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SPANISH VERB

matricularse

to enrol

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: matriculándose
  • Past participle: matriculado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use matricularse

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

  1. Present

    Este año me matriculo en tres asignaturas de historia.

    This year I'm enrolling in three history subjects.

  2. Past

    Mi hija se matriculó en Medicina en Sevilla.

    My daughter enrolled in Medicine in Seville.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes la gente se matriculaba haciendo cola en secretaría.

    People used to enrol by queuing at the registrar's office.

  4. Future

    En septiembre me matricularé en el curso de flamenco.

    In September I'll enrol in the flamenco course.

  5. Conditional

    Si tuviera tiempo, me matricularía en alemán.

    If I had time, I'd enrol in German.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es importante que te matricules antes del viernes.

    It's important you enrol before Friday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mis padres querían que me matriculara en Derecho.

    My parents wanted me to enrol in Law.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Matricúlate ya, que quedan pocas plazas!

    Enrol now, there are few places left!

Good to know

  • "Matricularse en" a course or a university. "La matrícula" is both the enrolment fee and a car's number plate.

Where you hear matricularse

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • Este año me matriculo en cinco asignaturas, todas en español. This year I'm enrolling in five subjects, all in Spanish.
  • Me matriculé en la universidad la primera semana. I enrolled at the university in the first week.
  • El año que viene me voy a matricular otra vez, si papá me deja. Next year I'm going to enrol again, if Dad lets me.

Verbs like this one

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