Matricularse Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb matricularse means to enrol, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Matricularse is a regular -ar, reflexive verb, so the tables below show you exactly how it behaves in every tense. Matricularse is reflexive, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun that matches the person: me, te, se, nos, os or se. For example, me matriculo en la universidad means "I enrol at university". Without the pronoun, the verb changes meaning or stops making sense. On this page you will find the full conjugation of matricularse in all thirteen tenses, notes on when to use each one, example sentences, the mistakes learners make most often, a ten-question quiz and answers to the questions students ask about this verb. For example, in the present tense you say Yo me matriculo en la universidad — "I enrol at university" — and in the preterite you say Yo me matriculé en un curso de inglés — "I enroled on an English course". 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: matricularse
  • English: to enrol
  • Verb type: regular -ar, reflexive verb
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: matriculando
  • Past participle: matriculado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + matriculado)
  • 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 matricularse, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Matricularse is reflexive: me matriculo, te matriculas. Without the pronoun, matricular means something else — it acts on someone or something else, not on yourself.

Full conjugation tables

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

Gerund: matriculando · Past participle: matriculado

Present indicative

Person Pronoun Form
yo me matriculo
tú te matriculas
él/ella/Ud. se matricula
nosotros/as nos matriculamos
vosotros/as os matriculáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se matriculan

Preterite

Person Pronoun Form
yo me matriculé
tú te matriculaste
él/ella/Ud. se matriculó
nosotros/as nos matriculamos
vosotros/as os matriculasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se matricularon

Imperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me matriculaba
tú te matriculabas
él/ella/Ud. se matriculaba
nosotros/as nos matriculábamos
vosotros/as os matriculabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se matriculaban

Future

Person Pronoun Form
yo me matricularé
tú te matricularás
él/ella/Ud. se matriculará
nosotros/as nos matricularemos
vosotros/as os matricularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se matricularán

Conditional

Person Pronoun Form
yo me matricularía
tú te matricularías
él/ella/Ud. se matricularía
nosotros/as nos matricularíamos
vosotros/as os matricularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se matricularían

Present perfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Future perfect

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

Conditional perfect

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

Present subjunctive

Person Pronoun Form
yo me matricule
tú te matricules
él/ella/Ud. se matricule
nosotros/as nos matriculemos
vosotros/as os matriculéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se matriculen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Person Pronoun Form
yo me matriculara
tú te matricularas
él/ella/Ud. se matriculara
nosotros/as nos matriculáramos
vosotros/as os matricularais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se matricularan

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Pronoun Form
tú te matricula
él/ella/Ud. se matricule
nosotros/as nos matriculemos
vosotros/as os matriculad
ellos/ellas/Uds. se matriculen

Imperative (negative)

Person Pronoun Form
tú te matricules
él/ella/Ud. se matricule
nosotros/as nos matriculemos
vosotros/as os matriculéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se matriculen

Gerund and past participle

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

How to use each tense

Present indicative

Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. It is the tense you will use most often in everyday conversation, for habits with words like todos los días and for statements that are true in general. For matricularse, the present indicative looks like this in a real sentence: Yo me matriculo en un curso de inglés — "I enrol on an English course". Learn the present indicative 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 in the past — things that started and ended, often with time words like ayer, anoche or la semana pasada. The preterite moves a story forward, one completed event at a time. For matricularse, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: En septiembre, yo me matriculé — "In september, I enroled". 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 words like antes, de niño or mientras. It describes how things used to be, not one finished event. For matricularse, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo me matriculaba en la universidad — "I used to enrol at university". 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. It talks about what will happen, not what is happening now. For matricularse, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Yo me matricularé en un curso de inglés — "I will enrol on an English course". 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 in si clauses. It softens a request and describes imagined situations. For matricularse, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: En septiembre, yo me matricularía — "In september, I would enrol". 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. It connects the past with the present moment. For matricularse, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo me he matriculado en la universidad — "I have enroled at university". 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. It is the past of the past, and it usually appears with antes de or ya. For matricularse, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo me había matriculado en un curso de inglés — "I had enroled on an English course". 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, often with para mañana or para el viernes. For matricularse, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: En septiembre, yo me habré matriculado — "In september, I will have enroled". 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. It looks back at a past that never happened. For matricularse, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo me habría matriculado en la universidad — "I would have enroled at university". 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. The subjunctive does not state a fact; it states an attitude towards the action. For matricularse, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él se matricule en un curso de inglés — "I hope he enrols on an English course". 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 matricularse, the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) looks like this in a real sentence: Si yo me matriculara en septiembre, todo cambiaría — "If I enroled in September, everything would change". Learn the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) 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. It tells someone to do something, and it has no yo form. For matricularse, the imperative (affirmative) looks like this in a real sentence: Que se matricule en la universidad — "Let him enrol at university". Learn the imperative (affirmative) 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. It uses the subjunctive forms, so it looks different from the affirmative commands. For matricularse, the imperative (negative) looks like this in a real sentence: No te matricules en un curso de inglés — "Don't enrol on an English course". Learn the imperative (negative) 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 matricularse, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. En septiembre, yo me matriculo — "In september, I enrol"
  2. Él se matricula en la universidad — "He enrols at university"
  3. Yo me matriculé en un curso de inglés — "I enroled on an English course"
  4. En septiembre, yo me matriculaba — "In september, I used to enrol"
  5. Tú te matricularás en la universidad — "You will enrol at university"
  6. Yo me matricularía en un curso de inglés — "I would enrol on an English course"
  7. En septiembre, él se ha matriculado — "In september, he has enroled"
  8. Espero que él se matricule en la universidad — "I hope he enrols at university"
  9. Yo me había matriculado en un curso de inglés — "I had enroled on an English course"
  10. En septiembre, ellos se matriculaban — "In september, they used to enrol"

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo matriculo en la universidad — Right: Yo me matriculo en la universidad — Matricularse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required: without it the verb means something else, or nothing at all.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo me matriculo — Right: Ayer, yo me matriculé — The present tense cannot describe a finished action yesterday. Ayer forces the preterite, so the form must change to matriculé.
  3. Wrong: De niño, yo me matriculé todos los días. — Right: Todos los días, yo me matriculaba — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (matriculaba), not the preterite. The preterite (matriculé) is for one finished action.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy matriculado en un curso de inglés. — Right: Yo me he matriculado en un curso de inglés. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he matriculado, has matriculado, ha matriculado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  5. Wrong: Espero que él matricula en la universidad. — Right: Espero que él se matricule en la universidad. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: matricule. The indicative matricula is wrong here.

Quiz: test yourself

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

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo me ___ en la universidad. (present tense) A. matricularemos B. he matriculado C. matriculo D. matriculara

  2. Complete the sentence: Él se ___ en la universidad. (preterite) A. hemos matriculado B. habéis matriculado C. matricularíais D. matriculó

  3. Complete the sentence: Nosotros nos ___ en la universidad. (imperfect) A. habíamos matriculado B. matriculábamos C. matriculó D. matricularás

  4. Complete the sentence: Tú te ___ en la universidad. (future) A. matricularás B. matriculabais C. matricularían D. matriculéis

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo me ___ en la universidad. (conditional) A. matricularía B. matricularíamos C. habríamos matriculado D. matriculaban

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él se ___ en la universidad. (present subjunctive) A. habré matriculado B. habrá matriculado C. matricule D. habíais matriculado

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo me ___ en la universidad, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. matriculara B. matriculas C. habríamos matriculado D. matricularan

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros nos ___ en la universidad. (present perfect) A. matriculad B. matriculemos C. hemos matriculado D. matriculamos

  9. Complete the command: No te ___ en la universidad. (negative imperative, tú) A. matriculen B. matriculemos C. matricules D. matricule

  10. Which is the gerund of matricularse, used with estar for the progressive? A. matriculando B. matriculado C. matricularé D. matriculo

Answer key

  1. me matriculo — The yo present tense of matricularse is me matriculo.
  2. se matriculó — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of matricularse is se matriculó.
  3. nos matriculábamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of matricularse is nos matriculábamos.
  4. te matricularás — The tú future of matricularse is te matricularás.
  5. me matricularía — The yo conditional of matricularse is me matricularía.
  6. se matricule — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of matricularse is se matricule.
  7. me matriculara — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of matricularse is me matriculara.
  8. nos hemos matriculado — The nosotros/as present perfect of matricularse is nos hemos matriculado.
  9. te matricules — The negative tú imperative uses the present subjunctive form with no before it: te matricules.
  10. matriculando — The gerund of matricularse is matriculando: estoy matriculando. The participle matriculado is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does matricularse mean in English?

Matricularse means to enrol. It is used in everyday situations such as Yo me matriculo en la universidad. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is matricularse a reflexive verb?

Yes. Matricularse is reflexive, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun that matches the person: me, te, se, nos, os or se. For example, Yo me matriculo en la universidad and Él se matricula en un curso de inglés. If you leave the pronoun out, the verb changes meaning or stops making sense.

What is the gerund and the past participle of matricularse?

The gerund is matriculando, used with estar for the progressive: estoy matriculando. The past participle is matriculado, used with haber in the perfect tenses: he matriculado.

How do I say “I enrol” in the past?

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: Yo me matriculé en un curso de inglés. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: En septiembre, yo me matriculaba. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: Yo me he matriculado en la universidad.

How do I practise matricularse?

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

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