Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I get involved
- tú you get involved
- usted, él, ella he/she gets involved
- nosotros we get involved
- vosotros Spain you all get involved
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they get involved
SPANISH VERB
meterse
to get involved, to get into
- #490 most used
- Regular -er verb
- Gerund: metiéndose
- Past participle: metido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I got involved
- tú you got involved
- usted, él, ella he/she got involved
- nosotros we got involved
- vosotros Spain you all got involved
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they got involved
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to get involved
- tú you used to get involved
- usted, él, ella he/she used to get involved
- nosotros we used to get involved
- vosotros Spain you all used to get involved
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get involved
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will get involved
- tú you will get involved
- usted, él, ella he/she will get involved
- nosotros we will get involved
- vosotros Spain you all will get involved
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get involved
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would get involved
- tú you would get involved
- usted, él, ella he/she would get involved
- nosotros we would get involved
- vosotros Spain you all would get involved
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get involved
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I get involved
- tú (that) you get involved
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she get involved
- nosotros (that) we get involved
- vosotros Spain (that) you all get involved
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get involved
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I got involved
- tú (if) you got involved
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she got involved
- nosotros (if) we got involved
- vosotros Spain (if) you all got involved
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got involved
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú get involved!
- usted get involved! (formal)
- nosotros get involved! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain get involved! (all of you)
- ustedes get involved! (all of you)
How to use meterse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mi suegra se mete en todo lo que hacemos.
My mother-in-law gets involved in everything we do.
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Past
¿Por qué te metiste en esa discusión?
Why did you get into that argument?
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Imperfect
En el colegio se metían conmigo por mis gafas.
At school they picked on me because of my glasses.
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Future
No te preocupes, no me meteré en tus asuntos.
Don't worry, I won't get involved in your business.
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Conditional
Yo no me metería en política ni loco.
I wouldn't get into politics, no way.
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Present subjunctive
No quiero que te metas en líos otra vez.
I don't want you to get into trouble again.
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Past subjunctive
Le pedí a mi padre que no se metiera.
I asked my dad not to get involved.
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Imperative
¡Métete en el coche, que llegamos tarde!
Get in the car, we're late!
Good to know
- "No te metas" is "stay out of it"; meterse con alguien is to pick on someone.
Where you hear meterse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- En las peleas de familia no me meto. I don't get involved in family fights.
- Ayer no me metí en la pelea. Yesterday I didn't get involved in the fight.
- Yo no me voy a meter. I'm not going to get involved.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.