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SPANISH VERB

enfermarse

to get sick

  • #350 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: enfermándose
  • Past participle: enfermado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use enfermarse

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

  1. Present

    Mi hijo se enferma cada vez que cambia el clima.

    My son gets sick every time the weather changes.

  2. Past

    Me enfermé del estómago en el viaje.

    I got a stomach bug on the trip.

  3. Imperfect

    De niña me enfermaba muy seguido de la garganta.

    As a girl I often got sick with a sore throat.

  4. Future

    Si sales con el pelo mojado, te enfermarás.

    If you go out with wet hair, you'll get sick.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me enfermaría comiendo en ese lugar.

    I'd get sick eating at that place.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Abrígate bien para que no te enfermes.

    Bundle up so you don't get sick.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me enfermara, perdería la boda de mi prima.

    If I got sick, I'd miss my cousin's wedding.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No te enfermes, que mañana es el viaje!

    Don't get sick, the trip is tomorrow!

Where you hear enfermarse

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Mi hijo casi nunca se enferma. My son almost never gets sick.
  • Cuando era niño, se enfermaba mucho. When he was a child, he used to get sick a lot.
  • Espero que no se vaya a enfermar. I hope he isn't going to get sick.
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Beginner Level 2 · se enfermaba

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