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SPANISH VERB

fijarse

to notice, to pay attention

  • #125 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: fijándose
  • Past participle: fijado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fijarse

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

  1. Present

    Mi madre se fija en todos los detalles.

    My mother notices every detail.

  2. Past

    ¿Te fijaste en el precio antes de pedirlo?

    Did you check the price before ordering it?

  3. Imperfect

    De joven no me fijaba en lo que comía.

    When I was young I didn't pay attention to what I ate.

  4. Future

    Nadie se fijará en esa mancha tan pequeña.

    Nobody will notice such a small stain.

  5. Conditional

    Un buen mecánico se fijaría en ese ruido.

    A good mechanic would notice that noise.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que te fijes bien en la dirección.

    I want you to look carefully at the address.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El guía nos pidió que nos fijáramos en el techo.

    The guide asked us to look at the ceiling.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Fíjate por dónde caminas, el piso está mojado!

    Watch where you walk, the floor is wet!

Good to know

  • "Fíjate" or "fíjese" opens a story or a remark: "fíjate que no vino". "Fijarse en" takes "en".

Verbs like this one

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