Juntarse Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb juntarse means to join, to get together, and this page covers it in the present tense — the tense for habits, facts and what is happening now. If you want the whole picture, start with the full juntarse conjugation, which has every tense on one page. Here we go deep on one tense only: the full table, how it is formed, when to use it, how it differs from the closest tense, examples, the mistakes learners actually make, a quiz and answers to the questions people ask most. One example to start: Yo me junto con sus amigos. — "I get together with their friends."

No pronunciation is given on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for juntarse, so no pronunciation is shown rather than an invented one. All the forms below come from the verified conjugation tables, so you can trust every form you see here.

juntarse is reflexive, so every form below is shown with its reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se). The pronoun is part of the verb, not an optional extra.

The juntarse present tense table

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for juntarse. The gerund is juntando and the past participle is juntado.

Person Pronoun Form
yo me junto
tú te juntas
él/ella/Ud. se junta
nosotros/as nos juntamos
vosotros/as os juntáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se juntan

The gerund juntando is used with estar for the progressive (estoy juntando, I am getting together), and the past participle juntado is used with haber for the perfect tenses (he juntado, I have got together).

How the present tense of juntarse is formed

Start with the infinitive juntar. Take off the -ar ending and you are left with the stem junt-. Then add the present endings for -ar verbs: -o (yo), -as (tú), -a (él/ella/Ud.), -amos (nosotros/as), -áis (vosotros/as) and -an (ellos/ellas/Uds.). That gives you the six forms in the table above, and for most verbs in this group that is the whole story.

juntarse is regular in the present: every form is exactly the stem plus the ending above, with no stem change and no spelling change. If you know the stem and the six endings, you can build the whole tense without memorising anything extra.

juntarse is reflexive, so every form needs its reflexive pronoun in front of it: me, te, se, nos, os, se, matching the person. In the table above the pronoun is shown in its own column, and in a sentence it goes before the conjugated verb: Me junto con sus amigos.. Do not drop the pronoun: without it, you are talking about a different verb. In the infinitive the pronoun is attached to the end (juntarse), and in the gerund it can go before the auxiliary or attached to the gerund: estoy juntando or juntándome.

Two details are worth fixing early. First, the vosotros form carries a written accent on the ending: juntáis. Second, the present tense in Spanish has no auxiliary verb: me junto on its own means both "I get together" and "I am getting together" in English, so you do not need a separate word for the progressive unless you want to stress that something is happening right now.

When to use the present tense of juntarse

Habits and routines

The present is the tense of what you do regularly. Talking about friends getting together: in the park, at the weekend, to play football.

  • Yo me junto con sus amigos. — "I get together with their friends."
  • Tú te juntas en el parque. — "you get together in the park."

Facts and general truths

The present also states facts that are true in general, not just today. Talking about joining a group: juntarse con alguien means to join them or hang out with them.

  • Él se junta los fines de semana. — "he/she gets together at the weekend."
  • Nosotros nos juntamos para jugar al fútbol. — "we get together to play football."

What is happening now

The present describes what is happening at this moment. Talking about couples moving in together, the other meaning of juntarse.

  • Vosotros os juntáis en casa de Ana. — "you (all) get together at Ana's house."
  • Ellos se juntan cada viernes. — "they get together every Friday."

Plans in the near future

Spanish also uses the present for fixed plans in the near future, especially with a time expression. A plan you have already decided on can be stated in the present, and it sounds more certain than the future tense.

  • Él se junta los fines de semana. — "he/she gets together at the weekend."
  • Nosotros nos juntamos para jugar al fútbol. — "we get together to play football."

Juntarse present vs present progressive

The present tense and the present progressive (estar + gerund) are close neighbours, and learners mix them up. The present describes a habit, a fact or a routine. The progressive describes something in progress right now, at this very moment. Compare the three pairs below: the first sentence in each pair is a habit, the second is happening now.

  • Present (habit): Yo me junto con sus amigos. — "I get together with their friends."

  • Progressive (right now): Yo estoy juntando con sus amigos. — "I am getting together with their friends."

  • Present (habit): Tú te juntas en el parque. — "you get together in the park."

  • Progressive (right now): Tú estás juntando en el parque. — "you are getting together in the park."

  • Present (habit): Él se junta los fines de semana. — "he/she gets together at the weekend."

  • Progressive (right now): Él está juntando los fines de semana. — "he/she is getting together at the weekend."

Use the present when you talk about what you usually do, and the progressive when you want to stress that it is happening as you speak. If you say me junto every day, that is a routine. If you say Estoy juntando, you are doing it at this moment.

Examples of juntarse in the present

Eight sentences in the present tense, so you can see the forms in real use. Read the Spanish first, guess the meaning, then check the translation.

  1. Me junto con sus amigos en el parque. — "I get together with their friends in the park."
  2. Mis hijos se juntan para jugar al fútbol los fines de semana. — "My children get together to play football at the weekend."
  3. Ayer me junté con mis amigos en casa de Ana. — "Yesterday I got together with my friends at Ana's house."
  4. De niño, me juntaba con mis amigos cada viernes. — "As a child, I used to get together with my friends every Friday."
  5. Mañana me juntaré con mis amigos en el parque. — "Tomorrow I will get together with my friends in the park."
  6. Si pudiera, me juntaría con mis amigos todos los días. — "If I could, I would get together with my friends every day."
  7. Él se junta en casa de Ana. — "he/she gets together at Ana's house."
  8. Nosotros nos juntamos cada viernes. — "we get together every Friday."

Common mistakes with juntarse in the present

These are the errors learners actually make with this verb. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why it is wrong.

1. Yo junto con sus amigos.

Wrong: Yo junto con sus amigos.

Right: Yo me junto con sus amigos.

Juntarse is reflexive. Junto on its own means to join or put things together, like pieces of a puzzle.

2. Me junta con sus amigos.

Wrong: Me junta con sus amigos.

Right: Me junto con sus amigos.

Me pairs with the yo form junto. Junta is the él/ella form.

3. Dropping the reflexive pronoun

Wrong: Yo junto con sus amigos.

Right: Me junto con sus amigos.

Without the pronoun you are using the non-reflexive verb, which means something else. The pronoun is part of juntarse: me junto.

4. Using the present for a finished past action

Wrong: Ayer yo me junto con sus amigos.

Right: Ayer yo me junté con sus amigos.

Ayer (yesterday) signals a finished action, so it needs the preterite: me junté. The present me junto describes what you do now or usually, not what you did yesterday.

5. Forgetting the accent on the vosotros form

Wrong: Vosotros juntais con sus amigos.

Right: Vosotros juntáis con sus amigos.

The vosotros ending carries a written accent: juntáis. Without it, the spelling is wrong, even though the pronunciation is close.

Quiz: test yourself on juntarse in the present

Choose the right form for each sentence. The answers are at the end of this section, with an explanation for every question.

  1. Yo ___ con sus amigos
    • a) me junto
    • b) te juntas
    • c) se junta
    • d) nos juntamos
  2. Tú ___ en el parque
    • a) me junto
    • b) se junta
    • c) nos juntamos
    • d) te juntas
  3. Él ___ los fines de semana
    • a) te juntas
    • b) nos juntamos
    • c) se junta
    • d) me junto
  4. Nosotros ___ para jugar al fútbol
    • a) se junta
    • b) nos juntamos
    • c) me junto
    • d) te juntas
  5. Vosotros ___ en casa de Ana
    • a) os juntáis
    • b) me junto
    • c) te juntas
    • d) se junta
  6. Ellos ___ cada viernes
    • a) me junto
    • b) te juntas
    • c) se junta
    • d) se juntan
  7. Yo ___ con sus amigos
    • a) se junta
    • b) nos juntamos
    • c) me junto
    • d) te juntas
  8. Tú ___ en el parque
    • a) nos juntamos
    • b) te juntas
    • c) me junto
    • d) se junta

Answers

  1. a) me junto — The sentence needs the yo form, because the subject is yo.
  2. d) te juntas — The sentence needs the tú form, because the subject is tú.
  3. c) se junta — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form, because the subject is él/ella/Ud..
  4. b) nos juntamos — The sentence needs the nosotros/as form, because the subject is nosotros/as.
  5. a) os juntáis — The sentence needs the vosotros/as form, because the subject is vosotros/as.
  6. d) se juntan — The sentence needs the ellos/ellas/Uds. form, because the subject is ellos/ellas/Uds..
  7. c) me junto — The sentence needs the yo form, because the subject is yo.
  8. b) te juntas — The sentence needs the tú form, because the subject is tú.

Frequently asked questions about juntarse in the present

What is the difference between juntar and juntarse?

Juntar means to join or put things together: junto las piezas. Juntarse means to get together with people: me junto con mis amigos. The pronoun -se changes the meaning.

Is juntarse regular?

Yes, it is a regular -ar reflexive verb: me junto, te juntas, se junta, nos juntamos, os juntáis, se juntan.

Is juntarse regular in the present?

Yes. juntarse is regular in the present: the six forms are the stem junt- plus the regular endings, with no stem change. The only thing to watch is the written accent on the stressed endings, for example junto.

What are the gerund and the past participle of juntarse?

The gerund is juntando, used with estar for the progressive (estoy juntando), and the past participle is juntado, used with haber for the perfect tenses (he juntado).

How to remember juntarse

Four small habits will fix juntarse in your memory. First, say the present tense out loud, in order, three times: me junto, te juntas, se junta, nos juntamos, os juntáis, se juntan. Saying the forms is far more effective than reading them silently, because you hear the endings and the stem at the same time. Second, write three sentences about your own life: one about today with the present (me junto), one about yesterday with the preterite (me junté), and one about tomorrow with the future (me juntaré). Personal sentences stick because they are about you, not about a textbook. Third, remember the difference from reunirse: Juntarse is informal getting together with friends; reunirse is a more formal gathering, often family or work. Te juntas con tus amigos en el parque, pero os reunís con la familia en Navidad. Finally, learn the two key forms by heart: the gerund juntando and the past participle juntado. With those two and the present tense, you can already build the progressive (estoy juntando) and the present perfect (he juntado), which covers most everyday conversation.

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