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SPANISH VERB

relajarse

to relax

  • #409 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: relajándose
  • Past participle: relajado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use relajarse

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

  1. Present

    Los domingos me relajo con un buen libro.

    On Sundays I relax with a good book.

  2. Past

    Nos relajamos en la playa toda la tarde.

    We relaxed on the beach all afternoon.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi papá se relajaba pescando en el lago.

    My dad used to relax fishing at the lake.

  4. Future

    Después del examen te relajarás, ya verás.

    After the exam you'll relax, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Con un masaje me relajaría en cinco minutos.

    With a massage I'd relax in five minutes.

  6. Present subjunctive

    El médico quiere que te relajes y duermas más.

    The doctor wants you to relax and sleep more.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Puse música suave para que el bebé se relajara.

    I put on soft music so the baby would relax.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Relájate, todo va a salir bien!

    Relax, everything's going to be fine!

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