Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- it clouds over
SPANISH VERB
nublarse
to cloud over
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: nublándose
- Past participle: nublado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- it clouded over
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- it used to cloud over
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- it will cloud over
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- it would cloud over
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- (that) it cloud over
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- (if) it clouded over
How to use nublarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
En la tarde siempre se nubla y refresca.
In the afternoon it always clouds over and cools down.
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Past
Se nubló de repente y empezó a llover.
It suddenly clouded over and started to rain.
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Imperfect
Cada tarde se nublaba, pero no llovía.
Every afternoon it clouded over, but it didn't rain.
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Future
Según el pronóstico, se nublará después de comer.
According to the forecast, it'll cloud over after lunch.
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Conditional
Con un poco de viento, se nublaría más rápido.
With a little wind, it would cloud over faster.
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Present subjunctive
Vámonos antes de que se nuble.
Let's go before it clouds over.
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Past subjunctive
Si se nublara, podríamos caminar sin tanto sol.
If it clouded over, we could walk without so much sun.
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Imperative
¡Núblate ya, cielo, que hace mucho calor!
Cloud over already, sky, it's so hot!
Where you hear nublarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- En la tarde se nubla. In the afternoon it clouds over.
- Ayer se nubló en la tarde. Yesterday it clouded over in the afternoon.
- Se va a nublar. It's going to cloud over.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.