Impacientarse Conjugation in Spanish
impacientarse means "to get impatient" in English, and it comes up when people talk about the train delay, the bank queue, his brother in the shop and the morning traffic. This page gives you the complete conjugation of impacientarse 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 spelling changes. impacientarse is a Reflexive regular -ar 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: Cada día, yo me impaciento con el retraso del tren. — "Every day, I get impatient at the train delay." Work through the tables, read the notes, then test yourself with the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: impacientarse
- English: to get impatient
- Verb type: Reflexive regular -ar verb
- Gerund: impacientando
- Past participle: impacientado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all compound tenses use haber + impacientado)
- Reflexive: yes — always use it with the reflexive pronouns me, te, se, nos, os, se.
Full conjugation table
Every tense of impacientarse with all six persons. The gerund is impacientando and the past participle is impacientado.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | impaciento |
| tú | impacientas |
| él/ella/Ud. | impacienta |
| nosotros/as | impacientamos |
| vosotros/as | impacientáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impacientan |
Preterite (past)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | impacienté |
| tú | impacientaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | impacientó |
| nosotros/as | impacientamos |
| vosotros/as | impacientasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impacientaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | impacientaba |
| tú | impacientabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | impacientaba |
| nosotros/as | impacientábamos |
| vosotros/as | impacientabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impacientaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | impacientaré |
| tú | impacientarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | impacientará |
| nosotros/as | impacientaremos |
| vosotros/as | impacientaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impacientarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | impacientaría |
| tú | impacientarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | impacientaría |
| nosotros/as | impacientaríamos |
| vosotros/as | impacientaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impacientarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he impacientado |
| tú | has impacientado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha impacientado |
| nosotros/as | hemos impacientado |
| vosotros/as | habéis impacientado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han impacientado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había impacientado |
| tú | habías impacientado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había impacientado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos impacientado |
| vosotros/as | habíais impacientado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían impacientado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré impacientado |
| tú | habrás impacientado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá impacientado |
| nosotros/as | habremos impacientado |
| vosotros/as | habréis impacientado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán impacientado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría impacientado |
| tú | habrías impacientado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría impacientado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos impacientado |
| vosotros/as | habríais impacientado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían impacientado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | impaciente |
| tú | impacientes |
| él/ella/Ud. | impaciente |
| nosotros/as | impacientemos |
| vosotros/as | impacientéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impacienten |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | impacientara |
| tú | impacientaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | impacientara |
| nosotros/as | impacientáramos |
| vosotros/as | impacientarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impacientaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | impacienta |
| él/ella/Ud. | impaciente |
| nosotros/as | impacientemos |
| vosotros/as | impacientad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impacienten |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | impacientes |
| él/ella/Ud. | impaciente |
| nosotros/as | impacientemos |
| vosotros/as | impacientéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impacienten |
Notes on each tense
A short note for every tense: when it is used, one example, and anything irregular about impacientarse in that tense.
Present indicative
The present indicative of impacientarse is used for routines, habits, general truths and things happening right now. Cada día, yo me impaciento con el retraso del tren. — "Every day, I get impatient at the train delay." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Learn the six forms in the table above, and practise them with the complements in the examples section below.
Preterite (past)
The preterite (past) of impacientarse is used for one action that started and finished in the past. Ayer, yo me impacienté en la cola del banco. — "Yesterday, I got impatient in the bank queue." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Say each form aloud with the complement after it, so the person and the ending stay linked in your memory.
Imperfect
The imperfect of impacientarse is used for an ongoing or repeated action in the past, background description and habits that no longer happen. Antes, yo me impacientaba con su hermano en la tienda. — "In the past, I used to get impatient with his brother in the shop." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Compare the forms with the present tense as you learn them, and the pattern will stay clear.
Future
The future of impacientarse is used for what will happen, plans and predictions. Mañana, nosotros nos impacientaremos por el tráfico de la mañana. — "Tomorrow, we will get impatient over the morning traffic." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Learn the six forms in the table above, and practise them with the complements in the examples section below.
Conditional
The conditional of impacientarse is used for what would happen, hypothetical situations and polite requests. Si pudieras, tú te impacientarías con el retraso del tren. — "If you could, you would get impatient at the train delay." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Say each form aloud with the complement after it, so the person and the ending stay linked in your memory.
Present perfect
The present perfect of impacientarse is used for an action completed in the recent past that still matters now, or life experience up to now. Yo me he impacientado en la cola del banco. — "I have got impatient in the bank queue." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Compare the forms with the present tense as you learn them, and the pattern will stay clear.
Pluperfect
The pluperfect of impacientarse is used for an action that had already happened before another past action. Antes de la fiesta, yo me había impacientado con su hermano en la tienda. — "Before the party, I had got impatient with his brother in the shop." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Learn the six forms in the table above, and practise them with the complements in the examples section below.
Future perfect
The future perfect of impacientarse is used for an action that will be finished by a point in the future. Para mañana, yo me habré impacientado por el tráfico de la mañana. — "By tomorrow, I will have got impatient over the morning traffic." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Say each form aloud with the complement after it, so the person and the ending stay linked in your memory.
Conditional perfect
The conditional perfect of impacientarse is used for what would have happened if things had been different. Si hubiera podido, yo me habría impacientado con el retraso del tren. — "If I had been able to, I would have got impatient at the train delay." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Compare the forms with the present tense as you learn them, and the pattern will stay clear.
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive of impacientarse is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and requests after expressions such as espero que. Espero que él se impaciente en la cola del banco. — "I hope that he/she gets impatient in the bank queue." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Learn the six forms in the table above, and practise them with the complements in the examples section below.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
The imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of impacientarse is used for the same subjunctive meanings in the past, and in si clauses about unreal situations. Si él se impacientara con su hermano en la tienda, todo saldría mejor. — "If he/she got impatient with his brother in the shop, everything would turn out better." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Say each form aloud with the complement after it, so the person and the ending stay linked in your memory.
Imperative (affirmative)
The imperative (affirmative) of impacientarse is used for orders, instructions and invitations. ¡Que se impaciente por el tráfico de la mañana! — "Let him/her get impatient over the morning traffic!" For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Compare the forms with the present tense as you learn them, and the pattern will stay clear.
Imperative (negative)
The imperative (negative) of impacientarse is used for prohibitions and negative orders. No te impacientes con el retraso del tren. — "Do not get impatient at the train delay." For impacientarse this tense follows the regular -ar pattern: the stem impacient- plus the usual endings. Learn the six forms in the table above, and practise them with the complements in the examples section below.
Examples: impacientarse in real sentences
Ten sentences with impacientarse, one for each main tense, each with its English translation. Read them aloud, then try changing the person and the complement to make your own versions.
- Cada día, yo me impaciento con el retraso del tren. — "Every day, I get impatient at the train delay." This is the present tense, used for a habit.
- Ayer, yo me impacienté en la cola del banco. — "Yesterday, I got impatient in the bank queue." This is the preterite, one finished action.
- Antes, yo me impacientaba con su hermano en la tienda. — "In the past, I used to get impatient with his brother in the shop." This is the imperfect, a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros nos impacientaremos por el tráfico de la mañana. — "Tomorrow, we will get impatient over the morning traffic." This is the future tense, a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú te impacientarías con el retraso del tren. — "If you could, you would get impatient at the train delay." This is the conditional, something that would happen.
- Yo me he impacientado en la cola del banco. — "I have got impatient in the bank queue." This is the present perfect, an action with present relevance.
- Espero que él se impaciente con su hermano en la tienda. — "I hope that he/she gets impatient with his brother in the shop." This is the present subjunctive, after espero que.
- Si él se impacientara por el tráfico de la mañana, todo saldría mejor. — "If he/she got impatient over the morning traffic, everything would turn out better." This is the imperfect subjunctive, in a si clause.
- ¡No te impacientes con el retraso del tren! — "Do not get impatient at the train delay!" This is the imperative, a direct order or request.
- Ahora, Yo me estoy impacientando en la cola del banco. — "Now, I am geting impatient in the bank queue." This is the progressive, with estar and the gerund.
Common mistakes with impacientarse
The errors learners actually make with impacientarse, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why it is wrong.
Mistake 1: Forgetting the reflexive pronoun
- Wrong: Yo impaciento con el retraso del tren.
- Right: Yo me impaciento con el retraso del tren.
- Why: impacientarse is reflexive, so the pronoun is part of the verb: Yo me impaciento con el retraso del tren.. Without me the sentence is incomplete, and it sounds as if the action happens to someone else.
Mistake 2: Dropping the accent on the vosotros form
- Wrong: Vosotros os impacientais con el retraso del tren.
- Right: Vosotros os impacientáis con el retraso del tren.
- Why: The vosotros form impacientáis carries a written accent. Without it the word is misspelled, and in writing the accent is part of the form.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo me impaciento en la cola del banco.
- Right: Ayer, yo me impacienté en la cola del banco.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite. The present tense is for habits and routines, not for yesterday: Ayer, yo me impacienté en la cola del banco. — "Yesterday, I got impatient in the bank queue."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Me estoy impacientado con su hermano en la tienda.
- Right: Me estoy impacientando con su hermano en la tienda.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund impacientando for the progressive. The participle impacientado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (me he impacientado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros nos impacienta con el retraso del tren.
- Right: Nosotros nos impacientamos con el retraso del tren.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes impacientamos, while impacienta belongs to él and ella. Check the person first, then choose the form.
Quiz: impacientarse conjugation
Test yourself with ten questions on impacientarse. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of impacientarse in the present tense?
- (a) impacienta
- (b) impacientamos
- (c) impaciento
- (d) impacientas
Answer: (c) impaciento. The yo form is impaciento. Check the person before you answer.
2. What is the tú form of impacientarse in the present tense?
- (a) impacientamos
- (b) impacientas
- (c) impaciento
- (d) impacienta
Answer: (b) impacientas. The tú form is impacientas. Check the person before you answer.
3. What is the él/ella form of impacientarse in the present tense?
- (a) impacienta
- (b) impaciento
- (c) impacientas
- (d) impacientamos
Answer: (a) impacienta. The él/ella form is impacienta. Check the person before you answer.
4. What is the nosotros form of impacientarse in the present tense?
- (a) impaciento
- (b) impacientas
- (c) impacienta
- (d) impacientamos
Answer: (d) impacientamos. The nosotros form is impacientamos. Check the person before you answer.
5. What is the ellos/ellas form of impacientarse in the present tense?
- (a) impacientas
- (b) impacienta
- (c) impacientan
- (d) impaciento
Answer: (c) impacientan. The ellos/ellas form is impacientan. Check the person before you answer.
6. What is the gerund of impacientarse?
- (a) impaciento
- (b) impacientarse
- (c) impacientando
- (d) impacientado
Answer: (c) impacientando. The gerund is impacientando, used for the progressive: me estoy impacientando.
7. What is the past participle of impacientarse?
- (a) impacientarse
- (b) impacientado
- (c) impacientando
- (d) impacienté
Answer: (b) impacientado. The past participle is impacientado, used with haber in all perfect tenses: me he impacientado.
8. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ con el retraso del tren.
- (a) impaciento
- (b) impacientas
- (c) impacienta
- (d) impacientamos
Answer: (a) impaciento. The sentence needs the yo form impaciento (Every day, I get impatient at the train delay.)
9. What is the yo form of impacientarse in the preterite?
- (a) impacientaste
- (b) impacientó
- (c) impacientamos
- (d) impacienté
Answer: (d) impacienté. The yo preterite is impacienté. The preterite describes one finished action.
10. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ con su hermano en la tienda.
- (a) impacientéis
- (b) impaciente
- (c) impacientes
- (d) impacientemos
Answer: (b) impaciente. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is impaciente.
Frequently asked questions about impacientarse
Is impacientarse regular?
Yes. impacientarse is a regular -ar verb: impaciento, impacienté, impacientaba, impacientaré. There are no spelling changes and no stem changes, so once you know the endings you can conjugate it in every tense.
What does impacientarse mean, and when do I use it?
impacientarse means "to get impatient" in English. Use it when you talk about the train delay, the bank queue, his brother in the shop and the morning traffic — for example: Yo me impaciento con el retraso del tren. — "I get impatient at the train delay." It is a practical verb for everyday conversation, and it appears in all the tenses on this page.
How do you say it in a real sentence?
A natural sentence is: Yo me impaciento con el retraso del tren. — "I get impatient at the train delay." Change the person using the table above, and change the complement to talk about your own life: the verb stays the same, only the ending changes.
Is impacientarse reflexive?
Yes. impacientarse is reflexive, so it always travels with a pronoun: me, te, se, nos, os, se. Yo me impaciento con el retraso del tren. — "I get impatient at the train delay." If you drop the pronoun, the sentence is incomplete. The pronoun goes before the conjugated verb, and it attaches to the end of the gerund and of affirmative imperatives.
When do I use the present tense instead of the preterite with impacientarse?
Use the present for habits and routines: Yo me impaciento con el retraso del tren. — "I get impatient at the train delay." Use the preterite for one finished action: Ayer, yo me impacienté con el retraso del tren. — "Yesterday, I got impatient at the train delay." If the action happens regularly, choose the present; if it happened once and is finished, choose the preterite.