Fatigarse Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
fatigarse means "to get tired" in English, and this page shows it in everyday use: real example sentences in several tenses, two short dialogues, the mistakes learners actually make, and a quiz to test yourself. You will see fatigarse with work in the fields, climbing the mountain, the gym in the afternoon and the children in the park — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo me fatigo con el trabajo en el campo. — "Every day, I get tired with work in the fields." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
fatigarse in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with fatigarse, grouped by situation. Each one shows the verb in a different tense or person, with its English translation and a note on when to use that form.
Everyday use
- Cada día, yo me fatigo con el trabajo en el campo. — "Every day, I get tired with work in the fields." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo me fatigué al subir la montaña. — "Yesterday, I got tired climbing the mountain." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo me fatigaba en el gimnasio por la tarde. — "In the past, I used to get tired at the gym in the afternoon." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros nos fatigaremos con los niños en el parque. — "Tomorrow, we will get tired with the children in the park." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú te fatigarías con el trabajo en el campo. — "If you could, you would get tired with work in the fields." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo me he fatigado al subir la montaña. — "I have got tired climbing the mountain." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él se fatiga en el gimnasio por la tarde. — "Normally, he/she gets tired at the gym in the afternoon." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él se fatigó con los niños en el parque. — "Yesterday, he/she got tired with the children in the park." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros nos fatigábamos con el trabajo en el campo. — "In the past, we used to get tired with work in the fields." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo me fatigaré al subir la montaña. — "Tomorrow, I will get tired climbing the mountain." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él se fatigue en el gimnasio por la tarde. — "I hope that he/she gets tired at the gym in the afternoon." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡No te fatigues con los niños en el parque! — "Do not get tired with the children in the park!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using fatigarse naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: work in the fields, climbing the mountain, the gym in the afternoon and the children in the park.
Dialogue 1: talking about work in the fields
Ana: ¿Tú te fatigas con el trabajo en el campo? — "Do you get tired with work in the fields?" Luis: Sí, yo me fatigo con el trabajo en el campo. — "I get tired with work in the fields." Ana: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Luis: Ayer, yo me fatigué al subir la montaña. — "Yesterday, I got tired climbing the mountain." Ana: Mañana, nosotros nos fatigaremos en el gimnasio por la tarde. — "Tomorrow, we will get tired at the gym in the afternoon." Luis: Si pudiera, yo me fatigaría con los niños en el parque. — "If I could, I would get tired with the children in the park." Ana: Antes, yo me fatigaba al subir la montaña. — "In the past, I used to get tired climbing the mountain." Luis: Yo me he fatigado con el trabajo en el campo. — "I have got tired with work in the fields." Ana: ¡No te fatigues en el gimnasio por la tarde! — "Do not get tired at the gym in the afternoon!"
In this dialogue fatigarse appears in the present, the preterite, the imperfect, the future, the conditional and the present perfect. That is the point: one verb, many tenses, and the complement tells you which situation you are in. Try the same dialogue with your own complements.
Dialogue 2: talking about the gym in the afternoon
Ana: Él se fatiga en el gimnasio por la tarde. — "he/she gets tired at the gym in the afternoon." Luis: ¿De verdad? ¿Él se fatiga en el gimnasio por la tarde todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she gets tired at the gym in the afternoon every day?" Ana: Sí, y ellos se fatigan con los niños en el parque. — "they get tired with the children in the park." Luis: Ayer, ellos se fatigaron en el gimnasio por la tarde. — "Yesterday, they got tired at the gym in the afternoon." Ana: Espero que él se fatigue con los niños en el parque. — "I hope that he/she gets tired with the children in the park." Luis: Mañana, él se fatigará en el gimnasio por la tarde. — "Tomorrow, he/she will get tired at the gym in the afternoon." Ana: Antes, nosotros nos fatigábamos con los niños en el parque. — "In the past, we used to get tired with the children in the park." Luis: Nosotros nos fatigamos con el trabajo en el campo también. — "we get tired with work in the fields too."
This dialogue shows fatigarse in the third person and in the plural, which is where learners most often hesitate. Read it aloud with a partner, swapping the names and the complements for your own life, and the forms will start to feel automatic.
Common mistakes with fatigarse
The errors learners actually make with fatigarse in everyday use, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why it is wrong.
Mistake 1: Forgetting the reflexive pronoun
- Wrong: Yo fatigo con el trabajo en el campo.
- Right: Yo me fatigo con el trabajo en el campo.
- Why: fatigarse is reflexive, so the pronoun is part of the verb: Yo me fatigo con el trabajo en el campo.. Without me the sentence is incomplete.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo fatigarse con el trabajo en el campo.
- Right: Yo me fatigo con el trabajo en el campo.
- Why: The infinitive fatigarse is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form fatigo.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo me fatigo al subir la montaña.
- Right: Ayer, yo me fatigué al subir la montaña.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo me fatigué al subir la montaña. — "Yesterday, I got tired climbing the mountain."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Me estoy fatigado en el gimnasio por la tarde.
- Right: Me estoy fatigando en el gimnasio por la tarde.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund fatigando for the progressive. The participle fatigado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (me he fatigado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros nos fatiga con el trabajo en el campo.
- Right: Nosotros nos fatigamos con el trabajo en el campo.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes fatigamos, while fatiga belongs to él and ella.
Quiz: fatigarse in use
Test yourself with ten questions on fatigarse. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of fatigarse in the present tense?
- (a) fatigas
- (b) fatiga
- (c) fatigamos
- (d) fatigo
Answer: (d) fatigo. The yo form is fatigo.
2. What is the tú form of fatigarse in the present tense?
- (a) fatiga
- (b) fatigamos
- (c) fatigas
- (d) fatigo
Answer: (c) fatigas. The tú form is fatigas.
3. What is the él/ella form of fatigarse in the present tense?
- (a) fatigamos
- (b) fatiga
- (c) fatigo
- (d) fatigas
Answer: (b) fatiga. The él/ella form is fatiga.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ con el trabajo en el campo.
- (a) fatigo
- (b) fatigas
- (c) fatiga
- (d) fatigamos
Answer: (a) fatigo. The sentence needs the yo form fatigo.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ al subir la montaña.
- (a) fatigaste
- (b) fatigó
- (c) fatigamos
- (d) fatigué
Answer: (d) fatigué. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is fatigué.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ en el gimnasio por la tarde.
- (a) fatigábamos
- (b) fatigabais
- (c) fatigaba
- (d) fatigabas
Answer: (c) fatigaba. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is fatigaba.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ con los niños en el parque.
- (a) fatigaremos
- (b) fatigaré
- (c) fatigarás
- (d) fatigará
Answer: (b) fatigaré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is fatigaré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ con el trabajo en el campo.
- (a) nos hemos fatigado
- (b) me he fatigado
- (c) te has fatigado
- (d) se ha fatigado
Answer: (b) me he fatigado. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: me he fatigado.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ en el gimnasio por la tarde.
- (a) fatigues
- (b) fatiguemos
- (c) fatiguéis
- (d) fatigue
Answer: (d) fatigue. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is fatigue.
10. What does fatigarse mean in English?
- (a) to sympathise
- (b) to fade, to faint
- (c) to take pride
- (d) to get tired
Answer: (d) to get tired. fatigarse means "to get tired" in English.
Frequently asked questions about fatigarse
What does fatigarse mean?
fatigarse means "to get tired" in English. Use it when you talk about work in the fields, climbing the mountain, the gym in the afternoon and the children in the park — for example: Cada día, yo me fatigo con el trabajo en el campo. — "Every day, I get tired with work in the fields."
Is fatigarse reflexive?
Yes. fatigarse is reflexive, so it always travels with a pronoun: me, te, se, nos, os, se. Cada día, yo me fatigo con el trabajo en el campo. — "Every day, I get tired with work in the fields." If you drop the pronoun, the sentence is incomplete.
What is the most common mistake with fatigarse?
Forgetting the reflexive pronoun. Learners write the bare form — for example, Yo fatigo con el trabajo en el campo — when the verb needs its pronoun: Cada día, yo me fatigo con el trabajo en el campo. — "Every day, I get tired with work in the fields." Keep the pronoun with the verb and the mistake disappears.
How can I practise fatigarse?
Take the quiz above, then make your own sentences: change the person in each example, change the complement to something from your own life, and say the sentence aloud. The verb quiz and the verb translator on this site give you more practice with the same forms.