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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/she takes care of herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos cuidamos we take care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os cuidáis You 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/she has taken care of herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hemos cuidado we have taken care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habéis cuidado You 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 takes care of himself/she takes care of herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos cuidemos we take care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os cuidéis You take care of yourself
(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/herself
(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 used to take care of myself
(tú) te cuidabas You took care of yourself
(él/ella) se cuidaba he/she took care of himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos cuidábamos we took care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os cuidabais You 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/she had taken care of himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habíamos cuidado we had taken care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habíais cuidado You 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 took care of myself/I would take care of myself
(tú) te cuidaras/te cuidases You took care of yourself/you would take care of yourself
(él/ella) se cuidara/se cuidase he/she took care of himself/herself
(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 took 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 had 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 had taken care of yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hubieran/se hubiesen cuidado they had 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/she took care of himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos cuidamos we took care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os cuidasteis you 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/she had taken care of himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos cuidado we had taken care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis cuidado you took 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 will take care of yourself
(él/ella) se cuidare he/she will take care of himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos cuidáremos we will take care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os cuidareis You will take care of yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se cuidaren they 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 would have taken care of himself/she would have taken care of herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubiéremos cuidado we will have taken care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubiereis cuidado You would 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/she will take care of himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos cuidaremos we will take care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os cuidaréis You 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/she will have taken care of himself/herself
(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/she would take care of himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos cuidaríamos we would take care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os cuidaríais You 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
(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.