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SPANISH VERB

inscribirse

to sign up, to enrol

  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: inscribiéndose
  • Past participle: inscrito

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use inscribirse

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

  1. Present

    Me inscribo en el gimnasio cada enero y voy dos veces.

    I sign up at the gym every January and go twice.

  2. Past

    Sarah se inscribió en un curso de español avanzado.

    Sarah signed up for an advanced Spanish course.

  3. Imperfect

    Cada año nos inscribíamos en la carrera y nunca corríamos.

    Every year we signed up for the race and never ran.

  4. Future

    ¿Te inscribirás a las clases de baile conmigo?

    Will you sign up for the dance classes with me?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me inscribiría en el taller de cerámica, suena divertido.

    I'd sign up for the pottery workshop, it sounds fun.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es necesario que se inscriban antes del viernes.

    You all need to sign up before Friday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi mamá insistió en que me inscribiera en natación.

    My mom insisted that I sign up for swimming.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Inscríbete hoy, quedan pocos lugares!

    Sign up today, there are only a few places left!

Good to know

  • "Inscribirse en": me inscribí en un curso de zapoteco. "La inscripción" is the sign-up, or the fee for it.

Where you hear inscribirse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Pocos hombres se inscriben en el curso. Few men sign up for the course.
  • Me inscribí en el curso en junio. I enrolled on the course in June.
  • Me voy a inscribir en clases de inglés. I'm going to sign up for English classes.
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The End of Summer

Intermediate Level 2 · me inscribí

Needs a subscription

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.