Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I get burnt
- tú you get burnt
- usted, él, ella he/she gets burnt
- nosotros we get burnt
- vosotros Spain you all get burnt
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they get burnt
SPANISH VERB
quemarse
to get burnt
- #335 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: quemándose
- Past participle: quemado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I got burnt
- tú you got burnt
- usted, él, ella he/she got burnt
- nosotros we got burnt
- vosotros Spain you all got burnt
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they got burnt
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to get burnt
- tú you used to get burnt
- usted, él, ella he/she used to get burnt
- nosotros we used to get burnt
- vosotros Spain you all used to get burnt
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get burnt
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will get burnt
- tú you will get burnt
- usted, él, ella he/she will get burnt
- nosotros we will get burnt
- vosotros Spain you all will get burnt
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get burnt
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would get burnt
- tú you would get burnt
- usted, él, ella he/she would get burnt
- nosotros we would get burnt
- vosotros Spain you all would get burnt
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get burnt
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I get burnt
- tú (that) you get burnt
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she get burnt
- nosotros (that) we get burnt
- vosotros Spain (that) you all get burnt
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get burnt
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I got burnt
- tú (if) you got burnt
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she got burnt
- nosotros (if) we got burnt
- vosotros Spain (if) you all got burnt
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got burnt
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú get burnt!
- usted get burnt! (formal)
- nosotros get burnt! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain get burnt! (all of you)
- ustedes get burnt! (all of you)
How to use quemarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre me quemo cuando saco el pan del horno.
I always burn myself when I take the bread out of the oven.
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Past
¿Te quemaste la mano con el sartén?
Did you burn your hand on the pan?
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Imperfect
Mi hermano se quemaba cada verano en Acapulco.
My brother got sunburnt every summer in Acapulco.
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Future
Si no usas bloqueador, te quemarás la espalda.
If you don't use sunscreen, you'll burn your back.
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Conditional
Con ese sol, yo me quemaría en diez minutos.
With that sun, I'd burn in ten minutes.
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Present subjunctive
Cuidado, no quiero que te quemes con el aceite.
Careful, I don't want you to burn yourself with the oil.
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Past subjunctive
Si se quemaran las tortillas, haríamos más.
If the tortillas burned, we'd make more.
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Imperative
Quémate si quieres, yo me quedo en la sombra.
Get burnt if you want, I'm staying in the shade.
Good to know
- "Quemarse" is also to get sunburnt: "Me quemé en la playa."
Where you hear quemarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Siempre me quemo en la playa. I always get burnt at the beach.
- Me quemé el primer día. I got burnt on the first day.
- Se va a quemar otra vez. You're going to get burnt again.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Si no lo mueves, el mole se quema. If you don't stir it, the mole burns.
- Se quemó el arroz. The rice burned.
- ¡Cuidado, te vas a quemar! Careful, you're going to burn yourself!
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