Alegrarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Alegrarse in Spanish

Alegrarse means “to be glad” or “to become happy.” You will learn its regular -AR forms, pronominal clitics, key de constructions, and commands.

Alegrarse conjugation at a glance

Alegrarse is a regular -AR pronominal verb. Verb type: Regular AR. Its stem and endings are regular, but the pronominal clitic must agree with the subject. In everyday use, alegrarse de and alegrarse de que are especially important for expressing gladness about a thing, event, or fact.

Alegrarse 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 remains invariant.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	alegrarse	to be glad / to become happy
Gerund	alegrándose	being glad
Past participle	alegrado	been glad in compound use

Alegrarse meaning and essential uses

Alegrarse — “to be glad / to become happy” — describes experiencing joy or becoming pleased. Me alegro mucho. — “I am very glad.”

Use alegrarse de + noun or infinitive — “to be glad about / to be glad to” — for the cause of the feeling: Me alegro de verte. — “I am glad to see you.” With a finite clause, alegrarse de que + subjunctive commonly introduces the fact or event that causes the reaction: Me alegro de que estés aquí. — “I am glad that you are here.”

Alegrarse conjugation pattern

The stem alegr- takes regular -AR endings. In finite forms, the pronominal clitic normally comes before the verb: me alegro — “I am glad.” In affirmative commands the clitic attaches to the command, producing forms such as alégrate — “be glad / cheer up.”

Alegrarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Alegrarse present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use the present indicative for current actions, habits, and general statements. This verb uses the regular -AR present 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 alegro	I am glad
Tú — you, singular informal	te alegras	you are glad
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se alegra	he / she is glad; you are glad (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos alegramos	we are glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os alegráis	you are glad (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se alegran	they are glad; you are glad (plural)

• Me alegro de verte. — I am glad to see you.

Alegrarse preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events. These forms follow 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 alegré	I was glad
Tú — you, singular informal	te alegraste	you were glad
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se alegró	he / she was glad; you were glad (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos alegramos	we were glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os alegrasteis	you were glad (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se alegraron	they were glad; you were glad (plural)

• Ayer me alegré mucho con la noticia. — Yesterday I was very glad about the news.

Alegrarse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use the imperfect for past habits, descriptions, background situations, 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 alegraba	I used to be glad
Tú — you, singular informal	te alegrabas	you used to be glad
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se alegraba	he / she used to be glad; you used to be glad (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos alegrábamos	we used to be glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os alegrabais	you used to be glad (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se alegraban	they used to be glad; you used to be glad (plural)

• Nos alegrábamos cada vez que venían los abuelos. — We used to be happy every time our grandparents came.

Alegrarse present progressive

Present progressive (el presente progresivo) — The present progressive is a verbal periphrasis for an action or change in progress. Form it with the present of estar — “to be” — plus alegrando — “being glad.” With this pronominal verb, the clitic may stand before estar or attach to the gerund, with the written accent recomputed. With alegrarse, this progressive is most natural when the emotional reaction is developing rather than as a neutral statement of a stable feeling.

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

• Me estoy alegrando cada vez más de haber venido. — I am becoming more and more glad that I came.
• Estoy alegrándome al ver los resultados. — I am becoming glad as I see the results.

Alegrarse near future conjugation

Near future (el futuro próximo) — The near future is a verbal periphrasis for an expected or intended future event. Form it with the present of ir — “to go” — plus a + alegrarse — “to be glad / to become happy.” 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 alegrar	I am going to be glad
Tú — you, singular informal	te vas a alegrar	you are going to be glad
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se va a alegrar	he / she is going to be glad; you are going to be glad (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vamos a alegrar	we are going to be glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vais a alegrar	you are going to be glad (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se van a alegrar	they are going to be glad; you are going to be glad (plural)

• Me voy a alegrar cuando lo sepa. — I am going to be glad when I find out.
• Voy a alegrarme de volver a casa. — I am going to be glad to return home.

Alegrarse future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use the simple future for future reference and, where context supports it, 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 alegraré	I will be glad
Tú — you, singular informal	te alegrarás	you will be glad
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se alegrará	he / she will be glad; you will be glad (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos alegraremos	we will be glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os alegraréis	you will be glad (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se alegrarán	they will be glad; you will be glad (plural)

• Te alegrarás cuando escuches la noticia. — You will be glad when you hear the news.

Alegrarse 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 alegraría	I would be glad
Tú — you, singular informal	te alegrarías	you would be glad
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se alegraría	he / she would be glad; you would be glad (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos alegraríamos	we would be glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os alegraríais	you would be glad (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se alegrarían	they would be glad; you would be glad (plural)

• Me alegraría mucho recibir tu visita. — I would be very glad to receive your visit.

Alegrarse present perfect conjugation

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

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

• Nos hemos alegrado mucho con tu mensaje. — We have been very glad about your message.

Alegrarse 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 alegrado. The clitic precedes haber.

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

• Ya me había alegrado al recibir la primera noticia. — I had already been glad when I received the first piece of news.

Alegrarse 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 alegrado. The clitic precedes haber.

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

• Para entonces ya se habrá alegrado de la decisión. — By then he/she will already have been glad about the decision.

Alegrarse conditional perfect conjugation

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

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

• Me habría alegrado de verte allí. — I would have been glad to see you there.

Alegrarse subjunctive conjugations

Alegrarse 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 forms follow the regular present-subjunctive pattern for this -AR 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 alegre	that I be glad
Tú — you, singular informal	te alegres	that you be glad
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se alegre	that he / she be glad; that you be glad (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos alegremos	that we be glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os alegréis	that you be glad (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se alegren	that they be glad; that you be glad (plural)

• Me alegra que te alegres por ella. — I am glad that you are happy for her.

Alegrarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the imperfect subjunctive in subordinate clauses linked to past, hypothetical, or unreal contexts. The main table uses the accepted -ra series; the corresponding -se series is also standard in many contexts but is not mechanically interchangeable in every construction. 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 alegrara	if I were glad
Tú — you, singular informal	te alegraras	if you were glad
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se alegrara	if he / she were glad; if you were glad (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos alegráramos	if we were glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os alegrarais	if you were glad (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se alegraran	if they were glad; if you were glad (plural)

• Quería que te alegraras por la noticia. — I wanted you to be glad about the news.
• Esperaba que os alegraseis al vernos. — I hoped you would be glad to see us.

Alegrarse 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. 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 alegrare	if / when I should be glad
Tú — you, singular informal	te alegrares	if / when you should be glad
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se alegrare	if / when he / she should be glad; if / when you should be glad (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos alegráremos	if / when we should be glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os alegrareis	if / when you should be glad (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se alegraren	if / when they should be glad; if / when you should be glad (plural)

• Quien se alegrare del resultado podrá comunicarlo por escrito. — Whoever should be glad about the result may state it in writing.

Alegrarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the present perfect subjunctive when a completed event is viewed through a subjunctive environment connected to the present or a future reference point. Form it with present-subjunctive haber plus alegrado. The clitic precedes haber.

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

• Me alegra que te hayas alegrado con la noticia. — I am glad that you have been happy about the news.

Alegrarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the past perfect subjunctive for completed events in unreal, hypothetical, evaluative, or other subjunctive past contexts. The main table uses hubiera + alegrado; hubiese + alegrado is also an accepted alternative in many contexts. The clitic precedes haber.

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

• Ojalá nos hubiéramos alegrado antes. — I wish we had been glad earlier.
• Me habría gustado que te hubieses alegrado por ellos. — I would have liked you to have been happy for them.

Alegrarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. This reference form survives mainly in formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts and uses future-subjunctive haber plus alegrado. The clitic precedes haber.

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

• Si para entonces se hubiere alegrado de la resolución, constará en el acta. — If by then the person should have been glad about the resolution, it will be recorded in the minutes.

Alegrarse 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.

Alegrarse affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands to tell someone to perform the action. Attach the pronominal clitic to the affirmative command and recompute the written accent when needed.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	alégrate	Be glad!
Usted — you, singular formal	alégrese	Be glad! (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	alegrémonos	let’s be glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	alegraos	Be glad! (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	alégrense	Be glad! (plural)

• Alégrate por las buenas noticias. — Be happy about the good news.

Alegrarse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. The pronominal clitic comes before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te alegres	do not be glad
Usted — you, singular formal	no se alegre	do not be glad (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos alegremos	let’s not be glad
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os alegréis	do not be glad (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se alegren	do not be glad (plural)

• No te alegres del problema de otra persona. — Do not be glad about another person’s problem.

Common constructions with Alegrarse

These patterns show common ways the target verb combines with its complements or develops its core meaning. Each example remains focused on this verb.

• Alegrarse de una noticia. — To be glad about some news.
• Nos alegramos de que todo vaya bien. — We are glad that everything is going well.

Example sentences with Alegrarse

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already explained in the lesson.

• Me alegro cuando recibo buenas noticias. — I am glad when I receive good news.
• Ayer me alegré al verte. — Yesterday I was glad to see you.
• De niños nos alegrábamos con cosas muy sencillas. — As children, we used to become happy about very simple things.
• Espero que te alegres por su éxito. — I hope you are happy about their success.
• Nos hemos alegrado mucho con la noticia. — We have been very glad about the news.
• Alégrate: el problema ya está resuelto. — Cheer up: the problem is already solved.

Regional and usage notes for Alegrarse

The core tables keep tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Where voseo is used, the present and affirmative command can have distinct forms; the examples below show those forms without replacing the core paradigm.

• Vos te alegrás con las buenas noticias. — You are glad about good news. (voseo)
• Alegrate por ellos. — Be happy for them. (affirmative vos command)

With alegrarse, the conjugation is regular, but the pronominal clitic and the de / de que complement patterns are essential to using the verb naturally.