Casarse Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish
The present tense of casarse — "to get married" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for casarse with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Casarse means "to get married", and it is the reflexive partner of casar (to marry someone off). The se is essential: casar without it means something else entirely, so learners should memorise casarse as one unit. The present tense is used for weddings being planned now (nos casamos en junio), for general facts (la gente se casa más tarde hoy) and for habits of the family. It is a regular -ar verb underneath, so the only extra work is the reflexive pronoun: me caso, te casas, se casa, nos casamos, os casáis, se casan. To see it in a real sentence: Nosotros nos casamos en junio. — "We get married in June.".
Present tense conjugation table: casarse
Every person of casarse in the present tense. The gerund is casándose and the past participle is casado.
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | me caso |
| tú | te casas |
| él/ella/Ud. | se casa |
| nosotros/as | nos casamos |
| vosotros/as | os casáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | se casan |
How the present indicative of casarse is formed
The present indicative of casarse is built from the stem cas- plus the present indicative endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.
| Person | Ending | Form |
|---|---|---|
| yo | -o | me caso |
| tú | -as | te casas |
| él/ella/Ud. | -a | se casa |
| nosotros/as | -amos | nos casamos |
| vosotros/as | -áis | os casáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | -an | se casan |
casarse is a reflexive verb, so every form carries a reflexive pronoun in front of it: me, te, se, nos, os, se. The verb itself is a regular -ar verb built on the stem cas-, so the only extra work is matching the pronoun to the person — me caso for yo, te casas for tú, se casa for él/ella, nos casamos for nosotros, os casáis for vosotros and se casan for ellos/ellas. The pronoun always goes before the conjugated verb in the present tense. The gerund is casándose, with the pronoun attached to the end, and the past participle is casado.
The gerund of casarse is casándose and the past participle is casado. Both are regular for this verb, and the participle is the form you need for all the perfect tenses with haber.
When to use the present tense of casarse
The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and casarse appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.
A wedding being planned
The present is used for a wedding that is decided and being organised.
"Nosotros nos casamos en junio." — "We get married in June."
Getting married to someone
Casarse con introduces the partner — casarse con María means to marry María.
"Mi hermano se casa con María." — "My brother marries María."
General facts about marriage
The present states a general trend about when people marry.
"La gente se casa más tarde hoy." — "People get married later today."
Asking about wedding plans
Questions about marriage use the present for plans in the near future.
"¿Tú te casas este año?" — "Are you getting married this year?"
Marrying in a church or registry
The place or form of the ceremony follows casarse with por or en.
"Ellos se casan por la iglesia." — "They get married in church."
The present tense vs the closest tenses
Present — habit or general fact vs Preterite — one finished occasion
The present describes a habit, a routine or a general fact — something that happens again and again or that is true in general. The preterite reports one finished occasion in the past. Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once, on a specific day.
- Present — habit or general fact: Yo me caso en primavera. — "I get married in spring."
- Preterite — one finished occasion: Yo me casé en primavera. — the same idea, placed in the preterite.
Present — now vs Imperfect — a past habit or background
The present talks about now. The imperfect talks about the past as a background — a repeated habit, an ongoing situation, something that used to happen. If you can add "used to" in English, the imperfect is usually the right choice; if it is happening now or always, use the present.
- Present — now: Tú te casas con tu novio de la universidad. — "You marry your university boyfriend."
- Imperfect — a past habit or background: Tú te casabas con tu novio de la universidad. — the same idea, placed in the imperfect.
Present — now or a fixed plan vs Future — what will happen
The present describes what happens now, what you do regularly, or a plan that is already fixed. The future describes what will happen later — a promise, a prediction, a plan that is not yet under way. Spanish often uses the present for near-future plans, but the future is the form for a clear statement about tomorrow.
- Present — now or a fixed plan: Mi hermana se casa en septiembre. — "My sister gets married in September."
- Future — what will happen: Mi hermana se casará en septiembre. — the same idea, placed in the future.
Examples: casarse in the present tense
Seven sentences that show casarse in the present tense only, across all six persons. Read each one aloud, notice the ending, and check the translation.
- Yo me caso en primavera. — "I get married in spring."
- Tú te casas con tu novio de la universidad. — "You marry your university boyfriend."
- Mi hermana se casa en septiembre. — "My sister gets married in September."
- Nosotros nos casamos en junio. — "We get married in June."
- Vosotros os casáis en la playa. — "You get married on the beach."
- Mis primos se casan el mismo día. — "My cousins get married on the same day."
- El príncipe se casa con una actriz. — "The prince marries an actress."
Common mistakes with casarse in the present tense
These are the errors learners actually make with casarse in the present tense. Each one shows the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.
✗ *Yo caso en primavera (dropping the reflexive pronoun).
✓ Correct: Yo me caso en primavera.
Casarse is reflexive: the pronoun me is obligatory. Yo caso means something else — it is the verb casar, to marry someone off.
✗ *Nosotros se casamos en junio (wrong pronoun for nosotros).
✓ Correct: Nosotros nos casamos en junio.
The pronoun must match the person: me caso, te casas, se casa, nos casamos, os casáis, se casan.
✗ *Mi hermano casa con María.
✓ Correct: Mi hermano se casa con María.
Without se, casar means to marry someone else off. To say he himself marries, you need se casa.
✗ *Vosotros os casáis en la playa (written without the accent: casais).
✓ Correct: Vosotros os casáis en la playa.
Casáis needs the written accent on the á, just like other -ar vosotros forms.
Quiz: casarse in the present tense
Eight questions on the present tense of casarse. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below — every answer is explained.
1. Which is the correct present tense form of casarse for tú?
- a) me caso
- b) se casa
- c) te casas
- d) se casan
2. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ en primavera. — "I get married in spring."
- a) se casan
- b) te casas
- c) me casé
- d) me caso
3. Complete the sentence: Mi hermano ______ con María. — "My brother marries María."
- a) nos casamos
- b) te casas
- c) se casó
- d) se casa
4. Which is the correct present tense form of casarse for nosotros?
- a) te casas
- b) nos casamos
- c) me caso
- d) se casan
5. Which sentence uses casarse correctly in the present tense?
- a) Mi hermana te casas en septiembre.
- b) Mi hermana se casó en septiembre.
- c) Mi hermana se casa en septiembre.
6. Which is the correct present tense form of casarse for yo, including the reflexive pronoun?
- a) se casa
- b) caso
- c) te casas
- d) me caso
7. Complete the sentence: ¿Tú ______ este año? — "Are you getting married this year?"
- a) se casan
- b) te casas
- c) te casaste
- d) me caso
8. What is the gerund of casarse?
- a) casandose
- b) casándose
- c) casado
- d) casamos
Answer key
c) te casas — The tú form is te casas. The -s ending belongs to tú in the present; me caso is yo, se casa is él/ella and se casan is ellos/ellas.
d) me caso — The sentence needs the yo form in the present: me caso. The other options are the wrong person or the wrong tense.
d) se casa — The subject is él/ella/Ud., so the present form is se casa.
b) nos casamos — Nosotros takes nos casamos. In the present the nosotros ending for -ar verbs is -amos, attached to the stem cas-.
c) Mi hermana se casa en septiembre. — Mi hermana se casa en septiembre. is correct: the verb agrees with its subject. The other sentences use the wrong person or the wrong tense.
d) me caso — Reflexive verbs need the pronoun: me caso. Without me the verb means something else, and the other options belong to different persons.
b) te casas — The subject is tú, so the present form is te casas.
b) casándose — The gerund is casándose. It is the form you use with estar for the progressive (estar + gerund), and it is not the past participle casado.
Frequently asked questions
Is casarse regular in the present tense?
The verb itself is regular — it is a normal -ar verb — but it is reflexive, so every form carries a pronoun: me caso, te casas, se casa, nos casamos, os casáis and se casan. The pronoun is part of the verb, not an optional extra.
What is the gerund and the past participle of casarse?
The gerund is casándose and the past participle is casado. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.
How do you say "I to get married" in Spanish?
Say me caso. For example: Yo me caso en primavera. — "I get married in spring.".
What is the difference between casarse and divorciarse?
casarse means "to get married", while divorciarse means "to get divorced". They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use casarse when you mean "to get married" and divorciarse when you mean "to get divorced". The full conjugation of divorciarse is on its own page.
Related links
- Full conjugation of casarse — every tense and mood, with the complete tables.
- casarse examples and quiz — more sentences, dialogues and a longer quiz.
- Spanish Present tense guide — how the present tense works for all Spanish verbs.
- Spanish verbs — the full list of Spanish verbs on VerbFlow.