Apuntarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Apuntarse in Spanish

Apuntarse means “to sign up,” “to register,” or “to join in.” You will learn its regular -AR morphology, required pronominal clitics, pronoun placement, common a-patterns, and commands.

Apuntarse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Linguistically, apuntarse is pronominal and uses regular -AR verbal morphology with the person-matched clitic: me apunto, te apuntas, se apunta, nos apuntamos, os apuntáis, se apuntan. The main additional complexity is clitic placement.

Apuntarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The pronominal infinitive keeps se — the pronominal marker. The gerund can carry an attached clitic, and compound non-finite forms combine the clitic with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary. The participle apuntado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	apuntarse	to sign up / join
Gerund	apuntándose	signing up / joining
Past participle	apuntado	signed up / joined
Compound infinitive	haberse apuntado	to have signed up / joined
Compound gerund	habiéndose apuntado	having signed up / joined

Apuntarse meaning and essential uses

RAE records pronominal apuntarse for registering oneself in a list or becoming part of an organization: Me apunto al curso. — “I sign up for the course.”

RAE also notes the very common pronominal use for joining activities or plans: Se apunta a todas las actividades. — “He / she joins every activity.” The usual target is introduced by a.

Apuntarse conjugation pattern and pronoun placement

The verb follows regular -AR morphology: apunto, apunté, apuntaba, apuntaré, apunte. Add the matching clitic before finite forms: me, te, se, nos, os, se.

Affirmative commands attach the clitic: apúntate, apúntese, apuntémonos, apuntaos, apúntense. Negative commands keep it before the verb: no te apuntes, no se apunte, no nos apuntemos, no os apuntéis, no se apunten.

Apuntarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Apuntarse present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me apunto	I sign up / join
Tú — you, singular informal	te apuntas	you sign up / join
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se apunta	he / she signs up / joins; you sign up / join (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos apuntamos	we sign up / join
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os apuntáis	you sign up / join (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se apuntan	they sign up / join; you sign up / join (plural)

• Me apunto al curso de español. — I sign up for the Spanish course.

Apuntarse preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me apunté	I signed up / joined
Tú — you, singular informal	te apuntaste	you signed up / joined
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se apuntó	he / she signed up / joined; you signed up / joined (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos apuntamos	we signed up / joined
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os apuntasteis	you signed up / joined (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se apuntaron	they signed up / joined; you signed up / joined (plural)

• Ayer me apunté a una clase de cocina. — Yesterday I signed up for a cooking class.

Apuntarse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant apuntado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me apuntaba	I used to sign up / join / was signing up / joining
Tú — you, singular informal	te apuntabas	you used to sign up / join / were signing up / joining
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se apuntaba	he / she used to sign up / join / was signing up / joining; you used to sign up / join / were signing up / joining (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos apuntábamos	we used to sign up / join / were signing up / joining
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os apuntabais	you used to sign up / join / were signing up / joining (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se apuntaban	they used to sign up / join / were signing up / joining; you used to sign up / join / were signing up / joining (plural)

• Antes nos apuntábamos a muchas actividades. — We used to sign up for many activities.

Apuntarse present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. The main table places the clitic before estar. Attaching it to the gerund is also standard: estoy apuntándome — “I am signing up.”

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

• Me estoy apuntando al taller. — I am signing up for the workshop.

Apuntarse near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. The main table places the clitic before ir. Attaching it to the infinitive is also standard: voy a apuntarme — “I am going to sign up.”

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

• Me voy a apuntar a la excursión. — I am going to sign up for the excursion.

Apuntarse future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me apuntaré	I will sign up / join
Tú — you, singular informal	te apuntarás	you will sign up / join
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se apuntará	he / she will sign up / join; you will sign up / join (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos apuntaremos	we will sign up / join
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os apuntaréis	you will sign up / join (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se apuntarán	they will sign up / join; you will sign up / join (plural)

• Nos apuntaremos al curso mañana. — We will sign up for the course tomorrow.

Apuntarse conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me apuntaría	I would sign up / join
Tú — you, singular informal	te apuntarías	you would sign up / join
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se apuntaría	he / she would sign up / join; you would sign up / join (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos apuntaríamos	we would sign up / join
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os apuntaríais	you would sign up / join (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se apuntarían	they would sign up / join; you would sign up / join (plural)

• Me apuntaría a ese plan si tuviera tiempo. — I would join that plan if I had time.

Apuntarse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant apuntado.

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

• Me he apuntado a tres actividades. — I have signed up for three activities.

Apuntarse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant apuntado.

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

• Ya nos habíamos apuntado al evento. — We had already signed up for the event.

Apuntarse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant apuntado.

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

• Para entonces se habrán apuntado todos. — By then everyone will have signed up.

Apuntarse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant apuntado.

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

• Me habría apuntado antes si lo hubiera sabido. — I would have signed up earlier if I had known.

Apuntarse subjunctive conjugations

Apuntarse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me apunte	that I sign up / join
Tú — you, singular informal	te apuntes	that you sign up / join
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se apunte	that he / she sign up / join; that you sign up / join (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos apuntemos	that we sign up / join
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os apuntéis	that you sign up / join (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se apunten	that they sign up / join; that you sign up / join (plural)

• Quiero que te apuntes al curso. — I want you to sign up for the course.

Apuntarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant apuntado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me apuntara	that I signed up / joined
Tú — you, singular informal	te apuntaras	that you signed up / joined
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se apuntara	that he / she signed up / joined; that you signed up / joined (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos apuntáramos	that we signed up / joined
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os apuntarais	that you signed up / joined (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se apuntaran	that they signed up / joined; that you signed up / joined (plural)

• Preferían que nos apuntáramos juntos. — They preferred that we sign up together.
• Era mejor que te apuntases antes de la fecha límite. — It was better for you to sign up before the deadline.

Apuntarse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me apuntare	if / when I should sign up / join
Tú — you, singular informal	te apuntares	if / when you should sign up / join
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se apuntare	if / when he / she should sign up / join; if / when you should sign up / join (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos apuntáremos	if / when we should sign up / join
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os apuntareis	if / when you should sign up / join (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se apuntaren	if / when they should sign up / join; if / when you should sign up / join (plural)

• Quien se apuntare a la actividad deberá completar el formulario. — Whoever should sign up for the activity must complete the form.

Apuntarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant apuntado.

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

• Me alegra que te hayas apuntado. — I am glad that you signed up.

Apuntarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant apuntado.

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

• Si me hubiera apuntado antes, habría conseguido plaza. — If I had signed up earlier, I would have gotten a place.
• Si te hubieses apuntado al curso, habrías recibido el material. — If you had signed up for the course, you would have received the material.

Apuntarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant apuntado.

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

• Si se hubieren apuntado participantes adicionales, deberán registrarse. — If additional participants should have signed up, they must register.

Apuntarse imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Apuntarse affirmative commands

In affirmative pronominal commands, attach the clitic and recompute accentuation. The nosotros/nosotras form loses final -s before nos, and the usual vosotros/vosotras form loses -d before os.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	apúntate	sign up
Usted — you, singular formal	apúntese	sign up (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	apuntémonos	let’s sign up
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	apuntaos	sign up (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	apúntense	sign up (plural)

• Apúntate al curso hoy. — Sign up for the course today.

Apuntarse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the person-matched clitic and the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te apuntes	do not sign up
Usted — you, singular formal	no se apunte	do not sign up (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos apuntemos	let’s not sign up
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os apuntéis	do not sign up (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se apunten	do not sign up (plural)

• No te apuntes si no puedes asistir. — Do not sign up if you cannot attend.

Common constructions with Apuntarse

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• apuntarse a + course / activity / plan. — to sign up for / join a course, activity, or plan.
• apuntarse en + list / register, in contexts where the location of registration is emphasized. — to register oneself on/in a list or register.
• apuntarse para + purpose / role, in suitable contexts. — to volunteer / sign up for a purpose or role.

Example sentences with Apuntarse

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

• ¿Te apuntas a cenar con nosotros? — Will you join us for dinner?
• Voy a apuntarme al gimnasio. — I am going to sign up for the gym.
• Estamos apuntándonos a las actividades de verano. — We are signing up for the summer activities.
• Espero que te apuntes al taller. — I hope you sign up for the workshop.
• Se han apuntado veinte personas. — Twenty people have signed up.
• Apúntense antes del viernes. — Sign up before Friday.

Regional and usage notes for Apuntarse

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos te apuntás a todas las actividades. — You sign up for every activity. (voseo)
• Apuntate al curso hoy. — Sign up for the course today. (affirmative vos command)

Apuntarse is morphologically regular. The key is pronominal syntax: use the correct clitic and commonly follow the verb with a when naming the course, activity, event, or plan joined.