Con tanto café, me despertaría a medianoche.
With so much coffee, I'd wake up at midnight.
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Present subjunctive
Habla bajito para que el bebé no se despierte.
Speak softly so the baby doesn't wake up.
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Past subjunctive
Si te despertaras más temprano, verías el amanecer.
If you woke up earlier, you'd see the sunrise.
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Imperative
¡Despiértate, que ya llegamos a la playa!
Wake up, we're at the beach!
Where you hear despertarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Me despierto a las seis. I wake up at six.
- Me desperté con la lluvia. I woke up with the rain.
- No me voy a despertar a las seis. I'm not going to wake up at six.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Me despierto con el primer calor de la mañana. I wake up with the first heat of the morning.
- Anoche me desperté tres veces por el calor. Last night I woke up three times because of the heat.
- Mañana nos despertaremos casados. Tomorrow we'll wake up married.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.