Lesionarse Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish
The present tense of lesionarse — “to get injured” in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for lesionarse with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. 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. It is reflexive, so every form takes a reflexive pronoun that matches the person: me, te, se, nos, os or se. To see it in a real sentence: Me lesiono en el partido del sábado. — “I get injured in Saturday's match.” Learn the six forms in the table below, and the present tense of lesionarse will be ready for everyday conversation.
Present tense conjugation table: lesionarse
Every person of lesionarse in the present tense. The gerund is lesionando and the past participle is lesionado.
Present indicative
| Person | Pronoun | Form |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me | lesiono |
| tú | te | lesionas |
| él/ella/Ud. | se | lesiona |
| nosotros/as | nos | lesionamos |
| vosotros/as | os | lesionáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | se | lesionan |
How the present indicative of lesionarse is formed
The present indicative of lesionarse is built from the stem plus the present indicative endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.
| Person | Pronoun | Ending | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | me | -o | lesiono |
| tú | te | -as | lesionas |
| él/ella/Ud. | se | -a | lesiona |
| nosotros/as | nos | -amos | lesionamos |
| vosotros/as | os | -áis | lesionáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | se | -an | lesionan |
Lesionarse is reflexive, so the pronoun is part of every form: me lesiono, te lesionas, se lesiona. The pronoun always comes before the conjugated verb, and it changes with the person. Without it, the verb means something else, or nothing at all.
The gerund of lesionarse is lesionando and the past participle is lesionado. Both are regular for this verb, and the participle is the form you need for all the perfect tenses with haber.
When to use the present tense of lesionarse
The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and lesionarse appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.
Routines and habits
Use the present for things you do regularly, every day or every week. The present is the tense of routine, and lesionarse fits naturally into daily life.
“Yo me lesiono en el partido del sábado todos los días.” — “I get injured in Saturday's match every day.”
General facts
Use the present for facts that are true in general, not just today. When you state how something is, the present is the tense to use.
“Él se lesiona durante el entrenamiento.” — “He/she gets injured during training.”
What is happening right now
Use the present for what is happening at this moment. Spanish often uses the simple present where English uses the progressive, so me lesiono can mean both “I get injured” and “I am get injureding”.
“Ahora mismo, yo me lesiono al caer de la bicicleta.” — “Right now, I get injured when I fell off the bicycle.”
Fixed plans in the near future
Use the present for a plan that is already fixed, such as something arranged for tomorrow. Spanish uses the present for near-future plans much more freely than English does.
“Mañana, yo me lesiono en el gimnasio.” — “Tomorrow, I will get injured in the gym.”
Questions and negatives
Use the present to ask about habits and to say what does not happen. The question and the negative use exactly the same forms as the statement.
“¿Tú te lesionas en el partido del sábado?” — “Do you get injured in Saturday's match?”
The present tense vs the closest tenses
Present — habit or general fact vs Preterite — one finished occasion
The present describes a habit, a routine or a general fact — something that happens again and again or that is true in general. The preterite reports one finished occasion in the past. Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once, on a specific day.
- Present — habit or general fact: Se lesiona durante el entrenamiento. — “He/she gets injured during training.”
- Preterite — one finished occasion: Se lesionó durante el entrenamiento. — the same idea, placed in the preterite.
Present — now vs Imperfect — a past habit or background
The present talks about now. The imperfect talks about the past as a background — a repeated habit, an ongoing situation, something that used to happen. If you can add “used to” in English, the imperfect is usually the right choice; if it is happening now or always, use the present.
- Present — now: Se lesionan al caer de la bicicleta. — “They get injured when I fell off the bicycle.”
- Imperfect — a past habit or background: Se lesionaban al caer de la bicicleta. — the same idea, placed in the imperfect.
Present — now or a fixed plan vs Future — what will happen
The present describes what happens now, what you do regularly, or a plan that is already fixed. The future describes what will happen later — a promise, a prediction, a plan that is not yet under way. Spanish often uses the present for near-future plans, but the future is the form for a clear statement about tomorrow.
- Present — now or a fixed plan: Te lesionas en el gimnasio. — “You get injured in the gym.”
- Future — what will happen: Te lesionarás en el gimnasio. — the same idea, placed in the future.
Examples: lesionarse in the present tense
Seven sentences that show lesionarse in the present tense only, across all six persons. Read each one aloud, notice the ending, and check the translation.
- Yo me lesiono en el partido del sábado. — “I get injured in Saturday's match.”
- Tú te lesionas durante el entrenamiento. — “You get injured during training.”
- Él se lesiona al caer de la bicicleta. — “He gets injured when I fell off the bicycle.”
- Nosotros nos lesionamos en el gimnasio. — “We get injured in the gym.”
- Vosotros os lesionáis en el partido del sábado. — “You (plural) get injured in Saturday's match.”
- Ellos se lesionan durante el entrenamiento. — “They get injured during training.”
- ¿Tú te lesionas al caer de la bicicleta? — “Do you get injured when I fell off the bicycle?”
Common mistakes with lesionarse in the present tense
These are the errors learners actually make with lesionarse in the present tense. Each one shows the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.
✗ Yo lesionarse en el partido del sábado. (using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form).
✓ Correct: Yo me lesiono en el partido del sábado.
The infinitive is not a conjugated form. With yo, the present tense of lesionarse is me lesiono, not the infinitive lesionarse.
✗ Vosotros lesionais en el partido del sábado. (forgetting the accent on the vosotros form).
✓ Correct: Vosotros lesionáis en el partido del sábado.
The vosotros present form carries a written accent: lesionáis, not lesionais. The accent marks the stressed vowel, and leaving it out is a spelling mistake.
✗ Yo lesiono en el partido del sábado. (leaving out the reflexive pronoun).
✓ 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.
✗ Treating lesionarse and herirse as identical in every context. (confusing lesionarse with herirse).
✓ 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.
Quiz: lesionarse in the present tense
Eight questions on the present tense of lesionarse. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below — every answer is explained.
1. Which is the correct present tense form of lesionarse for tú?
- a) lesionas
- b) lesiono
- c) lesiona
- d) lesionan
2. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ en el partido del sábado. — “I get injured in Saturday's match.”
- a) lesiona
- b) lesionamos
- c) lesionas
- d) lesiono
3. Complete the sentence: Él ______ durante el entrenamiento. — “He/she gets injured during training.” (present tense)
- a) lesionaba
- b) lesionará
- c) lesiona
- d) lesionó
4. Which is the correct present tense form of lesionarse for nosotros?
- a) lesionan
- b) lesionamos
- c) lesiono
- d) lesiona
5. Which sentence uses lesionarse correctly in the present tense?
- a) Él se lesionó durante el entrenamiento.
- b) Él se lesiona durante el entrenamiento.
- c) Él se lesionará durante el entrenamiento.
- d) Ellos se lesiona durante el entrenamiento.
6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ al caer de la bicicleta. — “They get injured when I fell off the bicycle.”
- a) lesiono
- b) lesiona
- c) lesionamos
- d) lesionan
7. Complete the question: ¿Tú ______ en el gimnasio? — “Do you get injured in the gym?”
- a) lesiona
- b) lesionarás
- c) lesionas
- d) lesiono
8. What is the gerund of lesionarse?
- a) lesioné
- b) lesionando
- c) lesionado
- d) lesiono
Answer key
a) lesionas — The tú form is lesionas. The -s ending belongs to tú in the present; lesiono is yo, lesiona is él/ella and lesionan is ellos/ellas.
d) lesiono — The sentence needs the yo form in the present: lesiono. The other options are the wrong person.
c) lesiona — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: lesiona. The other options are the preterite, the imperfect and the future.
b) lesionamos — Nosotros takes lesionamos. In the present the nosotros ending for -ar verbs is -amos, attached to the stem.
b) Él se lesiona durante el entrenamiento. — Él se lesiona durante el entrenamiento. is correct: the verb agrees with its subject. The other sentences use the wrong person or the wrong tense.
d) lesionan — The subject is ellos/ellas/Uds., so the present form is lesionan.
c) lesionas — The question needs the tú form in the present: lesionas.
b) lesionando — The gerund is lesionando. It is the form you use with estar for the progressive (estar + gerund), and it is not the past participle lesionado.
Frequently asked questions
Is lesionarse regular in the present tense?
Yes, the forms are regular — the only thing to watch is the reflexive pronoun. Lesionarse takes me, te, se, nos, os or se before every form: me lesiono, te lesionas, se lesiona. Without the pronoun, the verb changes meaning or stops making sense.
What is the gerund and the past participle of lesionarse?
The gerund is lesionando and the past participle is lesionado. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.
How do you say “I get injured” in Spanish?
Say me lesiono. For example: Me lesiono en el partido del sábado. — “I get injured in Saturday's match.”
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”. The full conjugation of lesionarse is on its own page.
Related links
- Full conjugation of lesionarse — every tense and mood, with the complete tables.
- lesionarse examples and quiz — more sentences, dialogues and a longer quiz.
- Spanish Present tense guide — how the present tense works for all Spanish verbs.
- Spanish verbs — the full list of Spanish verbs on VerbFlow.
- Adentrarse conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with lesionarse.
- Agacharse conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with lesionarse.
- Aislarse conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with lesionarse.
- Present Tense Conjugator — practise this verb in the interactive tool.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on Spanish verbs.