Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I get better
- tú you get better
- usted, él, ella he/she gets better
- nosotros we get better
- vosotros Spain you all get better
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they get better
SPANISH VERB
mejorarse
to get better
- #353 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: mejorándose
- Past participle: mejorado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I got better
- tú you got better
- usted, él, ella he/she got better
- nosotros we got better
- vosotros Spain you all got better
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they got better
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to get better
- tú you used to get better
- usted, él, ella he/she used to get better
- nosotros we used to get better
- vosotros Spain you all used to get better
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get better
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will get better
- tú you will get better
- usted, él, ella he/she will get better
- nosotros we will get better
- vosotros Spain you all will get better
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get better
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would get better
- tú you would get better
- usted, él, ella he/she would get better
- nosotros we would get better
- vosotros Spain you all would get better
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get better
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I get better
- tú (that) you get better
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she get better
- nosotros (that) we get better
- vosotros Spain (that) you all get better
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get better
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I got better
- tú (if) you got better
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she got better
- nosotros (if) we got better
- vosotros Spain (if) you all got better
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got better
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú get better!
- usted get better! (formal)
- nosotros get better! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain get better! (all of you)
- ustedes get better! (all of you)
How to use mejorarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mi papá se mejora poco a poco.
My dad is getting better little by little.
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Past
Me mejoré en dos días con el té de mi abuela.
I got better in two days with my grandma's tea.
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Imperfect
El bebé no se mejoraba, así que fuimos al doctor.
The baby wasn't getting better, so we went to the doctor.
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Future
Te mejorarás pronto, ya verás.
You will get better soon, you'll see.
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Conditional
Con descanso, se mejoraría más rápido.
With rest, he would get better faster.
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Present subjunctive
¡Que te mejores pronto, amiga!
Get well soon, my friend!
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Past subjunctive
Rezamos para que mi abuela se mejorara.
We prayed for my grandmother to get better.
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Imperative
Mejórate pronto, te esperamos en la oficina.
Get well soon, we are waiting for you at the office.
Good to know
- ¡Que te mejores! is "get well soon".
Where you hear mejorarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 1
- Me mejoro cuando descanso. I get better when I rest.
- Me mejoré después de descansar. I got better after resting.
- Te vas a mejorar pronto. You're going to get better soon.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Si descansa, se mejora pronto. If you rest, you get better soon.
- Tuve gripa, pero ya me mejoré. I had the flu, but I'm better now.
- Con este té, te vas a mejorar. With this tea, you're going to get better.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.