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Cuidarse (to take care of oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of cuidarse (to take care of oneself) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Cuidarse (to take care of oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 4: Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Lesson 29: Estado físico y sensaciones. (Physical states and sensations)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Cuidarse (to take care of oneself) Cuidándose (Taking care of oneself) Cuidado (Take care)

Cuidarse (to take care of oneself): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo me cuido I take care of myself
tú te cuidas You take care of yourself.
él/ella se cuida He takes care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos cuidamos we take care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cuidáis you (all) take care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se cuidan They take care of themselves

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me he cuidado I have taken care of myself
tú te has cuidado You have taken care of yourself
él/ella se ha cuidado He has taken care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos hemos cuidado We have taken care of ourselves.
vosotros/vosotras os habéis cuidado you (plural) have taken care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se han cuidado They have taken care of themselves

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo me cuide I take care of myself
tú te cuides you take care of yourself
él/ella se cuide he/she takes care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos cuidemos we take care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cuidéis You all take care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se cuiden they take care of themselves

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me haya cuidado I have taken care of myself
tú te hayas cuidado you have taken care of yourself
él/ella se haya cuidado he/she has taken care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos hayamos cuidado we have taken care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os hayáis cuidado you have taken care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se hayan cuidado they have taken care of themselves

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me cuidaba I took care of myself
tú te cuidabas You took care of yourself
él/ella se cuidaba He took care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos cuidábamos We took care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cuidabais You (all) took care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se cuidaban They took care of themselves

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me había cuidado I had taken care of myself
tú te habías cuidado You had taken care of yourself
él/ella se había cuidado he had taken care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos habíamos cuidado We had taken care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habíais cuidado You (plural) had taken care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se habían cuidado They had taken care of themselves

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me cuidara/me cuidase I would take care of myself
tú te cuidaras/te cuidases you took care of yourself
él/ella se cuidara/se cuidase he would take care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos cuidáramos/nos cuidásemos we took care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cuidarais/os cuidaseis You would take care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se cuidaran/se cuidasen they would take care of themselves

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me hubiera/me hubiese cuidado I would have taken care of myself
tú te hubieras/te hubieses cuidado You would have taken care of yourself
él/ella se hubiera/se hubiese cuidado he/she would have taken care of himself/herself
nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéramos/nos hubiésemos cuidado we would have taken care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os hubierais/os hubieseis cuidado You would have taken care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se hubieran/se hubiesen cuidado they would have taken care of themselves

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo me cuidé I took care of myself
tú te cuidaste You took care of yourself
él/ella se cuidó He took care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos cuidamos We took care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cuidasteis You (plural) took care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se cuidaron They took care of themselves

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube cuidado I had taken care of myself
tú hubiste cuidado You had taken care of yourself
él/ella hubo cuidado he had taken care of himself
nosotros/nosotras hubimos cuidado we had taken care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis cuidado You (plural) had taken care of yourselves
ellos/ellas hubieron cuidado they had taken care of themselves

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo me cuidare I will take care of myself
tú te cuidares you would take care of yourself
él/ella se cuidare he will take care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos cuidáremos We will take care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cuidareis You all would take care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se cuidaren they will take care of themselves

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me hubiere cuidado I would have taken care of myself
tú te hubieres cuidado you will have taken care of yourself
él/ella se hubiere cuidado he/she will have taken care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéremos cuidado we would have taken care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os hubiereis cuidado You will have taken care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se hubieren cuidado they will have taken care of themselves

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo me cuidaré I will take care of myself
tú te cuidarás You will take care of yourself
él/ella se cuidará he will take care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos cuidaremos We will take care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cuidaréis You (plural) will take care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se cuidarán they will take care of themselves

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me habré cuidado I will have taken care of myself
tú te habrás cuidado You will have taken care of yourself
él/ella se habrá cuidado He will have taken care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos habremos cuidado we will have taken care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habréis cuidado You will have taken care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se habrán cuidado They will have taken care of themselves
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Cuídate! You take care of yourself
¡Cuídese! Take care of yourself!
¡Cuidémonos! Let's take care of ourselves!
¡Cuidaos! you all take care of yourselves
¡Cuídense! They should take care of themselves

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No me cuide! Do not take care of yourself!
¡No te cuides! Do not take care of yourself.
¡No se cuide! Don't take care of yourself
¡No nos cuidemos! You(pl) do not take care of yourselves.
¡No os cuidéis! You all do not take care of yourselves

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo me cuidaría I would take care of myself
tú te cuidarías You would take care of yourself
él/ella se cuidaría he would take care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos cuidaríamos We would take care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cuidaríais You (plural) would take care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se cuidarían They would take care of themselves

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me habría cuidado I would have taken care of myself
tú te habrías cuidado You would have taken care of yourself
él/ella se habría cuidado he/she would have taken care of himself/herself
nosotros/nosotras nos habríamos cuidado We would have taken care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habríais cuidado You would have taken care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se habrían cuidado They would have taken care of themselves

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We take care of ourselves to avoid pain.
Nos cuidamos para evitar el dolor.
2. I take great care of myself when I am tired.
Me cuido mucho cuando estoy cansado.
3. You (plural) will take care of yourselves every day.
Vosotros os cuidaréis todos los días.
4. I will take care of myself.
Yo me cuidaré mucho.
5. They take care of themselves because they are hungry and thirsty.
Se cuidan porque tienen hambre y sed.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They took care of themselves during the meeting.
Ellos se cuidaron durante la reunión.
2. They have taken care of themselves very well this summer.
Ellos se han cuidado muy bien este verano.
3. You took care of yourselves on the excursion.
Vosotros os cuidasteis en la excursión.
4. How are you? You looked after yourself a lot when you were a child.
¿cómo estás? te cuidabas mucho cuando eras niño.
5. We looked after ourselves at the weekend.
Nosotros nos cuidamos en el fin de semana.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

Show translation Show answers

se cuidara/se cuidase, se cuide, se cuiden, te cuidaras/te cuidases, me cuide

1.
Si él ..., no se enfermaría tan a menudo.
(If he took care of himself, he wouldn't get ill so often.)
2.
Prefiero que ... para no enfermar.
(I prefer that they take care of themselves to not get ill.)
3.
Es importante que ... cuando estás enfermo.
(It is important that you take care of yourself when you are ill.)
4.
Es necesario que ... para estar sano.
(It is necessary for him to take care of himself to be healthy.)
5.
Quiero que ... porque es importante.
(I want him to take care of me because it is important.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You had taken care of the children.
Vosotros hubisteis cuidado a los niños.
2. If you had taken care of yourself more, you would feel better.
Si tú te hubieras/te hubieses cuidado más, te sentirías mejor.
3. I doubt that you have taken care of yourself as you should have.
Dudo que te hayas cuidado como deberías.
4. If he had taken care of himself, he would not be ill.
Si él se hubiera/se hubiese cuidado, no estaría enfermo.
5. You had taken care of yourself at the party.
Tú hubiste cuidado en la fiesta.