Emocionarse Conjugation in Spanish

emocionarse is the Spanish verb for «to get emotional». As a regular -ar verb, reflexive verb it follows the -ar endings, and the tables on this page list every form so you never have to guess. You will find the present, the past tenses, the future, the conditional, the perfect tenses, the subjunctive and the imperative, each with a short note on when to use it. Start with the present tense: «Me emociono todos los días» — I get emotional every day. Then work down the page tense by tense, and finish with the quiz.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: emocionarse
  • English: to get emotional
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb, reflexive
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: emocionando
  • Past participle: emocionado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + emocionado)
  • Reflexive pronouns: me, te, se, nos, os, se — one before every conjugated form, matching the person.

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for emocionarse, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

emocionarse is reflexive: Me emociono todos los días; te emocionas todos los días. Without the pronoun, the verb means doing the action to someone else rather than to yourself, so keep the pronoun with the form.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for emocionarse. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.

Gerund: emocionando · Past participle: emocionado

Present Indicative

Person Pronoun Form
yo me emociono
tú te emocionas
él/ella/Ud. se emociona
nosotros/as nos emocionamos
vosotros/as os emocionáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se emocionan

The present tense describes habits, facts and what is happening now. For emocionarse, the yo form is emociono, as in the examples below. Use the present for routines («todos los días») and for general truths, and remember that Spanish often uses the present where English would use a progressive or a near future.

Preterite

Person Pronoun Form
yo me emocioné
tú te emocionaste
él/ella/Ud. se emocionó
nosotros/as nos emocionamos
vosotros/as os emocionasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se emocionaron

The preterite describes completed actions in the past — things that started and finished. «Ayer yo emocioné» is the classic use. Do not confuse it with the imperfect: the preterite moves the story forward, one finished event at a time.

Imperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me emocionaba
tú te emocionabas
él/ella/Ud. se emocionaba
nosotros/as nos emocionábamos
vosotros/as os emocionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se emocionaban

The imperfect describes the past as background: habits, descriptions and actions in progress. «De pequeño, yo emocionaba» shows the habitual use. It sets the scene while the preterite reports what happened inside it.

Future

Person Pronoun Form
yo me emocionaré
tú te emocionarás
él/ella/Ud. se emocionará
nosotros/as nos emocionaremos
vosotros/as os emocionaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se emocionarán

The future tense states what will happen. For emocionarse the future is built on the infinitive: «Mañana yo emocionaré». It is also used for predictions and promises, and in spoken Spanish it often alternates with ir a + infinitive.

Conditional

Person Pronoun Form
yo me emocionaría
tú te emocionarías
él/ella/Ud. se emocionaría
nosotros/as nos emocionaríamos
vosotros/as os emocionaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se emocionarían

The conditional expresses what would happen: wishes, polite requests and hypothetical results. «Si tuviera más tiempo, yo emocionaría» is the typical pattern. It shares its stem with the future and changes only the endings.

Present Perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me he emocionado
tú te has emocionado
él/ella/Ud. se ha emocionado
nosotros/as nos hemos emocionado
vosotros/as os habéis emocionado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se han emocionado

The present perfect connects the past with the present: something that has happened, often today or recently. It is haber in the present plus the past participle: «Hoy yo he emocionado». In Spain it is used for anything that happened today; in Latin America the preterite is often preferred.

Pluperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me había emocionado
tú te habías emocionado
él/ella/Ud. se había emocionado
nosotros/as nos habíamos emocionado
vosotros/as os habíais emocionado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habían emocionado

The pluperfect describes an event that happened before another past event: «Cuando llegué, ya había emocionado». It is haber in the imperfect plus the past participle, and it is the tense for explaining what had already happened when something else took place.

Future Perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me habré emocionado
tú te habrás emocionado
él/ella/Ud. se habrá emocionado
nosotros/as nos habremos emocionado
vosotros/as os habréis emocionado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habrán emocionado

The future perfect looks back from a future point: by then, something will already have happened. «Para mañana, yo habré emocionado» is the pattern — haber in the future plus the past participle. It is less common in speech but regular in formal writing.

Conditional Perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me habría emocionado
tú te habrías emocionado
él/ella/Ud. se habría emocionado
nosotros/as nos habríamos emocionado
vosotros/as os habríais emocionado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habrían emocionado

The conditional perfect expresses what would have happened: «Yo habría emocionado si hubiera podido». It is haber in the conditional plus the past participle, and it is the tense for regrets and missed chances.

Present Subjunctive

Person Pronoun Form
yo me emocione
tú te emociones
él/ella/Ud. se emocione
nosotros/as nos emocionemos
vosotros/as os emocionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se emocionen

The present subjunctive appears after wishes, doubts, emotions and impersonal expressions: «Espero que él emocione». The trigger is in the main clause; the subjunctive is the mood of uncertainty, desire and influence. Learn the yo form first — most of the table follows from it.

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)

Person Pronoun Form
yo me emocionara
tú te emocionaras
él/ella/Ud. se emocionara
nosotros/as nos emocionáramos
vosotros/as os emocionarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se emocionaran

The imperfect subjunctive is the past partner of the present subjunctive, used after past-tense triggers and in si-clauses: «Si él emocionara, todo sería distinto». The table above shows the -ra forms, the ones you will hear most often. There is also a less common -se set built on the same stem.

Imperative — Affirmative

Person Pronoun Form
tú te emociona
él/ella/Ud. se emocione
nosotros/as nos emocionemos
vosotros/as os emocionad
ellos/ellas/Uds. se emocionen

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

In real speech the reflexive pronoun attaches to the end of an affirmative command; the table shows the pronoun and the form separately so you can see both parts.

The affirmative imperative gives direct commands and instructions: «¡emociona!». There is no yo form — you cannot command yourself. The tú form is the one you will use with friends and family, and the usted form with people you address formally.

Imperative — Negative

Person Pronoun Form
tú te emociones
él/ella/Ud. se emocione
nosotros/as nos emocionemos
vosotros/as os emocionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se emocionen

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

In real speech the reflexive pronoun attaches to the end of an affirmative command; the table shows the pronoun and the form separately so you can see both parts.

The negative imperative tells someone not to do something: «¡No emociones!». Unlike the affirmative imperative, the negative forms come from the present subjunctive, which is why they look different. Never use the affirmative form after no.

Example sentences

  1. Me emociono todos los días. — I get emotional every day.
  2. Ayer me emocioné por la tarde. — Yesterday I got emotional in the afternoon.
  3. Antes, me emocionaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to get emotional every day.
  4. Mañana me emocionaré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will get emotional without fail.
  5. Si tuviera más tiempo, me emocionaría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would get emotional right now.
  6. Hoy me he emocionado dos veces. — Today I have got emotional twice.
  7. Espero que te emociones pronto. — I hope You get emotional soon.
  8. Si me emocionara, todo sería distinto. — If I got emotional, everything would be different.
  9. Ahora mismo me estoy emocionando. — Right now I am getting emotional.
  10. ¡No te emociones! — Don't get emotional!

Common mistakes

1. Forgetting the reflexive pronoun

Wrong: yo emociono todos los días.

Right: me emociono todos los días.

emocionarse is reflexive: the pronoun me belongs before every conjugated form. Without it, you are using the non-reflexive verb, which means something different — doing the action to someone else instead of to yourself.

2. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer me emocionaba.

Right: Ayer me emocioné.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, emocioné. The imperfect emocionaba describes what used to happen or what was going on, not a single completed event.

3. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger

Wrong: Espero que te emocionas.

Right: Espero que te emociones.

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: emociones, not the indicative emocionas. Wishes, hopes and doubts all trigger this change.

4. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No te emociona.

Right: No te emociones.

Negative commands use the subjunctive-based forms: no emociones. The affirmative emociona can never follow no.

5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He emocionando.

Right: He emocionado.

The perfect tenses use haber plus the past participle: he emocionado. The gerund emocionando goes with estar for actions in progress («Estoy emocionando»), never with haber.

Quiz

Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the nosotros/as form of emocionarse in the present indicative?

- (a) emocionas
- (b) emociona
- (c) emociono
- (d) emocionamos

2. What is the vosotros/as form of emocionarse in the preterite?

- (a) emocioné
- (b) emocionó
- (c) emocionaste
- (d) emocionasteis

3. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of emocionarse in the imperfect?

- (a) emocionaba
- (b) emocionabas
- (c) emocionaba
- (d) emocionaban

4. What is the yo form of emocionarse in the future?

- (a) emocionaré
- (b) emocionaremos
- (c) emocionará
- (d) emocionarás

5. What is the tú form of emocionarse in the conditional?

- (a) emocionaría
- (b) emocionarías
- (c) emocionaría
- (d) emocionaríamos

6. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of emocionarse in the present perfect?

- (a) hemos emocionado
- (b) he emocionado
- (c) ha emocionado
- (d) has emocionado

7. What is the nosotros/as form of emocionarse in the present subjunctive?

- (a) emociones
- (b) emocione
- (c) emocione
- (d) emocionemos

8. What is the vosotros/as form of emocionarse in the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms)?

- (a) emocionara
- (b) emocionarais
- (c) emocionara
- (d) emocionaras

9. What is the gerund of emocionarse?

- (a) emocionando
- (b) emocionarse
- (c) emociono
- (d) emocionado

10. What is the past participle of emocionarse?

- (a) emocionando
- (b) emocionado
- (c) emocionarse
- (d) emocioné

Answer key

1. (d) — In the present indicative, the nosotros/as form of emocionarse is emocionamos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (d) — In the preterite, the vosotros/as form of emocionarse is emocionasteis. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (d) — In the imperfect, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of emocionarse is emocionaban. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (a) — In the future, the yo form of emocionarse is emocionaré. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (b) — In the conditional, the tú form of emocionarse is emocionarías. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (c) — In the present perfect, the él/ella/Ud. form of emocionarse is ha emocionado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 7. (d) — In the present subjunctive, the nosotros/as form of emocionarse is emocionemos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 8. (b) — In the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms), the vosotros/as form of emocionarse is emocionarais. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 9. (a) — The gerund of emocionarse is emocionando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy emocionando». 10. (b) — The past participle of emocionarse is emocionado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he emocionado».

Frequently asked questions

Is emocionarse regular or irregular?

Yes — emocionarse is a regular -ar verb and reflexive. Learn the endings once and they work in every tense, with the stem emocion unchanged throughout.

What are the gerund and past participle of emocionarse?

The gerund is emocionando and the past participle is emocionado. Use the gerund with estar for actions in progress («Estoy emocionando») and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses («he emocionado»).

How do I say «I get emotional» in Spanish?

Say «Me emociono todos los días». That is the yo form of the present tense, the form you need for talking about yourself right now.

What is the difference between the preterite and the imperfect of emocionarse?

Use the preterite (emocioné) for a single finished event and the imperfect (emocionaba) for habits and background. «Ayer yo emocioné» reports something that happened and ended; «Antes, yo emocionaba» describes what used to happen.

When do I use the subjunctive with emocionarse?

Use the subjunctive after wishes, doubts, emotions and impersonal expressions — for example «Espero que tú emociones». The trigger sits in the main clause; once it is there, the subjunctive form is required, not a stylistic choice.

What does the -se in emocionarse mean?

The -se marks emocionarse as reflexive: the action comes back to the subject. You always pair the form with its pronoun — me, te, se, nos, os, se — placed before the conjugated verb. Dropping the pronoun changes the meaning, so treat the pronoun as part of the verb.

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