Acostumbrarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Acostumbrarse in Spanish

Acostumbrarse means “to get used to.” You will learn its regular -AR conjugation with required pronominal clitics, the essential a + complement pattern, compound forms, and commands.

Acostumbrarse conjugation at a glance

Acostumbrarse is a regular -AR verb in its stem and endings, but its “get used to” meaning requires a subject-matched pronominal clitic. Verb type: Regular AR. Its key usage pattern is acostumbrarse a + noun or infinitive — “to get used to something / doing something.”

Acostumbrarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund helps build progressive constructions, and the past participle is used with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. With compound forms built with haber, the participle does not agree with the subject.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	acostumbrarse	to get used to
Gerund	acostumbrándose	getting used to
Past participle	acostumbrado	gotten used to in compound use

Acostumbrarse meaning and essential uses

Acostumbrarse — “to get used to” — describes becoming familiar or comfortable with a situation through experience or repetition. It is pronominal in this meaning and normally takes a — “to”: Me acostumbro al ruido. — “I get used to the noise.”

When the complement is an action, use acostumbrarse a + infinitive — “to get used to doing something”: Nos acostumbramos a trabajar temprano. — “We get used to working early.”

Acostumbrarse conjugation pattern

The stem acostumbr- combines with regular -AR endings. The pronominal clitic changes with the subject and normally comes before a finite verb: me acostumbro — “I get used to.” With an infinitive or gerund, Spanish also allows attachment where the construction permits it.

Acostumbrarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Acostumbrarse present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use the present indicative for current actions, habits, and general facts. Acostumbrarse takes the regular -AR present endings. Keep the pronominal clitic with the subject; before a simple finite form it comes before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me acostumbro	I get used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te acostumbras	you get used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se acostumbra	he / she gets used to it; you get used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos acostumbramos	we get used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os acostumbráis	you get used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se acostumbran	they get used to it; you get used to it (plural)

• Me acostumbro poco a poco al ruido. — I am gradually getting used to the noise.

Acostumbrarse preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events. These forms use the regular -AR preterite pattern. Keep the pronominal clitic with the subject; before a simple finite form it comes before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me acostumbré	I got used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te acostumbraste	you got used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se acostumbró	he / she got used to it; you got used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos acostumbramos	we got used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os acostumbrasteis	you got used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se acostumbraron	they got used to it; you got used to it (plural)

• Me acostumbré al horario en una semana. — I got used to the schedule in a week.

Acostumbrarse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use the imperfect for past habits, background situations, descriptions, or actions viewed as ongoing. The formation is regular for this verb. Keep the pronominal clitic with the subject; before a simple finite form it comes before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me acostumbraba	I was getting used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te acostumbrabas	you were getting used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se acostumbraba	he / she was getting used to it; you were getting used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos acostumbrábamos	we were getting used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os acostumbrabais	you were getting used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se acostumbraban	they were getting used to it; you were getting used to it (plural)

• Nos acostumbrábamos poco a poco al ruido de la ciudad. — We were gradually getting used to the city noise.

Acostumbrarse present progressive

Present progressive (el presente progresivo) — The present progressive is a verbal periphrasis for an action in progress. Form it with the present of estar — “to be” — plus acostumbrando — “getting used to it.” With a pronominal verb, the clitic may stand before estar or attach to the gerund, with the written accent recomputed.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me estoy acostumbrando	I am getting used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te estás acostumbrando	you are getting used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se está acostumbrando	he / she is getting used to it; you are getting used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos estamos acostumbrando	we are getting used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os estáis acostumbrando	you are getting used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se están acostumbrando	they are getting used to it; you are getting used to it (plural)

• Me estoy acostumbrando a trabajar aquí. — I am getting used to working here.
• Estoy acostumbrándome a trabajar aquí. — I am getting used to working here.

Acostumbrarse near future conjugation

Near future (el futuro próximo) — The near future is a verbal periphrasis for an expected or intended future action. Form it with the present of ir — “to go” — plus a + acostumbrarse — “to get used to.” With this pronominal verb, the clitic may appear before ir or attach to the infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me voy a acostumbrar	I am going to get used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te vas a acostumbrar	you are going to get used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se va a acostumbrar	he / she is going to get used to it; you are going to get used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vamos a acostumbrar	we are going to get used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vais a acostumbrar	you are going to get used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se van a acostumbrar	they are going to get used to it; you are going to get used to it (plural)

• Me voy a acostumbrar al nuevo equipo. — I am going to get used to the new team.
• Voy a acostumbrarme al nuevo equipo. — I am going to get used to the new team.

Acostumbrarse future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use the simple future for future events and, in some contexts, probability. Add the future endings to the full infinitive. Keep the pronominal clitic with the subject; before a simple finite form it comes before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me acostumbraré	I will get used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te acostumbrarás	you will get used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se acostumbrará	he / she will get used to it; you will get used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos acostumbraremos	we will get used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os acostumbraréis	you will get used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se acostumbrarán	they will get used to it; you will get used to it (plural)

• Con tiempo te acostumbrarás al horario. — With time you will get used to the schedule.

Acostumbrarse conditional conjugation

Simple conditional (el condicional simple) — Use the simple conditional for hypothetical results, polite softening, and other conditional meanings. Add the conditional endings to the full infinitive. Keep the pronominal clitic with the subject; before a simple finite form it comes before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me acostumbraría	I would get used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te acostumbrarías	you would get used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se acostumbraría	he / she would get used to it; you would get used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos acostumbraríamos	we would get used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os acostumbraríais	you would get used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se acostumbrarían	they would get used to it; you would get used to it (plural)

• Me acostumbraría más rápido con una rutina fija. — I would get used to it faster with a fixed routine.

Acostumbrarse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use the present perfect for a past event presented as connected to the present; its regional distribution varies. Form it with the present of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus acostumbrado — “gotten used to it.” The clitic precedes haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me he acostumbrado	I have gotten used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te has acostumbrado	you have gotten used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se ha acostumbrado	he / she has gotten used to it; you have gotten used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hemos acostumbrado	we have gotten used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habéis acostumbrado	you have gotten used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se han acostumbrado	they have gotten used to it; you have gotten used to it (plural)

• Ya nos hemos acostumbrado al cambio. — We have already gotten used to the change.

Acostumbrarse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect / pluperfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use the past perfect for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the imperfect of haber plus acostumbrado. The clitic precedes haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me había acostumbrado	I had gotten used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te habías acostumbrado	you had gotten used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se había acostumbrado	he / she had gotten used to it; you had gotten used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habíamos acostumbrado	we had gotten used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habíais acostumbrado	you had gotten used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habían acostumbrado	they had gotten used to it; you had gotten used to it (plural)

• Ella ya se había acostumbrado al clima. — She had already gotten used to the climate.

Acostumbrarse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro compuesto / antefuturo) — Use the future perfect for something expected to be completed by a future point. Form it with the future of haber plus acostumbrado. The clitic precedes haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habré acostumbrado	I will have gotten used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrás acostumbrado	you will have gotten used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habrá acostumbrado	he / she will have gotten used to it; you will have gotten used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habremos acostumbrado	we will have gotten used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habréis acostumbrado	you will have gotten used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrán acostumbrado	they will have gotten used to it; you will have gotten used to it (plural)

• Para junio ya me habré acostumbrado al trabajo. — By June I will have gotten used to the job.

Acostumbrarse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto / antepospretérito) — Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical completed result or an unreal past outcome. Form it with the conditional of haber plus acostumbrado. The clitic precedes haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habría acostumbrado	I would have gotten used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrías acostumbrado	you would have gotten used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habría acostumbrado	he / she would have gotten used to it; you would have gotten used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habríamos acostumbrado	we would have gotten used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habríais acostumbrado	you would have gotten used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrían acostumbrado	they would have gotten used to it; you would have gotten used to it (plural)

• Nos habríamos acostumbrado antes con más tiempo. — We would have gotten used to it earlier with more time.

Acostumbrarse subjunctive conjugations

Acostumbrarse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use the present subjunctive after environments such as wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, or necessity. The endings follow the regular -AR subjunctive pattern. Keep the pronominal clitic with the subject; before a simple finite form it comes before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me acostumbre	that I get used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te acostumbres	that you get used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se acostumbre	that he / she get used to it; that you get used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos acostumbremos	that we get used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os acostumbréis	that you get used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se acostumbren	that they get used to it; that you get used to it (plural)

• Espero que te acostumbres pronto. — I hope you get used to it soon.

Acostumbrarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the imperfect subjunctive in past or hypothetical subordinate contexts. The table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid; for example, me acostumbrase — an accepted alternative first-person form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me acostumbrara	that I got used to it / were to get used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te acostumbraras	that you got used to it / were to get used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se acostumbrara	that he / she got used to it / were to get used to it; that you got used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos acostumbráramos	that we got used to it / were to get used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os acostumbrarais	that you got used to it / were to get used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se acostumbraran	that they got used to it / were to get used to it; that you got used to it (plural)

• Querían que nos acostumbráramos al nuevo sistema. — They wanted us to get used to the new system.
• Era importante que te acostumbrases al horario. — It was important for you to get used to the schedule.

Acostumbrarse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. The future subjunctive survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. Its forms are built from the same preterite-derived base as the imperfect subjunctive. Keep the pronominal clitic with the subject; before a simple finite form it comes before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me acostumbrare	if / when I should get used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te acostumbrares	if / when you should get used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se acostumbrare	if / when he / she should get used to it; if / when you should get used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos acostumbráremos	if / when we should get used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os acostumbrareis	if / when you should get used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se acostumbraren	if / when they should get used to it; if / when you should get used to it (plural)

• Quien se acostumbrare a estas condiciones deberá mantener la misma rutina. — Whoever should become accustomed to these conditions must maintain the same routine.

Acostumbrarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the present perfect subjunctive for a completed action viewed through a present subjunctive trigger. Form it with the present subjunctive of haber plus acostumbrado. The clitic precedes haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me haya acostumbrado	that I have gotten used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te hayas acostumbrado	that you have gotten used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se haya acostumbrado	that he / she has gotten used to it; that you have gotten used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hayamos acostumbrado	that we have gotten used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hayáis acostumbrado	that you have gotten used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hayan acostumbrado	that they have gotten used to it; that you have gotten used to it (plural)

• Me alegra que te hayas acostumbrado al curso. — I am glad that you have gotten used to the course.

Acostumbrarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the past perfect subjunctive for an unreal, prior, or completed action in a past/hypothetical subjunctive context. The table uses hubiera + acostumbrado; hubiese + acostumbrado is also accepted. The clitic precedes haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiera acostumbrado	that I had gotten used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieras acostumbrado	that you had gotten used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiera acostumbrado	that he / she had gotten used to it; that you had gotten used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéramos acostumbrado	that we had gotten used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubierais acostumbrado	that you had gotten used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieran acostumbrado	that they had gotten used to it; that you had gotten used to it (plural)

• Ojalá se hubieran acostumbrado antes. — I wish they had gotten used to it earlier.
• Si se hubiesen acostumbrado antes, el cambio habría sido más fácil. — If they had gotten used to it earlier, the change would have been easier.

Acostumbrarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. The future perfect subjunctive is a reference form found mainly in restricted formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with the future subjunctive of haber plus acostumbrado. The clitic precedes haber.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiere acostumbrado	if / when I should have gotten used to it
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieres acostumbrado	if / when you should have gotten used to it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiere acostumbrado	if / when he / she should have gotten used to it; if / when you should have gotten used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéremos acostumbrado	if / when we should have gotten used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubiereis acostumbrado	if / when you should have gotten used to it (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieren acostumbrado	if / when they should have gotten used to it; if / when you should have gotten used to it (plural)

• Si para entonces se hubieren acostumbrado al sistema, continuarán con normalidad. — If by then they should have gotten used to the system, they will continue normally.

Acostumbrarse imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources across persons and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Acostumbrarse affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands to tell someone to perform the action. In affirmative pronominal commands, attach the clitic to the command and recompute spelling and accentuation.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	acostúmbrate	Get used to it!
Usted — you, singular formal	acostúmbrese	Get used to it! (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	acostumbrémonos	Let’s get used to it!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acostumbraos	Get used to it! (plural, Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	acostúmbrense	Get used to it! (plural)

• Acostúmbrate poco a poco al nuevo horario. — Get used to the new schedule little by little.

Acostumbrarse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. With this pronominal verb, the clitic comes before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te acostumbres	do not get used to it
Usted — you, singular formal	no se acostumbre	do not get used to it (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos acostumbremos	let’s not get used to it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os acostumbréis	do not get used to it (plural, Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se acostumbren	do not get used to it (plural)

• No te acostumbres a ignorar los avisos. — Do not get used to ignoring the notices.

Common constructions with Acostumbrarse

These constructions show frequent ways the target verb combines with its complements. The examples keep the focus on the target verb rather than introducing a separate verb lesson.

• Acostumbrarse al clima. — To get used to the climate.
• Me estoy acostumbrando a la nueva rutina. — I am getting used to the new routine.
• Se acostumbraron a vivir lejos del centro. — They got used to living far from the city center.

Example sentences with Acostumbrarse

These examples reinforce the target verb across common forms and contexts already explained above.

• Me acostumbro poco a poco al horario. — I am gradually getting used to the schedule.
• Te acostumbraste al frío muy rápido. — You got used to the cold very quickly.
• Nos acostumbrábamos al ruido de la calle. — We were getting used to the street noise.
• Espero que se acostumbren pronto. — I hope they get used to it soon.
• Ya me he acostumbrado a trabajar desde casa. — I have already gotten used to working from home.
• No te acostumbres a llegar tarde. — Do not get used to arriving late.

Regional and usage notes for Acostumbrarse

The core tables use tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. In voseo regions, the present and affirmative command can use distinct forms; the examples below show a common voseo pattern without replacing the core tú forms.

• Vos te acostumbrás rápido. — You get used to things quickly. (voseo)
• Acostumbrate poco a poco. — Get used to it little by little. (affirmative vos command)

Rare and reference forms of Acostumbrarse

Compound non-finite forms attach the pronominal clitic to haber — “to have” as an auxiliary. These are reference forms, not an extra core conjugation system.

• haberme acostumbrado — to have gotten used to
• habiéndome acostumbrado — having gotten used to

For acostumbrarse, the conjugation itself is regular; the essential habit is keeping the pronominal clitic and the preposition a with the thing or action someone gets used to.