Casarse Conjugation in Spanish
casarse means "to get married" in English, and it is one of the Spanish verbs you will use again and again in everyday conversation. It is used for talking about getting married — weddings, engagements and married life, which makes it a practical verb to learn early and to use confidently. This page gives you the complete conjugation of casarse in every tense and mood — present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, the four perfect tenses, both subjunctive tenses and the imperative — with all six persons, plus the gerund and the past participle. Every form below comes from VerbFlow's verified conjugation tables, so you can trust the accents and the irregular forms. Casarse is a reflexive -ar verb verb, and the notes under each tense explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To hear it in a real sentence: Yo me caso en junio. — "I am getting married in June.". Work through the tables, read the notes, then test yourself with the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: casarse
- English: to get married
- Verb type: Reflexive -ar verb
- Gerund: casando
- Past participle: casado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all compound tenses use haber + casado)
- Reflexive: yes — always use it with the reflexive pronouns me, te, se, nos, os, se.
Full conjugation table
Every tense of casarse with all six persons. The gerund is casando and the past participle is casado.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | caso |
| tú | casas |
| él/ella/Ud. | casa |
| nosotros/as | casamos |
| vosotros/as | casáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | casan |
Preterite (past)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | casé |
| tú | casaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | casó |
| nosotros/as | casamos |
| vosotros/as | casasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | casaron |
Imperfect (past)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | casaba |
| tú | casabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | casaba |
| nosotros/as | casábamos |
| vosotros/as | casabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | casaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | casaré |
| tú | casarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | casará |
| nosotros/as | casaremos |
| vosotros/as | casaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | casarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | casaría |
| tú | casarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | casaría |
| nosotros/as | casaríamos |
| vosotros/as | casaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | casarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he casado |
| tú | has casado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha casado |
| nosotros/as | hemos casado |
| vosotros/as | habéis casado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han casado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había casado |
| tú | habías casado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había casado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos casado |
| vosotros/as | habíais casado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían casado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré casado |
| tú | habrás casado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá casado |
| nosotros/as | habremos casado |
| vosotros/as | habréis casado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán casado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría casado |
| tú | habrías casado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría casado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos casado |
| vosotros/as | habríais casado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían casado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | case |
| tú | cases |
| él/ella/Ud. | case |
| nosotros/as | casemos |
| vosotros/as | caséis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | casen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | casara |
| tú | casaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | casara |
| nosotros/as | casáramos |
| vosotros/as | casarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | casaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | casa |
| él/ella/Ud. | case |
| nosotros/as | casemos |
| vosotros/as | casad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | casen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | cases |
| él/ella/Ud. | case |
| nosotros/as | casemos |
| vosotros/as | caséis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | casen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Gerund | casando |
| Past participle | casado |
How to use each tense
Each tense below explains when to use it with casarse, with one example sentence. The example forms are taken from the tables above.
Present indicative
The present tense talks about what happens now, habits, routines and general truths. It is the first tense every learner needs, because it covers daily life: what you do, what you like, where you live. For most verbs the present is also the base for the present subjunctive, so learning it well pays off twice.
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: Yo me caso en junio.
Preterite (past)
The preterite talks about finished actions in the past — things that started and ended at a specific moment. Use it for events, for what happened yesterday, last year, or at a particular time. It answers the question "what happened?" and it is the tense of stories told as a sequence of events.
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: Ayer yo me casé en junio.
Imperfect (past)
The imperfect talks about the past as background: habits, repeated actions, descriptions, and things that were in progress when something else happened. Use it for "used to", for setting a scene, and for age, time and weather in the past. It answers "what was going on?" rather than "what happened?".
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: En aquella época, yo me casaba en junio.
Future
The future tense talks about what will happen: plans, predictions and promises. In everyday speech Spanish speakers often use "ir a + infinitive" instead, but the future tense is essential for formal writing, for promises, and for guessing about the present ("¿Dónde estará?").
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: Mañana yo me casaré en junio.
Conditional
The conditional talks about what would happen: hypothetical situations, polite requests, and advice. It pairs with the imperfect subjunctive in "if" sentences ("Si pudiera, lo haría"). It is also the polite way to ask for things and to soften opinions.
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: Yo me casaría en junio si pudiera.
Present perfect
The present perfect (haber + past participle) talks about the recent past and about experience: what you have done, what has just happened, what you have never tried. It connects the past to the present moment, so it often appears with "hoy", "esta semana", "ya" and "todavía no".
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: Yo ya me he casado en junio.
Pluperfect
The pluperfect (había + past participle) talks about the past before the past: what had already happened when something else happened. Use it to order two past events — the pluperfect one comes first in time. It appears constantly in stories and explanations.
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: Yo ya me había casado en junio antes.
Future perfect
The future perfect (habré + past participle) talks about something that will already be finished by a future moment: "Para mañana ya habré terminado". It is also used to guess about the past: "¿Dónde habrá ido?". It is less common in speech but regular in writing.
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: Para mañana yo ya me habré casado en junio.
Conditional perfect
The conditional perfect (habría + past participle) talks about what would have happened: the past of the conditional. It appears in "if" sentences about a past that did not happen ("Si hubiera sabido, habría venido") and in polite regrets and reproaches.
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: Yo me habría casado en junio si hubiera podido.
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive is the mood of wishes, doubts, emotions and influence: what you want, hope, doubt or demand. It appears after "quiero que", "espero que", "es posible que", "ojalá" and after verbs of emotion and doubt. It never stands alone — a trigger in the main clause calls for it.
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: Espero que él se case en junio.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
The imperfect subjunctive is the past of the subjunctive: it follows past-tense triggers ("Quería que vinieras") and it is the tense of "if" clauses about unlikely or impossible situations ("Si tuviera dinero, viajaría"). The -ra forms shown here are the standard ones; -se forms exist too but -ra is far more common in speech.
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: Si él se casara en junio, sería perfecto.
Imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands tell someone to do something: "¡Ven aquí!", "¡Siéntate!". The tú and vosotros forms are the ones you will use most, and they are also the ones that break the regular pattern most often — the tú affirmative command comes from the él/ella present form, not from the infinitive.
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
In affirmative commands the reflexive pronoun attaches to the end of the verb. The table above gives the verb part of the command; add the pronoun (te, se, nos, os) after it.
Imperative (negative)
Negative commands tell someone not to do something: "¡No hables!", "¡No te vayas!". Unlike affirmative commands, negative commands always use the subjunctive forms, for every person. If you know the present subjunctive, you already know the negative imperative.
Remember the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes before the verb in these forms.
Example: No te cases en junio.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with casarse, covering different tenses and persons. Read the Spanish first, then check the English.
- Yo me caso en junio. — "I am getting married in June."
- ¿Tú te casas en junio? — "Are you getting married in June?"
- Ella se casó en junio del año pasado. — "She got married in June last year."
- Ellos se casaban en junio en aquella época. — "They used to get married in June in those days."
- Mañana yo me casaré en junio. — "Tomorrow I will get married in June."
- Yo me casaría en junio si tuviera dinero. — "I would get married in June if I had money."
- Ella ya se ha casado en junio. — "She has already got married in June."
- Espero que se case en junio. — "I hope she gets married in June."
Common mistakes
The errors learners actually make with casarse — and how to fix them.
- Wrong: *Yo caso en junio — the reflexive pronoun is often forgotten. → Right: Yo me caso en junio.. Casarse is reflexive: the pronoun me is required. Yo caso means something else entirely (I marry off someone). Always say me caso, te casas, se casa.
- Wrong: *Ellos se casaron en junio — learners sometimes write casaron without the pronoun: ellos casaron. → Right: Ellos se casaron en junio.. The pronoun stays in every tense: se casaron, se casan, se casarán. Dropping it changes the meaning to "they married (someone else) off".
- Wrong: *Me quiero casar en junio — some learners say quiero casar without me. → Right: Me quiero casar en junio.. With a reflexive verb, the pronoun goes with the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive: Me quiero casar or Quiero casarme — never quiero casar.
- Wrong: *Nosotros casamos en junio — the pronoun nos is missing. → Right: Nosotros nos casamos en junio.. The reflexive pronoun is part of the verb: nos casamos, not casamos. Without nos, the sentence means "we marry (someone else) off".
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on casarse. Answers are at the end, with a short explanation for each.
What is the yo form of casarse in the present indicative?
- a) casa
- b) casas
- c) casamos
- d) caso
What is the él/ella/Ud. form of casarse in the preterite (past)?
- a) casamos
- b) casé
- c) casaste
- d) casó
What is the nosotros/as form of casarse in the imperfect (past)?
- a) casaba
- b) casábamos
- c) casabas
- d) casaba
What is the tú form of casarse in the future?
- a) casará
- b) casaré
- c) casarás
- d) casaremos
What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of casarse in the conditional?
- a) casarían
- b) casaría
- c) casaría
- d) casarías
What is the yo form of casarse in the present subjunctive?
- a) case
- b) case
- c) cases
- d) casemos
What is the gerund of casarse?
- a) casarse
- b) casado
- c) casa
- d) casando
What is the past participle of casarse?
- a) casado
- b) caso
- c) casando
- d) he casado
What does casarse mean in English?
- a) to get married
- b) to get sick
- c) to give (a gift)
- d) to promise
The form casé belongs to which tense?
- a) Future
- b) Present
- c) Preterite
- d) Imperfect
Answer key
- caso — The yo form in the present indicative is caso — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- casó — The él/ella/Ud. form in the preterite (past) is casó — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- casábamos — The nosotros/as form in the imperfect (past) is casábamos — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- casarás — The tú form in the future is casarás — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- casarían — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form in the conditional is casarían — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- case — The yo form in the present subjunctive is case — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- casando — The gerund is casando — it is the form used with estar for the progressive (estoy casando). The past participle is casado.
- casado — The past participle is casado — it is the form used after haber in the perfect tenses (he casado).
- to get married — casarse means "to get married".
- Preterite — casé is the yo form of the preterite of casarse — a finished past action. The imperfect yo form is casaba.
Frequently asked questions
Is casarse reflexive?
Yes. Casarse always takes a reflexive pronoun: me caso, te casas, se casa, nos casamos, os casáis, se casan. Without the pronoun, casar means to marry someone off, as a priest or a parent does — a different meaning.
How do you say "to get married" in Spanish?
Casarse. For example: Me caso en junio. If you want to say whom you marry, use casarse con: Me caso con María.
What is the difference between casarse and casar?
Casarse means to get married yourself; casar means to marry two people, as a priest does: El cura los casó. Learners need casarse, with the pronoun, in almost every situation.
Do you say casarse con or casarse a?
Casarse con — always with con for the person you marry: Me caso con Juan. For the place or date, use en: Nos casamos en Madrid, Nos casamos en junio.
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