Irritarse Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb irritarse means to get irritated, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Irritarse means to get irritated or annoyed, and it is the reflexive partner of irritar: the feeling happens to you. It takes con or por: irritarse con su hermano, irritarse por el ruido. It is a common verb for everyday frustrations. Like every Spanish verb, irritarse changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say me irrito con su hermano por nada, and in the preterite you say me irrité mucho en el tráfico. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: irritarse
  • English: to get irritated
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb, reflexive
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: irritando
  • Past participle: irritado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + irritado)
  • 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 irritarse, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Irritarse is reflexive: me irrito con el ruido. It takes con for the person and por for the cause.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for irritarse. 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.

Present indicative

Person Pronoun Form
yo me irrito
tú te irritas
él/ella/Ud. se irrita
nosotros/as nos irritamos
vosotros/as os irritáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se irritan

Preterite

Person Pronoun Form
yo me irrité
tú te irritaste
él/ella/Ud. se irritó
nosotros/as nos irritamos
vosotros/as os irritasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se irritaron

Imperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me irritaba
tú te irritabas
él/ella/Ud. se irritaba
nosotros/as nos irritábamos
vosotros/as os irritabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se irritaban

Future

Person Pronoun Form
yo me irritaré
tú te irritarás
él/ella/Ud. se irritará
nosotros/as nos irritaremos
vosotros/as os irritaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se irritarán

Conditional

Person Pronoun Form
yo me irritaría
tú te irritarías
él/ella/Ud. se irritaría
nosotros/as nos irritaríamos
vosotros/as os irritaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se irritarían

Present perfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Future perfect

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

Conditional perfect

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

Present subjunctive

Person Pronoun Form
yo me irrite
tú te irrites
él/ella/Ud. se irrite
nosotros/as nos irritemos
vosotros/as os irritéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se irriten

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Person Pronoun Form
yo me irritara
tú te irritaras
él/ella/Ud. se irritara
nosotros/as nos irritáramos
vosotros/as os irritarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se irritaran

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Pronoun Form
tú te irrita
él/ella/Ud. se irrite
nosotros/as nos irritemos
vosotros/as os irritad
ellos/ellas/Uds. se irriten

Imperative (negative)

Person Pronoun Form
tú te irrites
él/ella/Ud. se irrite
nosotros/as nos irritemos
vosotros/as os irritéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se irriten

Gerund and past participle

Form Spanish Use
Gerund irritando with estar for the progressive: estoy irritando (or me estoy irritando for this reflexive verb)
Past participle irritado with haber for the perfect tenses: he irritado

How to use each tense

Present indicative

Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Me irrito con su hermano por nada. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Preterite

Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, me irrité por el ruido de la calle. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperfect

Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, me irritaba mucho en el tráfico. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Future

Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, me irritaré con las preguntas del niño. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Conditional

Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Me irritaría con su hermano por nada si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Present perfect

Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, me he irritado por el ruido de la calle. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Pluperfect

Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Me había irritado mucho en el tráfico antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Future perfect

Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, me habré irritado con las preguntas del niño. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Conditional perfect

Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Me habría irritado con su hermano por nada con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Present subjunctive

Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él se irrite por el ruido de la calle. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él se irritara mucho en el tráfico, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperative (affirmative)

Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: Que se irrite con las preguntas del niño. Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperative (negative)

Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For irritarse, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No te irrites con su hermano por nada. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Example sentences

Ten natural sentences with irritarse, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. Me irrito con su hermano por nada. — I get irritated with his brother for nothing.
  2. Se irrita por el ruido de la calle. — He/she gets irritated because of the street noise.
  3. Ayer, me irrité mucho en el tráfico. — Yesterday, I got irritated a lot in the traffic.
  4. Antes, nosotros nos irritábamos con las preguntas del niño. — Before, we used to get irritated with the child's questions.
  5. Mañana, tú te irritarás con su hermano por nada. — Tomorrow, you will get irritated with his brother for nothing.
  6. Yo me irritaría por el ruido de la calle si tuviera más tiempo. — I would get irritated because of the street noise if I had more time.
  7. Él se ha irritado mucho en el tráfico. — He has got irritated a lot in the traffic.
  8. Espero que él se irrite con las preguntas del niño. — I hope he gets irritated with the child's questions.
  9. Yo ya me había irritado con su hermano por nada antes de salir. — I had already got irritated with his brother for nothing before leaving.
  10. Ellos se irritaban por el ruido de la calle cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to get irritated because of the street noise when they were young.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo irrito con su hermano por nada. — Right: Yo me irrito con su hermano por nada. — Irritarse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required: without it the verb means something else, or nothing at all.
  2. Wrong: Ayer yo irrito por el ruido de la calle. — Right: Ayer yo irrité por el ruido de la calle. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: irrito is happening now, while irrité is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
  3. Wrong: Treating irritarse and irritar as identical in every context. — Right: Irritarse means to get irritated, while irritar means to irritate someone else. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: irritarse fits sentences such as Me irrito con su hermano por nada, while irritar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy irritado por el ruido de la calle. — Right: Yo he irritado por el ruido de la calle. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he irritado, has irritado, ha irritado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  5. Wrong: De niño, yo irrité mucho en el tráfico todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo irritaba mucho en el tráfico todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (irritaba), not the preterite. The preterite (irrité) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on irritarse. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ con su hermano por nada. (present tense) A. me irrito B. te irritas C. se irrita D. nos irritamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ por el ruido de la calle. (preterite) A. me irrité B. te irritaste C. nos irritamos D. se irritó

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ mucho en el tráfico. (imperfect) A. te irritabas B. se irritaba C. nos irritábamos D. me irritaba

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ con las preguntas del niño. (future) A. nos irritaremos B. te irritarás C. me irritaré D. se irritará

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ con su hermano por nada si pudiera. (conditional) A. me irritaría B. te irritarías C. se irritaría D. nos irritaríamos

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ por el ruido de la calle. (present subjunctive) A. me irrite B. te irrites C. nos irritemos D. se irrite

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ mucho en el tráfico, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. se irritara B. nos irritáramos C. me irritara D. te irritaras

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ con las preguntas del niño. (present perfect) A. se ha irritado B. nos hemos irritado C. me he irritado D. te has irritado

  9. Complete the command: No ___ con su hermano por nada. (negative imperative, tú) A. te irrites B. se irrite C. nos irritemos D. os irritéis

  10. Which is the gerund of irritarse, used with estar for the progressive? A. irritado B. irrito C. irrité D. irritando

Answer key

  1. me irrito — The yo present tense of irritarse is me irrito.
  2. se irritó — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of irritarse is se irritó.
  3. nos irritábamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of irritarse is nos irritábamos.
  4. te irritarás — The tú future of irritarse is te irritarás.
  5. me irritaría — The yo conditional of irritarse is me irritaría.
  6. se irrite — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of irritarse is se irrite.
  7. me irritara — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of irritarse is me irritara.
  8. nos hemos irritado — The nosotros/as present perfect of irritarse is nos hemos irritado.
  9. te irrites — The negative tú imperative uses the present subjunctive form with no before it: te irrites.
  10. irritando — The gerund of irritarse is irritando: estoy irritando. The participle irritado is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does irritarse mean in English?

Irritarse means to get irritated. It is used in everyday situations such as Me irrito con su hermano por nada. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is irritarse a reflexive verb?

Yes. Irritarse is reflexive, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun that matches the person: me, te, se, nos, os or se. For example, Me irrito con su hermano por nada and él se irrita por el ruido de la calle. If you leave the pronoun out, the verb changes meaning or stops making sense.

What is the difference between irritarse and irritar?

Irritarse means to get irritated, while irritar means to irritate someone else. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use irritarse when you mean to get irritated, as in Me irrito con su hermano por nada, and use irritar for to irritate someone else. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.

How do I say “I get irritated” in the past?

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo me irrité por el ruido de la calle. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo me irritaba mucho en el tráfico. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo me he irritado por el ruido de la calle.

How do I practise irritarse?

Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the irritarse examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.

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