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SPANISH VERB

maquillarse

to put on make-up

  • #417 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: maquillándose
  • Past participle: maquillado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use maquillarse

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

  1. Present

    Me maquillo poco, solo un poco de rímel.

    I wear little make-up, just a bit of mascara.

  2. Past

    Mi hermana se maquilló durante una hora para la cena.

    My sister spent an hour on her make-up for the dinner.

  3. Imperfect

    De joven me maquillaba todos los días para ir a clase.

    When I was young I put on make-up every day for class.

  4. Future

    ¿Te maquillarás tú o vas a un salón?

    Will you do your own make-up or go to a salon?

  5. Conditional

    Para una fiesta así me maquillaría más de lo normal.

    For a party like that I'd wear more make-up than usual.

  6. Present subjunctive

    A mi hija no le permiten que se maquille en la escuela.

    My daughter isn't allowed to wear make-up at school.

  7. Past subjunctive

    La fotógrafa pidió que las modelos se maquillaran muy poco.

    The photographer asked the models to wear very little make-up.

  8. Imperative

    Maquíllate en el coche, que vamos tarde.

    Do your make-up in the car, we're late.

Verbs like this one

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