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SPANISH VERB

tutearse

to use the familiar form with each other

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: tuteándose
  • Past participle: tuteado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I use the familiar form with each other
  2. tú you use the familiar form with each other
  3. usted, él, ella he/she uses the familiar form with each other
  4. nosotros we use the familiar form with each other
  5. vosotros Spain you all use the familiar form with each other
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they use the familiar form with each other

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I used the familiar form with each other
  2. tú you used the familiar form with each other
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used the familiar form with each other
  4. nosotros we used the familiar form with each other
  5. vosotros Spain you all used the familiar form with each other
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used the familiar form with each other

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to use the familiar form with each other
  2. tú you used to use the familiar form with each other
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to use the familiar form with each other
  4. nosotros we used to use the familiar form with each other
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to use the familiar form with each other
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to use the familiar form with each other

Future

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

  1. yo I will use the familiar form with each other
  2. tú you will use the familiar form with each other
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will use the familiar form with each other
  4. nosotros we will use the familiar form with each other
  5. vosotros Spain you all will use the familiar form with each other
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will use the familiar form with each other

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would use the familiar form with each other
  2. tú you would use the familiar form with each other
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would use the familiar form with each other
  4. nosotros we would use the familiar form with each other
  5. vosotros Spain you all would use the familiar form with each other
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would use the familiar form with each other

Present subjunctive

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

  1. yo (that) I use the familiar form with each other
  2. tú (that) you use the familiar form with each other
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she use the familiar form with each other
  4. nosotros (that) we use the familiar form with each other
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all use the familiar form with each other
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they use the familiar form with each other

Past subjunctive

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

  1. yo (if) I used the familiar form with each other
  2. tú (if) you used the familiar form with each other
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she used the familiar form with each other
  4. nosotros (if) we used the familiar form with each other
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all used the familiar form with each other
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they used the familiar form with each other

Imperative

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

  1. tú use the familiar form with each other!
  2. usted use the familiar form with each other! (formal)
  3. nosotros use the familiar form with each other! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain use the familiar form with each other! (all of you)
  5. ustedes use the familiar form with each other! (all of you)

How to use tutearse

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

  1. Present

    En esta oficina nos tuteamos todos, hasta con la jefa.

    In this office we're all on tú terms, even with the boss.

  2. Past

    Encarna y el cura se tutearon desde el primer día.

    Encarna and the priest were on tú terms from day one.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes los alumnos no se tuteaban con los profesores.

    Students didn't use to be on tú terms with teachers.

  4. Future

    Después de esta cena seguro que nos tutearemos.

    After this dinner we'll surely be on tú terms.

  5. Conditional

    En Francia no se tutearían tan rápido con el jefe.

    In France they wouldn't use the familiar form with the boss so fast.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiero que nos tuteemos, el usted me hace viejo.

    I'd rather we used tú, usted makes me feel old.

  7. Past subjunctive

    La directora pidió que nos tuteáramos en las reuniones.

    The head asked us to use tú with each other in meetings.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Tuteaos, por favor, que aquí somos todos familia!

    Use tú with each other, please, we're all family here!

Good to know

  • "Tutear a alguien" is to call them tú; "tratar de usted" is the opposite. In Spain most colleagues, and many doctors and bosses, "se tutean".

Where you hear tutearse

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • Aquí nos tuteamos todos. We all use the familiar form here.
  • Nos tuteamos en aquella reunión. We used the familiar form with each other at that meeting.
  • En este equipo nos vamos a tutear. In this team we are going to use the familiar form with each other.
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The Unwritten Rules

Fluency Level 2 · Aquí nos tuteamos todos.

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Verbs like this one

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