Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I stick
- tú you stick
- usted, él, ella he/she sticks
- nosotros we stick
- vosotros Spain you all stick
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they stick
SPANISH VERB
pegarse
to stick
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: pegándose
- Past participle: pegado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I stuck
- tú you stuck
- usted, él, ella he/she stuck
- nosotros we stuck
- vosotros Spain you all stuck
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they stuck
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to stick
- tú you used to stick
- usted, él, ella he/she used to stick
- nosotros we used to stick
- vosotros Spain you all used to stick
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to stick
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will stick
- tú you will stick
- usted, él, ella he/she will stick
- nosotros we will stick
- vosotros Spain you all will stick
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will stick
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would stick
- tú you would stick
- usted, él, ella he/she would stick
- nosotros we would stick
- vosotros Spain you all would stick
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would stick
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I stick
- tú (that) you stick
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she stick
- nosotros (that) we stick
- vosotros Spain (that) you all stick
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they stick
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I stuck
- tú (if) you stuck
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she stuck
- nosotros (if) we stuck
- vosotros Spain (if) you all stuck
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they stuck
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú stick!
- usted stick! (formal)
- nosotros stick! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain stick! (all of you)
- ustedes stick! (all of you)
How to use pegarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
El arroz se pega si no le pones suficiente agua.
The rice sticks if you don't add enough water.
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Past
Me pegué en la rodilla con la mesa.
I banged my knee on the table.
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Imperfect
Las etiquetas viejas ya no se pegaban bien.
The old labels didn't stick well anymore.
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Future
Con este calor, la ropa se te pegará al cuerpo.
In this heat, your clothes will stick to your body.
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Conditional
Sin aceite, los huevos se pegarían al sartén.
Without oil, the eggs would stick to the pan.
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Present subjunctive
Mueve la salsa para que no se pegue.
Stir the sauce so it doesn't stick.
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Past subjunctive
Engrasé el molde para que no se pegara el pastel.
I greased the pan so the cake wouldn't stick.
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Imperative
¡Pégate a mí, hay mucha gente en el metro!
Stick close to me, the subway is packed!
Good to know
- "Pegarse" is also to bump yourself: me pegué en la cabeza. "Pegar" alone is to hit or to glue.
Where you hear pegarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- El arroz se pega si no lo mueves. The rice sticks if you don't stir it.
- Ayer se me pegó el mole. Yesterday my mole stuck.
- Si no lo mueves, se va a pegar. If you don't stir it, it's going to stick.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Siempre me pego con esta puerta. I always bang into this door.
- Ayer Toño se pegó con la mesa. Yesterday Tono banged into the table.
- Siéntate, Iván. Te vas a pegar. Sit down, Ivan. You're going to hurt yourself.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.