Lesionarse Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

lesionarse means “to get injured” in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Lesionarse means to get injured, and it is the verb for hurting yourself in sport, at work or in an accident. It is reflexive, because the injury happens to your own body, and it is used with the part of the body or the place where the injury happened. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by tense, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of lesionarse; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the lesionarse present tense page.

lesionarse in everyday use: examples with translations

In the present tense

  1. Yo me lesiono en el partido del sábado. — “I get injured in Saturday's match.”
  2. Él se lesiona durante el entrenamiento. — “He gets injured during training.”
  3. Nosotros nos lesionamos al caer de la bicicleta. — “We get injured when I fell off the bicycle.”
  4. Ellos se lesionan en el gimnasio. — “They get injured in the gym.”

In the past

  1. Ayer, yo me lesioné durante el entrenamiento. — “Yesterday, I got injured during training.”
  2. Antes, nosotros nos lesionábamos al caer de la bicicleta. — “Before, we used to get injured when I fell off the bicycle.”
  3. Él se lesionó en el gimnasio. — “He got injured in the gym.”
  4. Yo ya me había lesionado en el partido del sábado antes de salir. — “I had already got injured in Saturday's match before leaving.”

Plans, hopes and possibilities

  1. Mañana, tú te lesionarás en el partido del sábado. — “Tomorrow, you will get injured in Saturday's match.”
  2. Yo me lesionaría durante el entrenamiento si tuviera más tiempo. — “I would get injured during training if I had more time.”
  3. Él se ha lesionado al caer de la bicicleta. — “He has got injured when I fell off the bicycle.”
  4. Espero que él se lesione en el gimnasio. — “I hope he gets injured in the gym.”

lesionarse in conversation

Two short dialogues that use lesionarse the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

Two friends talk about their day.

  • Ana: Yo me lesiono en el partido del sábado. — “I get injured in Saturday's match.”
  • Bea: Él se lesiona durante el entrenamiento. — “He gets injured during training.”
  • Ana: Ayer, yo me lesioné durante el entrenamiento. — “Yesterday, I got injured during training.”
  • Bea: Mañana, tú te lesionarás en el partido del sábado. — “Tomorrow, you will get injured in Saturday's match.”

At home, talking about tomorrow.

  • Luis: Nosotros nos lesionamos al caer de la bicicleta. — “We get injured when I fell off the bicycle.”
  • Marta: Antes, nosotros nos lesionábamos al caer de la bicicleta. — “Before, we used to get injured when I fell off the bicycle.”
  • Luis: Yo me lesionaría durante el entrenamiento si tuviera más tiempo. — “I would get injured during training if I had more time.”
  • Marta: Espero que él se lesione en el gimnasio. — “I hope he gets injured in the gym.”

A short scene with lesionarse

A short scene shows how lesionarse works across the day. In the morning: Me lesiono en el partido del sábado. In the afternoon: Se lesiona durante el entrenamiento. Yesterday it was different: Ayer, me lesioné al caer de la bicicleta. And tomorrow: Mañana, me lesionaré en el gimnasio. Four small moments, four tenses, one verb — that is how lesionarse sounds in real life. Try changing the person in each sentence: say it about yourself, about a friend, and about your family, and the forms will start to feel automatic.

Common mistakes with lesionarse

The errors learners actually make with lesionarse, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ Yo lesiono en el partido del sábado.

✓ Correct: Yo me lesiono en el partido del sábado.

Lesionarse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required: without it the verb means something else, or nothing at all.

✗ Ayer yo lesiono durante el entrenamiento.

✓ Correct: Ayer yo lesioné durante el entrenamiento.

The present and the preterite are different tenses: lesiono is happening now, while lesioné is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.

✗ Treating lesionarse and herirse as identical in every context.

✓ Correct: Lesionarse means to get injured, while herirse means to hurt yourself, in general.

They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: lesionarse fits sentences such as Me lesiono en el partido del sábado, while herirse belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.

✗ Yo soy lesionado durante el entrenamiento.

✓ Correct: Yo he lesionado durante el entrenamiento.

Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he lesionado, has lesionado, ha lesionado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

✗ De niño, yo lesioné al caer de la bicicleta todos los días.

✓ Correct: De niño, yo lesionaba al caer de la bicicleta todos los días.

For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (lesionaba), not the preterite. The preterite (lesioné) is for one finished action.

Quiz: lesionarse in use

Ten questions on lesionarse — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

1. Complete the sentence: Él ______ durante el entrenamiento. — “He/she gets injured during training.”

  • a) se lesiona
  • b) me lesiono
  • c) te lesionas
  • d) nos lesionamos

2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ______ al caer de la bicicleta. — “Yesterday, I got injured when I fell off the bicycle.”

  • a) te lesionaste
  • b) se lesionó
  • c) se lesionaron
  • d) me lesioné

3. Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ en el gimnasio cuando eran jóvenes. — “They used to get injured in the gym when they were young.”

  • a) te lesionabas
  • b) nos lesionábamos
  • c) se lesionaban
  • d) me lesionaba

4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, nosotros ______ en el partido del sábado. — “Tomorrow, we will get injured in Saturday's match.”

  • a) se lesionarán
  • b) nos lesionaremos
  • c) me lesionaré
  • d) te lesionarás

5. Complete the sentence: Él ______ durante el entrenamiento si pudiera. — “He would get injured during training if he could.”

  • a) se lesionaría
  • b) me lesionaría
  • c) te lesionarías
  • d) nos lesionaríamos

6. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ al caer de la bicicleta. — “I have got injured when I fell off the bicycle.”

  • a) te has lesionado
  • b) se ha lesionado
  • c) se han lesionado
  • d) me he lesionado

7. Complete the sentence: Espero que tú ______ en el gimnasio. — “I hope you get injured in the gym.”

  • a) se lesione
  • b) nos lesionemos
  • c) te lesiones
  • d) me lesione

8. Which is the past participle of lesionarse, used with haber in the perfect tenses?

  • a) lesioné
  • b) lesionado
  • c) lesionando
  • d) lesiono

9. What does lesionarse mean in English?

  • a) to get injured
  • b) to hurt yourself, in general
  • c) to premiere, to wear for the first time
  • d) to exhibit

10. Which sentence is correct?

  • a) Él lesiona durante el entrenamiento.
  • b) Él lesiono durante el entrenamiento.
  • c) Nosotros lesiona al caer de la bicicleta.
  • d) Yo lesiona en el partido del sábado.

Answer key

  1. a) se lesiona — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: se lesiona.

  2. d) me lesioné — The sentence needs the yo form in the preterite: me lesioné, for one finished action yesterday.

  3. c) se lesionaban — The sentence needs the ellos/ellas form in the imperfect: se lesionaban, for a repeated past habit.

  4. b) nos lesionaremos — The sentence needs the nosotros form in the future: nos lesionaremos.

  5. a) se lesionaría — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the conditional: se lesionaría.

  6. d) me he lesionado — The sentence needs the yo form in the present perfect: me he lesionado, haber + lesionado.

  7. c) te lesiones — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the tú present subjunctive is te lesiones.

  8. b) lesionado — The past participle is lesionado: he lesionado, has lesionado, ha lesionado. The gerund lesionando is used with estar instead.

  9. a) to get injured — lesionarse means to get injured. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.

  10. a) Él lesiona durante el entrenamiento. — Él lesiona durante el entrenamiento. is correct: the verb agrees with its subject. The other sentences mix up the person and the form.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use lesionarse in everyday conversation?

Start with the phrases in the examples above — especially the common combinations such as Me lesiono en el partido del sábado and Se lesiona durante el entrenamiento. Use the present tense for habits and general facts, and the preterite for things that happened once. Say the sentences aloud until the forms feel automatic, then swap in your own details: your own town, your own family, your own routine.

What is the difference between lesionarse and herirse?

Lesionarse means “to get injured”, while herirse means “to hurt yourself, in general”. They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use lesionarse when you mean “to get injured” and herirse when you mean “to hurt yourself, in general”.

Which tense do I need most with lesionarse?

The present tense, for habits, routines and general facts — that is where you will use lesionarse most. The preterite comes next, for things that happened once and ended. The examples on this page use both, plus the imperfect, the future and the present perfect, so you can see the verb across the tenses you actually need.

Is lesionarse formal or informal?

Lesionarse is neutral — it is used in both formal and informal Spanish, at home, at work and at school. There is no special formal version of it; the same forms work in a conversation with a friend and in a letter to a company. What changes is the situation, not the verb.

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