The Spanish verb quejarse means "to complain". It is always used with 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 quejarse is yo me quejo, tú te quejas, él/ella/usted se queja, nosotros nos quejamos, vosotros os quejáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se quejan. 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: quéjate.
| yo | me quejo | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te quejas | |
| él/ | se queja | |
| nosotros | nos quejamos | |
| vosotros | os quejáis | |
| ellos/ | se quejan |
| yo | me quejé |
|---|---|
| tú | te quejaste |
| él/ | se quejó |
| nosotros | nos quejamos |
| vosotros | os quejasteis |
| ellos/ | se quejaron |
| yo | me quejaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te quejabas |
| él/ | se quejaba |
| nosotros | nos quejábamos |
| vosotros | os quejabais |
| ellos/ | se quejaban |
| yo | me quejaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te quejarás |
| él/ | se quejará |
| nosotros | nos quejaremos |
| vosotros | os quejaréis |
| ellos/ | se quejarán |
| yo | me quejaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te quejarías |
| él/ | se quejaría |
| nosotros | nos quejaríamos |
| vosotros | os quejaríais |
| ellos/ | se quejarían |
| yo | me queje |
|---|---|
| tú | te quejes |
| él/ | se queje |
| nosotros | nos quejemos |
| vosotros | os quejéis |
| ellos/ | se quejen |
| tú | quéjate |
|---|---|
| usted | quéjese |
| nosotros | quejémonos |
| vosotros | quejaos |
| ustedes | quéjense |
| yo | me he quejado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has quejado |
| él/ | se ha quejado |
| nosotros | nos hemos quejado |
| vosotros | os habéis quejado |
| ellos/ | se han quejado |
Quejarse is regular, following the regular -ar model. The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me quejo, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in quéjate and quejándose.
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Yes, quejarse is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar model.
No. Spanish uses quejarse only with its pronoun.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me quejo, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in quéjate and quejándose. The gerund is quejándose, and the past participle is quejado.