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SPANISH VERB

hablarse

to speak to each other

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: hablándose
  • Past participle: hablado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use hablarse

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

  1. Present

    Mis vecinos ya no se hablan desde la fiesta.

    My neighbors haven't spoken to each other since the party.

  2. Past

    Nos hablamos por teléfono anoche durante dos horas.

    We talked to each other on the phone last night for two hours.

  3. Imperfect

    Mis tíos no se hablaban por una herencia.

    My uncles didn't speak to each other because of an inheritance.

  4. Future

    ¿Crees que esos dos se hablarán otra vez?

    Do you think those two will talk to each other again?

  5. Conditional

    Si no fuera por mí, ustedes no se hablarían.

    If it weren't for me, you two wouldn't be talking.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que las hermanas se hablen en Navidad.

    I hope the sisters talk to each other at Christmas.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi abuela pidió que todos nos habláramos con respeto.

    My grandma asked us all to speak to each other with respect.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Háblense como adultos y arreglen el problema!

    Talk to each other like adults and fix the problem!

Good to know

  • "No se hablan" means they are not on speaking terms.

Where you hear hablarse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • La tía Lucha no se habla con la tía Chela. Aunt Lucha doesn't speak to Aunt Chela.
  • Hace veinte años, las tías dejaron de hablarse. Twenty years ago, the aunts stopped speaking to each other.
  • ¿Crees que algún día se van a hablar? Do you think they'll ever speak to each other?

Verbs like this one

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