Beneficiarse Example Sentences and Quiz

beneficiarse means “to benefit” 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. Beneficiarse means to benefit, and it is the reflexive partner of beneficiar: you benefit from an offer, from a discount, from government help, from good weather. It takes de for the advantage, as in beneficiarse de la oferta. 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 beneficiarse; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the beneficiarse present tense page.

beneficiarse in everyday use: examples with translations

In the present

Four sentences with beneficiarse in the present tense, for habits, facts and things happening right now.

  1. Yo me beneficio de la oferta del mes. — I benefit from this month's offer.
  2. Él/Ella se beneficia del descuento para estudiantes. — He benefits from the student discount.
  3. Nosotros/as nos beneficiamos de la ayuda del gobierno. — We benefit from government help.
  4. Ellos/as se benefician del buen tiempo. — They benefit from the good weather.

In the past

Four sentences with beneficiarse in the past: the preterite for finished actions and the imperfect for habits and background.

  1. Ayer, Yo me beneficié de la ayuda del gobierno. — Yesterday, I benefited from government help.
  2. Antes, Nosotros/as nos beneficiábamos del buen tiempo. — Before, We used to benefit from the good weather.
  3. Ayer, Él/Ella se benefició de la oferta del mes. — Yesterday, He benefited from this month's offer.
  4. De niños, Ellos/as se beneficiaban del descuento para estudiantes. — As children, They used to benefit from the student discount.

Plans, hopes and wishes

Four sentences with beneficiarse in the future, the conditional, the subjunctive and the present perfect — for plans, hypotheticals and things that have just happened.

  1. Mañana, Tú te beneficiarás de la oferta del mes. — Tomorrow, You will benefit from this month's offer.
  2. Yo me beneficiaría del descuento para estudiantes. — I would benefit from the student discount.
  3. Espero que él se beneficie de la ayuda del gobierno. — I hope he benefits from government help.
  4. Él/Ella se ha beneficiado del buen tiempo. — He has benefited from the good weather.

beneficiarse in context: two short dialogues

Making plans

Ana: ¿Tú te beneficias de la oferta del mes mañana? — Are you going to benefit from this month's offer tomorrow? Luis: Sí, yo me beneficio de la oferta del mes todos los días. — Yes, I benefit from this month's offer every day. Ana: ¿Y mañana te beneficiarás del descuento para estudiantes? — And tomorrow, will you benefit from the student discount? Luis: Claro, mañana me beneficiaré del descuento para estudiantes sin falta. — Of course, tomorrow I will benefit from the student discount without fail. Ana: Perfecto. Yo me beneficiaré de la ayuda del gobierno también. — Perfect. I will benefit from government help too. Luis: Entonces quedamos mañana. ¡Hasta luego! — Then see you tomorrow. Bye!

Yesterday

Ana: ¿Qué hiciste ayer? — What did you do yesterday? Luis: Ayer me beneficié de la ayuda del gobierno. — Yesterday, I benefited from government help. Ana: ¿Y antes te beneficiabas del buen tiempo? — And before, did you use to benefit from the good weather? Luis: Sí, antes me beneficiaba del buen tiempo todos los días. — Yes, before, I used to benefit from the good weather every day. Ana: ¿Y tus hermanos se beneficiaron de la oferta del mes? — And did your brothers benefited from this month's offer? Luis: Sí, ellos se beneficiaron de la oferta del mes por la tarde. — Yes, they benefited from this month's offer in the afternoon.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo beneficio de la oferta del mes. — Right: Yo me beneficio de la oferta del mes. — Beneficiarse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required: without it the verb means something else, or nothing at all.
  2. Wrong: Treating beneficiarse and aprovecharse as identical in every context. — Right: Beneficiarse means to benefit, while aprovecharse means to take advantage of something. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: beneficiarse fits sentences such as Me beneficio de la oferta del mes, while aprovecharse belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  3. Wrong: Yo soy beneficiado del descuento para estudiantes. — Right: Yo he beneficiado del descuento para estudiantes. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he beneficiado, has beneficiado, ha beneficiado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  4. Wrong: De niño, yo beneficié de la ayuda del gobierno todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo beneficiaba de la ayuda del gobierno todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (beneficiaba), not the preterite. The preterite (beneficié) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on beneficiarse in use. Choose the right answer, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ del buen tiempo. (present tense) A. se benefician B. me beneficio C. te beneficias D. se beneficia

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, Nosotros/as ___ de la oferta del mes. (preterite tense) A. me beneficié B. te beneficiaste C. se benefició D. nos beneficiamos

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, Tú ___ del descuento para estudiantes. (imperfect tense) A. se beneficiaba B. nos beneficiábamos C. te beneficiabas D. me beneficiaba

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, Él/Ella ___ de la ayuda del gobierno. (future tense) A. nos beneficiaremos B. se beneficiará C. me beneficiaré D. te beneficiarás

  5. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ del buen tiempo. (conditional tense) A. nos beneficiaríamos B. me beneficiaría C. te beneficiarías D. se beneficiaría

  6. Complete the sentence: Hoy, Yo ___ de la oferta del mes. (present-perfect tense) A. te has beneficiado B. se ha beneficiado C. nos hemos beneficiado D. me he beneficiado

  7. What does beneficiarse mean in English? A. to disturb B. to address as tú C. to benefit D. to take advantage of something

  8. Which of these sentences is WRONG? A. Ayer, Yo me beneficié de la ayuda del gobierno. B. Yo beneficio de la oferta del mes. C. Yo me beneficio de la oferta del mes. D. Él/Ella se beneficia del descuento para estudiantes.

  9. Which is the gerund of beneficiarse, used with estar for the progressive? A. beneficiando B. beneficiado C. beneficio D. beneficié

  10. Which is the past participle of beneficiarse, used with haber in the perfect tenses? A. beneficiando B. beneficio C. beneficié D. beneficiado

Answer key

  1. se benefician — The correct form here is se benefician.
  2. nos beneficiamos — The correct form here is nos beneficiamos.
  3. te beneficiabas — The correct form here is te beneficiabas.
  4. se beneficiará — The correct form here is se beneficiará.
  5. nos beneficiaríamos — The correct form here is nos beneficiaríamos.
  6. me he beneficiado — The correct form here is me he beneficiado.
  7. to benefit — Beneficiarse means to benefit. Aprovecharse means to take advantage of something, which is a different verb.
  8. Yo beneficio de la oferta del mes. — The first sentence is wrong: the correct form is Yo me beneficio de la oferta del mes.. Beneficiarse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required: without it the verb means something else, or nothing at all.
  9. beneficiando — The gerund of beneficiarse is beneficiando: estoy beneficiando.
  10. beneficiado — The past participle of beneficiarse is beneficiado: he beneficiado, has beneficiado, ha beneficiado.

Frequently asked questions

What does beneficiarse mean?

Beneficiarse means to benefit. Beneficiarse means to benefit, and it is the reflexive partner of beneficiar: you benefit from an offer, from a discount, from government help, from good weather. It takes de for the advantage, as in beneficiarse de la oferta.

When do people use beneficiarse most?

People use beneficiarse most in everyday situations such as Yo me beneficio de la oferta del mes. and Ayer, Yo me beneficié de la ayuda del gobierno.. Learn the present tense first, then the preterite and the imperfect, since those are the forms you will hear most often.

What is the difference between beneficiarse and aprovecharse?

Beneficiarse means to benefit, while aprovecharse means to take advantage of something. They appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable — check the meaning you want before you choose.

How can I remember the forms of beneficiarse?

Practise the present tense table first, then add the preterite and the imperfect. Use the full conjugation of beneficiarse as your reference, the beneficiarse present tense page for one tense in depth, and the Spanish Verb Quiz to test yourself.

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