to be ashamed/embarrassedB1stem-changing-arreflexiveo→ue
Avergonzarse means ‘to be ashamed/embarrassed’. It is a stem-changing reflexive -ar verb (o → ue) in which z becomes c before e: me avergüenzo (present), me avergoncé (preterite), avergonzado (past participle), avergonzándose (gerund).
Avergonzarse in use
Me avergüenzo de lo que dije ayerI'm ashamed of what I said yesterday
Se avergonzó al ver la foto en InstagramHe felt embarrassed when he saw the photo on Instagram
No te avergüences de tu acentoDon't be embarrassed about your accent
On this pageIndicative
Indicative
Statements of fact, certainty and objective reality
ending the ending you addstem letters that changehaber auxiliary
The other perfect tenses (haber + past participle) and the past subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive has two forms: -ra (more common in speech) and -se (more formal; still heard in speech in Spain, mainly written in Latin America). Both are equally correct and interchangeable.
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