Lesionarse Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb lesionarse means to get injured, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know 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. Like every Spanish verb, lesionarse 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 lesiono en el partido del sábado, and in the preterite you say me lesioné al caer de la bicicleta. 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: lesionarse
  • English: to get injured
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb, reflexive
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: lesionando
  • Past participle: lesionado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + lesionado)
  • 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 lesionarse, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Lesionarse is reflexive: me lesiono. Without the pronoun, lesionar means to injure someone else.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for lesionarse. 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 lesiono
tú te lesionas
él/ella/Ud. se lesiona
nosotros/as nos lesionamos
vosotros/as os lesionáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se lesionan

Preterite

Person Pronoun Form
yo me lesioné
tú te lesionaste
él/ella/Ud. se lesionó
nosotros/as nos lesionamos
vosotros/as os lesionasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se lesionaron

Imperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me lesionaba
tú te lesionabas
él/ella/Ud. se lesionaba
nosotros/as nos lesionábamos
vosotros/as os lesionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se lesionaban

Future

Person Pronoun Form
yo me lesionaré
tú te lesionarás
él/ella/Ud. se lesionará
nosotros/as nos lesionaremos
vosotros/as os lesionaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se lesionarán

Conditional

Person Pronoun Form
yo me lesionaría
tú te lesionarías
él/ella/Ud. se lesionaría
nosotros/as nos lesionaríamos
vosotros/as os lesionaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se lesionarían

Present perfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Future perfect

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

Conditional perfect

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

Present subjunctive

Person Pronoun Form
yo me lesione
tú te lesiones
él/ella/Ud. se lesione
nosotros/as nos lesionemos
vosotros/as os lesionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se lesionen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Person Pronoun Form
yo me lesionara
tú te lesionaras
él/ella/Ud. se lesionara
nosotros/as nos lesionáramos
vosotros/as os lesionarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se lesionaran

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Pronoun Form
tú te lesiona
él/ella/Ud. se lesione
nosotros/as nos lesionemos
vosotros/as os lesionad
ellos/ellas/Uds. se lesionen

Imperative (negative)

Person Pronoun Form
tú te lesiones
él/ella/Ud. se lesione
nosotros/as nos lesionemos
vosotros/as os lesionéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se lesionen

Gerund and past participle

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

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 lesionarse, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Me lesiono en el partido del sábado. 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 lesionarse, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, me lesioné durante el entrenamiento. 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 lesionarse, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, me lesionaba al caer de la bicicleta. 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 lesionarse, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, me lesionaré en el gimnasio. 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 lesionarse, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Me lesionaría en el partido del sábado 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 lesionarse, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, me he lesionado durante el entrenamiento. 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 lesionarse, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Me había lesionado al caer de la bicicleta 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 lesionarse, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, me habré lesionado en el gimnasio. 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 lesionarse, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Me habría lesionado en el partido del sábado 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 lesionarse, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él se lesione durante el entrenamiento. 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 lesionarse, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él se lesionara al caer de la bicicleta, 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 lesionarse, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: Que se lesione en el gimnasio. 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 lesionarse, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No te lesiones en el partido del sábado. 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 lesionarse, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. Me lesiono en el partido del sábado. — I get injured in Saturday's match.
  2. Se lesiona durante el entrenamiento. — He/she gets injured during training.
  3. Ayer, me lesioné al caer de la bicicleta. — Yesterday, I got injured when I fell off the bicycle.
  4. Antes, nosotros nos lesionábamos en el gimnasio. — Before, we used to get injured in the gym.
  5. Mañana, tú te lesionarás en el partido del sábado. — Tomorrow, you will get injured in Saturday's match.
  6. Yo me lesionaría durante el entrenamiento si tuviera más tiempo. — I would get injured during training if I had more time.
  7. Él se ha lesionado al caer de la bicicleta. — He has got injured when I fell off the bicycle.
  8. Espero que él se lesione en el gimnasio. — I hope he gets injured in the gym.
  9. Yo ya me había lesionado en el partido del sábado antes de salir. — I had already got injured in Saturday's match before leaving.
  10. Ellos se lesionaban durante el entrenamiento cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to get injured during training when they were young.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo lesiono en el partido del sábado. — Right: 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.
  2. Wrong: Ayer yo lesiono durante el entrenamiento. — Right: 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.
  3. Wrong: Treating lesionarse and herirse as identical in every context. — Right: 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.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy lesionado durante el entrenamiento. — Right: 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.
  5. Wrong: De niño, yo lesioné al caer de la bicicleta todos los días. — Right: 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: test yourself

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

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ en el partido del sábado. (present tense) A. me lesiono B. te lesionas C. se lesiona D. nos lesionamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ durante el entrenamiento. (preterite) A. me lesioné B. te lesionaste C. se lesionaron D. se lesionó

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ al caer de la bicicleta. (imperfect) A. te lesionabas B. se lesionaban C. nos lesionábamos D. me lesionaba

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ en el gimnasio. (future) A. nos lesionaremos B. te lesionarás C. me lesionaré D. se lesionará

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ en el partido del sábado si pudiera. (conditional) A. me lesionaría B. te lesionarías C. se lesionaría D. se lesionarían

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ durante el entrenamiento. (present subjunctive) A. me lesione B. te lesiones C. nos lesionemos D. se lesione

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ al caer de la bicicleta, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. se lesionara B. nos lesionáramos C. me lesionara D. te lesionaras

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ en el gimnasio. (present perfect) A. se han lesionado B. nos hemos lesionado C. me he lesionado D. te has lesionado

  9. Complete the command: No ___ en el partido del sábado. (negative imperative, tú) A. te lesiones B. se lesione C. nos lesionemos D. os lesionéis

  10. Which is the gerund of lesionarse, used with estar for the progressive? A. lesionado B. lesiono C. lesioné D. lesionando

Answer key

  1. me lesiono — The first-person present of lesionarse is me lesiono. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
  2. se lesionó — The third-person preterite of lesionarse is se lesionó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
  3. nos lesionábamos — The nosotros imperfect of lesionarse is nos lesionábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
  4. te lesionarás — The second-person future of lesionarse is te lesionarás.
  5. me lesionaría — The first-person conditional of lesionarse is me lesionaría, the form for what would happen.
  6. se lesione — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of lesionarse is se lesione.
  7. me lesionara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of lesionarse is me lesionara.
  8. nos hemos lesionado — The nosotros present perfect of lesionarse is nos hemos lesionado: hemos + lesionado.
  9. te lesiones — The negative tú imperative uses the present subjunctive form with no before it: te lesiones.
  10. lesionando — The gerund of lesionarse is lesionando: estoy lesionando. The participle lesionado is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does lesionarse mean in English?

Lesionarse means to get injured. It is used in everyday situations such as Me lesiono en el partido del sábado. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is lesionarse a reflexive verb?

Yes. Lesionarse is reflexive, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun that matches the person: me, te, se, nos, os or se. For example, Me lesiono en el partido del sábado and él se lesiona durante el entrenamiento. If you leave the pronoun out, the verb changes meaning or stops making sense.

What is the difference between lesionarse and herirse?

Lesionarse means to get injured, while herirse means to hurt yourself, in general. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use lesionarse when you mean to get injured, as in Me lesiono en el partido del sábado, and use herirse for to hurt yourself, in general. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.

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

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo me lesioné durante el entrenamiento. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo me lesionaba al caer de la bicicleta. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo me he lesionado durante el entrenamiento.

How do I practise lesionarse?

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

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