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SPANISH VERB

presentarse

to introduce yourself, to show up

  • #462 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: presentándose
  • Past participle: presentado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use presentarse

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

  1. Present

    Buenos días, me presento: soy Lucía, la nueva vecina.

    Good morning, let me introduce myself: I'm Lucía, the new neighbour.

  2. Past

    Se presentó en mi casa sin avisar.

    He showed up at my house without warning.

  3. Imperfect

    Cada año se presentaba al mismo concurso sin ganar.

    Every year he entered the same competition without winning.

  4. Future

    El nuevo director se presentará mañana ante el equipo.

    The new director will introduce himself to the team tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me presentaría a esa entrevista aunque no tenga experiencia.

    I'd go to that interview even without experience.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es necesario que se presente con su pasaporte original.

    You need to show up with your original passport.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pidieron que se presentara el lunes a las ocho.

    They asked him to show up on Monday at eight.

  8. Imperative

    Preséntate con los demás, no seas tímido.

    Introduce yourself to the others, don't be shy.

Good to know

  • "Presentarse a" is also to sit an exam or to run in an election: se presentó al examen.

Where you hear presentarse

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • Me presento al examen por tercera vez. I'm sitting the exam for the third time.
  • Yo me presenté en el noventa y uno, y aprobé a la primera. I sat it in ninety-one, and passed first time.
  • En enero me voy a presentar con Nerea. In January I'm going to sit it with Nerea.
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Nerves of Steel

Fluency Level 2 · me presento

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Verbs like this one

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