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Adaptarse (to adapt) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of adaptarse (to adapt) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Adaptarse (to adapt) - Verb conjugation and exercises

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Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Adaptarse (to adapt) Adaptándose (Adapting) Adaptado (Adapted)

Adaptarse (to adapt): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) me adapto I adapt
(tú) te adaptas You adapt
(él/ella) se adapta he/she adapts
(nosotros/nosotras) nos adaptamos we adapt
(vosotros/vosotras) os adaptáis You adapt
(ellos/ellas) se adaptan they adapt

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me he adaptado I have adapted
(tú) te has adaptado You have adapted
(él/ella) se ha adaptado he/she has adapted
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hemos adaptado We have adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) os habéis adaptado You have adapted
(ellos/ellas) se han adaptado they have adapted

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) me adapte I adapt
(tú) te adaptes you adapt
(él/ella) se adapte he adapts/she adapts
(nosotros/nosotras) nos adaptemos we adapt
(vosotros/vosotras) os adaptéis You adapt
(ellos/ellas) se adapten they adapt

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me haya adaptado I have adapted
(tú) te hayas adaptado you have adapted
(él/ella) se haya adaptado he has adapted/she has adapted
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hayamos adaptado we have adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) os hayáis adaptado You have adapted
(ellos/ellas) se hayan adaptado they have adapted

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me adaptaba I used to adapt
(tú) te adaptabas You adapted
(él/ella) se adaptaba he/she was adapting
(nosotros/nosotras) nos adaptábamos we adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) os adaptabais You adapted
(ellos/ellas) se adaptaban they adapted

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me había adaptado I had adapted
(tú) te habías adaptado You had adapted
(él/ella) se había adaptado he/she had adapted
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habíamos adaptado We had adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) os habíais adaptado You had adapted
(ellos/ellas) se habían adaptado they had adapted

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me adaptara/me adaptase I adapted
(tú) te adaptaras/te adaptases You adapted
(él/ella) se adaptara/se adaptase he/she adapted
(nosotros/nosotras) nos adaptáramos/nos adaptásemos we adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) os adaptarais/os adaptaseis You would adapt
(ellos/ellas) se adaptaran/se adaptasen they adapted

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me hubiera/hubiese adaptado I had adapted
(tú) te hubieras/hubieses adaptado You had adapted
(él/ella) se hubiera/hubiese adaptado he/she had adapted
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubiéramos/hubiésemos adaptado we would have adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubierais/hubieseis adaptado You would have adapted
(ellos/ellas) se hubieran/hubiesen adaptado they had adapted

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) me adapté I adapted
(tú) te adaptaste You adapted
(él/ella) se adaptó he/she adapted
(nosotros/nosotras) nos adaptamos we adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) os adaptasteis You adapted
(ellos/ellas) se adaptaron they adapted

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube adaptado I had adapted
(tú) hubiste adaptado you had adapted
(él/ella) hubo adaptado he adapted/she adapted
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos adaptado we had adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis adaptado You adapted
(ellos/ellas) hubieron adaptado they had adapted

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me adaptare I will adapt
(tú) te adaptares you will adapt
(él/ella) se adaptare he will adapt/she will adapt
(nosotros/nosotras) nos adaptáremos we will adapt
(vosotros/vosotras) os adaptareis You will adapt
(ellos/ellas) se adaptaren they adapt

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me hubiere adaptado I will have adapted
(tú) te hubieres adaptado You will have adapted
(él/ella) se hubiere adaptado he/she will have adapted
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubiéremos adaptado we will have adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubiereis adaptado you would have adapted
(ellos/ellas) se hubieren adaptado they will have adapted

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me adaptaré I will adapt
(tú) te adaptarás You will adapt
(él/ella) se adaptará he will adapt/she will adapt
(nosotros/nosotras) nos adaptaremos we will adapt
(vosotros/vosotras) os adaptaréis You will adapt
(ellos/ellas) se adaptarán they will adapt

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habré adaptado I will have adapted
(tú) te habrás adaptado You will have adapted
(él/ella) se habrá adaptado he/she will have adapted
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habremos adaptado we will have adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) os habréis adaptado You will have adapted
(ellos/ellas) se habrán adaptado they will have adapted
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Adáptate! Adapt!
¡Adáptese! Adapt!
¡Adaptémonos! Let's adapt!
¡Adaptaos! Adapt!
¡Adáptense! Adapt!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No me adapte! Do not adapt!
No te adaptes! Do not adapt!
No se adapte! Let's not adapt!
No nos adaptemos! Do not adapt!
No os adaptéis! Do not adapt!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me adaptaría I would adapt
(tú) te adaptarías You would adapt
(él/ella) se adaptaría he/she would adapt
(nosotros/nosotras) nos adaptaríamos we would adapt
(vosotros/vosotras) os adaptaríais You would adapt
(ellos/ellas) se adaptarían they would adapt

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habría adaptado I would have adapted
(tú) te habrías adaptado you would have adapted
(él/ella) se habría adaptado he/she would have adapted
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habríamos adaptado we would have adapted
(vosotros/vosotras) os habríais adaptado You would have adapted
(ellos/ellas) se habrían adaptado they would have adapted

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You adapt well to the changes in the department.
Tú te adaptas bien a los cambios en el departamento.
2. We will adapt to live with purpose.
Nosotros nos adaptaremos a vivir con propósito.
3. We adapt to the daily routine.
Nosotros nos adaptamos a la rutina diaria.
4. He adapts to the new neighbourhood with ease.
Él se adapta al nuevo barrio con facilidad.
5. They will adapt to the increase in demand in the department.
Ellos se adaptarán al aumento de demanda en el departamento.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They adapted to the block of flats with great enthusiasm.
Se adaptaron al bloque de pisos con mucha ilusión.
2. You adapted well to living in the city centre.
Te adaptaste bien a vivir en el centro de la ciudad.
3. You have adapted to the new schedule of the apartment building.
Os habéis adaptado al nuevo horario del edificio de apartamentos.
4. I adapted quickly to the new work schedule.
Me adapté rápidamente al nuevo horario de trabajo.
5. We were adapting to the new people in the apartment building.
Nos adaptábamos a las nuevas personas en el edificio de apartamentos.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

Show translation Show answers

os adaptarais/os adaptaseis, se adaptara/se adaptase, te adaptes, se adaptaran/se adaptasen, se adapten

1.
Si vosotros ... a las nuevas horas extra, disfrutaríais más de la estabilidad laboral.
(If you were to adapt to the new overtime hours, you would enjoy more job stability.)
2.
No creo que ... sin la ayuda del portero.
(I don't think they adapt without the help of the goalkeeper.)
3.
Es importante que ... al nuevo trabajo.
(It is important that you adapt to the new job.)
4.
Si ellos ... al edificio de apartamentos, pondrían más confianza en el portero.
(If they adapted to the apartment building, they would put more trust in the concierge.)
5.
Si él/ella ... rápidamente, podría recibir un ascenso en el empleo.
(If he/she were to adapt quickly, he/she could receive a promotion at work.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You all would have adapted better to the outskirts if the block's caretaker had been more attentive.
Vosotros/vosotras os hubierais/hubieseis adaptado mejor a las afueras si el portero del bloque de pisos hubiera estado más atento.
2. I would have adapted better to the change of neighbourhood if the owner of the apartment building had explained it better.
Yo me hubiera/hubiese adaptado mejor al cambio de barrio si el propietario del edificio de apartamentos lo hubiera explicado mejor.
3. I don't think he has adapted to living in the centre.
No creo que se haya adaptado a vivir en el centro.
4. I doubt that you have adapted to the overtime schedule.
Dudo que te hayas adaptado al horario de las horas extra.
5. You would have adapted better to the new job schedule if the boss had understood the need to receive overtime hours.
Vosotros os habríais adaptado mejor al horario del nuevo trabajo si el jefe hubiese comprendido la necesidad de recibir las horas extra.