despertarse conjugation
to wake up
📚 despertarse is a stem-changing verb (e-ie). Learn more in our Stem-Changing Verbs Guide
Despertarse Non-Conjugated Forms
Infinitive
despertarse
to wake up
Gerund
despertándose
Present Participle
Past Participle
despertado
Used in perfect tenses
Despertarse Indicative Mood
Used for statements of fact, certainty, and objective reality
| Person | Present📖 | Preterite📖 | Imperfect📖 | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | me despierto | me desperté | me despertaba | me despertaré | me despertaría |
| tú | te despiertas | te despertaste | te despertabas | te despertarás | te despertarías |
| él/ella/usted | se despierta | se despertó | se despertaba | se despertará | se despertaría |
| nosotros | nos despertamos | nos despertamos | nos despertábamos | nos despertaremos | nos despertaríamos |
| vosotros | os despertáis | os despertasteis | os despertabais | os despertaréis | os despertaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | se despiertan | se despertaron | se despertaban | se despertarán | se despertarían |
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Present📖
Preterite📖
Imperfect📖
Future
Conditional
Despertarse Perfect Tenses
Compound tenses using auxiliary verb "haber" + past participle
| Person | Present Perfect📖 | Past Perfect📖 | Future Perfect📖 | Conditional Perfect📖 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | me he despertado | me había despertado | me habré despertado | me habría despertado |
| tú | te has despertado | te habías despertado | te habrás despertado | te habrías despertado |
| él/ella/usted | se ha despertado | se había despertado | se habrá despertado | se habría despertado |
| nosotros | nos hemos despertado | nos habíamos despertado | nos habremos despertado | nos habríamos despertado |
| vosotros | os habéis despertado | os habíais despertado | os habréis despertado | os habríais despertado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | se han despertado | se habían despertado | se habrán despertado | se habrían despertado |
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Present Perfect📖
Past Perfect📖
Future Perfect📖
Conditional Perfect📖
Despertarse Subjunctive Mood
Used for doubt, emotion, desire, possibility, and hypothetical situations
The imperfect subjunctive has two forms: -ra (more common in speech) and -se (more literary, common in Spain). Both are equally correct and interchangeable.
| Person | Present Subj. | Imperf. Subj. (-ra) | Imperf. Subj. (-se) Literary / Spain |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | me despierte | me despertara | me despertase |
| tú | te despiertes | te despertaras | te despertases |
| él/ella/usted | se despierte | se despertara | se despertase |
| nosotros | nos despertemos | nos despertáramos | nos despertásemos |
| vosotros | os despertéis | os despertarais | os despertaseis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | se despierten | se despertaran | se despertasen |
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Present Subj.
Imperf. Subj. (-ra)
Imperf. Subj. (-se)Literary / Spain
Despertarse Imperative Mood
Used for commands, requests, and instructions
| Person | Imperative |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | despiértate |
| él/ella/usted | despiértese |
| nosotros | despertémonos |
| vosotros | despertaos |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | despiértense |
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Imperative
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Stem Change Pattern: e-ie
This verb follows the e-ie pattern. The stem change occurs in present indicative and present subjunctive, affecting the "boot" forms (yo, tú, él/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes). Some -ir verbs also have stem changes in preterite (él/ella and ellos/ellas forms).
Usage Tips
- Indicative: Use for facts, statements, and objective reality
- Subjunctive: Use after expressions of doubt, emotion, desire, or uncertainty
- Imperative: Use for direct commands and requests
- Perfect Tenses: Use to express actions completed relative to another time
Examples and Common Phrases
Examples
Common Phrases
Verb Information
Category
Daily Routine
Ending Type
-ar verb
Verb Type
Stem-changing verb
Frequency
Top 100 most common
Usage Tips
Remember the "Boot"
Stem-changing verbs change in a "boot" shape: yo, tú, él/ella, and ellos/ellas change, but nosotros and vosotros don't. Draw a boot around the changing forms to remember!
Practice Suggestion
Try creating your own sentences with this verb. Start with simple present tense sentences and gradually work up to more complex constructions.