The Spanish verb preocuparse means "to worry". It is the reflexive form of preocupar ("to worry someone"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of preocuparse is yo me preocupo, tú te preocupas, él/ella/usted se preocupa, nosotros nos preocupamos, vosotros os preocupáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se preocupan. It is a regular -ar verb, so every tense takes the standard -ar endings. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: preocúpate.
| yo | me preocupo | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te preocupas | |
| él/ | se preocupa | |
| nosotros | nos preocupamos | |
| vosotros | os preocupáis | |
| ellos/ | se preocupan |
| yo | me preocupé |
|---|---|
| tú | te preocupaste |
| él/ | se preocupó |
| nosotros | nos preocupamos |
| vosotros | os preocupasteis |
| ellos/ | se preocuparon |
| yo | me preocupaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te preocupabas |
| él/ | se preocupaba |
| nosotros | nos preocupábamos |
| vosotros | os preocupabais |
| ellos/ | se preocupaban |
| yo | me preocuparé |
|---|---|
| tú | te preocuparás |
| él/ | se preocupará |
| nosotros | nos preocuparemos |
| vosotros | os preocuparéis |
| ellos/ | se preocuparán |
| yo | me preocuparía |
|---|---|
| tú | te preocuparías |
| él/ | se preocuparía |
| nosotros | nos preocuparíamos |
| vosotros | os preocuparíais |
| ellos/ | se preocuparían |
| yo | me preocupe |
|---|---|
| tú | te preocupes |
| él/ | se preocupe |
| nosotros | nos preocupemos |
| vosotros | os preocupéis |
| ellos/ | se preocupen |
| tú | preocúpate |
|---|---|
| usted | preocúpese |
| nosotros | preocupémonos |
| vosotros | preocupaos |
| ustedes | preocúpense |
| yo | me he preocupado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has preocupado |
| él/ | se ha preocupado |
| nosotros | nos hemos preocupado |
| vosotros | os habéis preocupado |
| ellos/ | se han preocupado |
Preocuparse is regular: its forms follow the regular -ar model, as in me preocupo and se preocuparon. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, and the table shows preocúpate and preocupándose with written accents.
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Yes, preocuparse is regular. Every form follows the regular -ar model.
Preocuparse means to worry. Preocupar means to worry someone.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me preocupo, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in preocúpate and preocupándose. The past participle is preocupado, and the auxiliary shown is haber.