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SPANISH VERB

separarse

to be parted, to separate

  • #439 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: separándose
  • Past participle: separado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use separarse

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

  1. Present

    Mis vecinos se separan después de veinte años.

    My neighbours are separating after twenty years.

  2. Past

    Nos separamos en la estación y no volví a verlo.

    We parted at the station and I never saw him again.

  3. Imperfect

    Los hermanos nunca se separaban en el recreo.

    The brothers never split up at break time.

  4. Future

    El grupo se separará en dos para la visita.

    The group will split in two for the tour.

  5. Conditional

    Yo nunca me separaría de mi perro.

    I'd never part with my dog.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que os separéis en la Feria, hay mucha gente.

    I don't want you to split up at the Feria, it's packed.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Fue triste que se separaran tras tantos años juntos.

    It was sad they separated after so many years together.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Separaos un poco, que no cabéis en la foto!

    Move apart a bit, you don't fit in the photo!

Where you hear separarse

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • En las fiestas, Diego y yo nunca nos separamos. At parties, Diego and I are never apart.
  • Nos separamos en el mercado y nos perdimos. We got separated at the market and got lost.
  • No nos vamos a separar nunca. We're never going to be parted.
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All the Days of My Life

Advanced Level 3 · nunca se separen · para que nunca se separen · para que nunca nos separemos

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