Trasladarse Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of trasladarse — "to move, to transfer" 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 trasladarse 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. Trasladarse means to move or to transfer, and it is used for moving to another city for work, transferring to another office and moving house in a formal register. It is reflexive, and it is the formal partner of mudarse. To see it in a real sentence: Él se traslada a otra ciudad por el trabajo. — "He/she moves to another city for work." Work through the table below, then the formation notes, the usage rules and the contrast with the preterite, and test yourself at the end.

Present tense conjugation table: trasladarse

Every person of trasladarse in the present tense. The gerund is trasladando and the past participle is trasladado.

Present indicative

Person Pronoun Form
yo me traslado
tú te trasladas
él/ella/Ud. se traslada
nosotros/as nos trasladamos
vosotros/as os trasladáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se trasladan

How the present indicative of trasladarse is formed

The present indicative of trasladarse is built from the stem traslad- plus the present 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 Ending Form
yo -o me traslado
tú -as te trasladas
él/ella/Ud. -a se traslada
nosotros/as -amos nos trasladamos
vosotros/as -áis os trasladáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an se trasladan

trasladarse is a reflexive verb, so every form carries a reflexive pronoun in front of it: me, te, se, nos, os, se. The pronoun always goes before the conjugated verb in the present tense. The gerund is trasladando, with the pronoun attached to the end, and the past participle is trasladado.

When to use the present tense of trasladarse

The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and trasladarse 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.

Habits and routines

The present tense describes things you do regularly. If you do it every day, every week or every morning, the present is the tense to use. For trasladarse, this use looks like this: "Yo me traslado a otra ciudad por el trabajo." — "I move to another city for work." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

General facts

The present tense states facts that are generally true, not tied to one moment. It is the tense for definitions and permanent situations. For trasladarse, this use looks like this: "Él se traslada a la oficina de Barcelona." — "He/she moves to the Barcelona office." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

What is happening now

The present tense also covers what is happening at this moment, especially with verbs that describe an action in progress. For trasladarse, this use looks like this: "Nosotros nos trasladamos a una casa cerca del colegio." — "We move to a house near the school." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Timetables and schedules

The present tense is used for fixed plans and timetables, such as trains, classes and opening times, even when they refer to the future. For trasladarse, this use looks like this: "Ellos se trasladan con la empresa el año que viene." — "They move with the company next year." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Instructions and requests

The present tense appears in instructions and polite requests, where it sounds softer than a direct command. For trasladarse, this use looks like this: "Tú te trasladas a otra ciudad por el trabajo." — "You move to another city for work." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

The present tense vs the preterite

Learners often mix up the present and the preterite with trasladarse. The rule is simple: the present is for habits, facts and what is happening now, while the preterite is for one finished action in the past. The three pairs below show the same idea in both tenses, so you can feel the difference.

Pair 1: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Yo me traslado a otra ciudad por el trabajo." — "I move to another city for work."
  • Preterite: "Yo me trasladé a otra ciudad por el trabajo." — "I moved to another city for work." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 2: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Él se traslada a la oficina de Barcelona." — "He/she moves to the Barcelona office."
  • Preterite: "Él se trasladó a la oficina de Barcelona." — "He/she moved to the Barcelona office." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 3: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Nosotros nos trasladamos a una casa cerca del colegio." — "We move to a house near the school."
  • Preterite: "Nosotros nos trasladamos a una casa cerca del colegio." — "We moved to a house near the school." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Example sentences in the present tense

Eight natural sentences with trasladarse in the present tense only. Each one uses a form from the table above.

  1. Yo me traslado a otra ciudad por el trabajo. — I move to another city for work.
  2. Tú te trasladas a la oficina de Barcelona. — You move to the Barcelona office.
  3. Él se traslada a una casa cerca del colegio. — He/she moves to a house near the school.
  4. Nosotros nos trasladamos con la empresa el año que viene. — We move with the company next year.
  5. Vosotros os trasladáis a otra ciudad por el trabajo. — You all move to another city for work.
  6. Ellos se trasladan a la oficina de Barcelona. — They move to the Barcelona office.
  7. Yo me traslado a una casa cerca del colegio. — I move to a house near the school.
  8. Él se traslada con la empresa el año que viene. — He/she moves with the company next year.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Vosotros trasladais a la oficina de Barcelona. — Right: Vosotros trasladáis a la oficina de Barcelona. — The vosotros present form carries a written accent: trasladáis, not trasladais.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo me traslado a una casa cerca del colegio. — Right: Ayer, yo me trasladé a una casa cerca del colegio. — Ayer means yesterday, so it needs the preterite (me trasladé), not the present (me traslado). The present is for now, not for yesterday.
  3. Wrong: Yo se traslada a otra ciudad por el trabajo. — Right: Yo me traslado a otra ciudad por el trabajo. — The person matters: se traslada is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is me traslado.
  4. Wrong: Yo traslado con la empresa el año que viene. — Right: Yo me traslado con la empresa el año que viene. — Trasladarse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required before the present form.

Quiz: test yourself

Eight questions on the present tense of trasladarse. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a otra ciudad por el trabajo. (present tense) A. me traslado B. te trasladas C. se traslada D. nos trasladamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ a la oficina de Barcelona. (present tense) A. te trasladas B. me traslado C. se traslada D. nos trasladamos

  3. Complete the sentence: Él ___ a una casa cerca del colegio. (present tense) A. se traslada B. me traslado C. te trasladas D. nos trasladamos

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ con la empresa el año que viene. (present tense) A. nos trasladamos B. me traslado C. te trasladas D. se traslada

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros ___ a otra ciudad por el trabajo. (present tense) A. os trasladáis B. me traslado C. te trasladas D. se traslada

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ___ a la oficina de Barcelona. (present tense) A. se trasladan B. me traslado C. te trasladas D. se traslada

  7. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a una casa cerca del colegio. (present tense) A. me traslado B. te trasladas C. se traslada D. nos trasladamos

  8. Complete the sentence: Él ___ con la empresa el año que viene. (present tense) A. se traslada B. me traslado C. te trasladas D. nos trasladamos

Answer key

  1. me traslado — The yo present form of trasladarse is me traslado. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  2. te trasladas — The tu present form of trasladarse is te trasladas. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  3. se traslada — The el present form of trasladarse is se traslada. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  4. nos trasladamos — The nosotros present form of trasladarse is nos trasladamos. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  5. os trasladáis — The vosotros present form of trasladarse is os trasladáis. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  6. se trasladan — The ellos present form of trasladarse is se trasladan. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  7. me traslado — The yo present form of trasladarse is me traslado. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  8. se traslada — The el present form of trasladarse is se traslada. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.

Frequently asked questions

When do I use the present tense of trasladarse?

Use the present tense of trasladarse for habits, facts and what is happening now. For example: Yo me traslado a otra ciudad por el trabajo. — "I move to another city for work." The usage rules above give five situations with examples.

How is the present tense of trasladarse formed?

Take the stem traslad- and add the present endings for -ar verbs. The full table is at the top of this page.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of trasladarse?

The present describes a habit or a present fact, while the preterite describes a finished action. Compare Yo me traslado a la oficina de Barcelona. with Yo me trasladé a la oficina de Barcelona. — the verb is the same, but the time meaning changes.

How do I practise the present tense of trasladarse?

Drill the six forms in the table above until you can say them without looking, then use the trasladarse examples and quiz page for more sentences, and test yourself with the Trasladarse conjugation page for the full picture across all tenses.

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