Adherirse Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

adherirse means “to adhere, to stick to” in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Adherirse means to adhere or to stick to something, and also to join a cause, a strike or an agreement. It is a reflexive stem-changing verb (e to ie, and e to i in the third-person preterite and the gerund), so its forms need care. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by tense, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of adherirse; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the adherirse present tense page.

adherirse in everyday use: examples with translations

In the present tense

  1. Yo me adhiero a la huelga general. — “I adhere the general strike.”
  2. Él se adhiere al acuerdo de paz. — “He adheres the peace agreement.”
  3. Nosotros nos adherimos a la pared con pegamento. — “We adhere to the wall with glue.”
  4. Ellos se adhieren a la causa con entusiasmo. — “They adhere the cause with enthusiasm.”

In the past

  1. Ayer, yo me adherí al acuerdo de paz. — “Yesterday, I adhered the peace agreement.”
  2. Antes, nosotros nos adheríamos a la pared con pegamento. — “Before, we used to adhere to the wall with glue.”
  3. Él se adhirió a la causa con entusiasmo. — “He adhered the cause with enthusiasm.”
  4. Yo ya me había adherido a la huelga general antes de salir. — “I had already adhered the general strike before leaving.”

Plans, hopes and possibilities

  1. Mañana, tú te adherirás a la huelga general. — “Tomorrow, you will adhere the general strike.”
  2. Yo me adheriría al acuerdo de paz si tuviera más tiempo. — “I would adhere the peace agreement if I had more time.”
  3. Él se ha adherido a la pared con pegamento. — “He has adhered to the wall with glue.”
  4. Espero que él se adhiera a la causa con entusiasmo. — “I hope he adheres the cause with enthusiasm.”

adherirse in conversation

Two short dialogues that use adherirse the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

Two friends talk about their day.

  • Ana: Yo me adhiero a la huelga general. — “I adhere the general strike.”
  • Bea: Él se adhiere al acuerdo de paz. — “He adheres the peace agreement.”
  • Ana: Ayer, yo me adherí al acuerdo de paz. — “Yesterday, I adhered the peace agreement.”
  • Bea: Mañana, tú te adherirás a la huelga general. — “Tomorrow, you will adhere the general strike.”

At home, talking about tomorrow.

  • Luis: Nosotros nos adherimos a la pared con pegamento. — “We adhere to the wall with glue.”
  • Marta: Antes, nosotros nos adheríamos a la pared con pegamento. — “Before, we used to adhere to the wall with glue.”
  • Luis: Yo me adheriría al acuerdo de paz si tuviera más tiempo. — “I would adhere the peace agreement if I had more time.”
  • Marta: Espero que él se adhiera a la causa con entusiasmo. — “I hope he adheres the cause with enthusiasm.”

A short scene with adherirse

A short scene shows how adherirse works across the day. In the morning: Me adhiero a la huelga general. In the afternoon: Se adhiere al acuerdo de paz. Yesterday it was different: Ayer, me adherí a la pared con pegamento. And tomorrow: Mañana, me adheriré a la causa con entusiasmo. Four small moments, four tenses, one verb — that is how adherirse sounds in real life. Try changing the person in each sentence: say it about yourself, about a friend, and about your family, and the forms will start to feel automatic.

Common mistakes with adherirse

The errors learners actually make with adherirse, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ Yo adhiero a la huelga general.

✓ Correct: Yo me adhiero a la huelga general.

Adherirse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required: without it the verb means something else, or nothing at all.

✗ Yo adhero al acuerdo de paz.

✓ Correct: Yo adhiero al acuerdo de paz.

Adherirse is a stem-changing verb (e → ie), so the stem changes in the present singular and third-person plural. The nosotros form keeps the original stem.

✗ Treating adherirse and pegarse as identical in every context.

✓ Correct: Adherirse means to adhere, to stick to, while pegarse means to stick, physically.

They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: adherirse fits sentences such as Me adhiero a la huelga general, while pegarse belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.

✗ Yo soy adherido al acuerdo de paz.

✓ Correct: Yo he adherido al acuerdo de paz.

Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he adherido, has adherido, ha adherido. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

✗ De niño, yo adherí a la pared con pegamento todos los días.

✓ Correct: De niño, yo adhería a la pared con pegamento todos los días.

For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (adhería), not the preterite. The preterite (adherí) is for one finished action.

Quiz: adherirse in use

Ten questions on adherirse — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

1. Complete the sentence: Él ______ al acuerdo de paz. — “He/she adheres the peace agreement.”

  • a) se adhiere
  • b) me adhiero
  • c) te adhieres
  • d) nos adherimos

2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ______ a la pared con pegamento. — “Yesterday, I adhered to the wall with glue.”

  • a) te adheriste
  • b) se adhirió
  • c) se adhirieron
  • d) me adherí

3. Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ a la causa con entusiasmo cuando eran jóvenes. — “They used to adhere the cause with enthusiasm when they were young.”

  • a) te adherías
  • b) nos adheríamos
  • c) se adherían
  • d) me adhería

4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, nosotros ______ a la huelga general. — “Tomorrow, we will adhere the general strike.”

  • a) se adherirán
  • b) nos adheriremos
  • c) me adheriré
  • d) te adherirás

5. Complete the sentence: Él ______ al acuerdo de paz si pudiera. — “He would adhere the peace agreement if he could.”

  • a) se adheriría
  • b) me adheriría
  • c) te adherirías
  • d) nos adheriríamos

6. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ a la pared con pegamento. — “I have adhered to the wall with glue.”

  • a) te has adherido
  • b) se ha adherido
  • c) se han adherido
  • d) me he adherido

7. Complete the sentence: Espero que tú ______ a la causa con entusiasmo. — “I hope you adhere the cause with enthusiasm.”

  • a) se adhiera
  • b) nos adhiramos
  • c) te adhieras
  • d) me adhiera

8. Which is the past participle of adherirse, used with haber in the perfect tenses?

  • a) adherí
  • b) adherido
  • c) adhiriendo
  • d) adhiero

9. What does adherirse mean in English?

  • a) to adhere, to stick to
  • b) to stick, physically
  • c) to award, to adjudicate
  • d) to manage, to administer

10. Which sentence is correct?

  • a) Él adhiere al acuerdo de paz.
  • b) Él adhiero al acuerdo de paz.
  • c) Nosotros adhiere a la pared con pegamento.
  • d) Yo adhiere a la huelga general.

Answer key

  1. a) se adhiere — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: se adhiere.

  2. d) me adherí — The sentence needs the yo form in the preterite: me adherí, for one finished action yesterday.

  3. c) se adherían — The sentence needs the ellos/ellas form in the imperfect: se adherían, for a repeated past habit.

  4. b) nos adheriremos — The sentence needs the nosotros form in the future: nos adheriremos.

  5. a) se adheriría — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the conditional: se adheriría.

  6. d) me he adherido — The sentence needs the yo form in the present perfect: me he adherido, haber + adherido.

  7. c) te adhieras — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the tú present subjunctive is te adhieras.

  8. b) adherido — The past participle is adherido: he adherido, has adherido, ha adherido. The gerund adhiriendo is used with estar instead.

  9. a) to adhere, to stick to — adherirse means to adhere, to stick to. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.

  10. a) Él adhiere al acuerdo de paz. — Él adhiere al acuerdo de paz. is correct: the verb agrees with its subject. The other sentences mix up the person and the form.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use adherirse in everyday conversation?

Start with the phrases in the examples above — especially the common combinations such as Me adhiero a la huelga general and Se adhiere al acuerdo de paz. Use the present tense for habits and general facts, and the preterite for things that happened once. Say the sentences aloud until the forms feel automatic, then swap in your own details: your own town, your own family, your own routine.

What is the difference between adherirse and pegarse?

Adherirse means “to adhere, to stick to”, while pegarse means “to stick, physically”. They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use adherirse when you mean “to adhere, to stick to” and pegarse when you mean “to stick, physically”.

Which tense do I need most with adherirse?

The present tense, for habits, routines and general facts — that is where you will use adherirse most. The preterite comes next, for things that happened once and ended. The examples on this page use both, plus the imperfect, the future and the present perfect, so you can see the verb across the tenses you actually need.

Is adherirse formal or informal?

Adherirse is neutral — it is used in both formal and informal Spanish, at home, at work and at school. There is no special formal version of it; the same forms work in a conversation with a friend and in a letter to a company. What changes is the situation, not the verb.

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