Arreglarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Arreglarse in Spanish

Arreglarse means “to get ready,” “to groom oneself,” or “to make oneself presentable.” You will learn its regular -AR morphology, required pronominal clitics, pronoun placement, and commands.

Arreglarse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Linguistically, arreglarse is pronominal and uses regular -AR verbal morphology with a person-matched clitic: me arreglo, te arreglas, se arregla, nos arreglamos, os arregláis, se arreglan. The main additional complexity is clitic placement.

Arreglarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The pronominal infinitive keeps se. The gerund can carry an attached clitic, and compound non-finite forms combine the clitic with haber. The participle arreglado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	arreglarse	to get ready / groom oneself
Gerund	arreglándose	getting ready / grooming oneself
Past participle	arreglado	gotten ready / groomed
Compound infinitive	haberse arreglado	to have gotten ready
Compound gerund	habiéndose arreglado	having gotten ready

Arreglarse meaning and essential uses

RAE records pronominal uses of arreglar, including grooming or dressing oneself: Me arreglo antes de salir. — “I get ready before going out.”

The exact English translation depends on context: “get ready,” “groom oneself,” or “dress/fix oneself up.” This lesson focuses on that productive personal-care meaning rather than the idiom arreglárselas.

Arreglarse conjugation pattern and pronoun placement

Arreglarse follows regular -AR verbal morphology. Add the person-matched clitic before finite forms: me arreglo, te arreglaste, se arreglará, nos arreglemos.

Affirmative commands attach the clitic: arréglate, arréglese, arreglémonos, arreglaos, arréglense. Negative commands keep the clitic before the verb.

Arreglarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Arreglarse 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 arreglo	I get ready
Tú — you, singular informal	te arreglas	you get ready
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se arregla	he / she gets ready; you get ready (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos arreglamos	we get ready
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os arregláis	you get ready (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se arreglan	they get ready; you get ready (plural)

• Me arreglo antes de salir. — I get ready before going out.

Arreglarse 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 arreglé	I got ready
Tú — you, singular informal	te arreglaste	you got ready
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se arregló	he / she got ready; you got ready (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos arreglamos	we got ready
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os arreglasteis	you got ready (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se arreglaron	they got ready; you got ready (plural)

• Ayer me arreglé muy rápido. — Yesterday I got ready very quickly.

Arreglarse 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 arreglado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me arreglaba	I used to get ready / was getting ready
Tú — you, singular informal	te arreglabas	you used to get ready / were getting ready
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se arreglaba	he / she used to get ready / was getting ready; you used to get ready / were getting ready (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos arreglábamos	we used to get ready / were getting ready
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os arreglabais	you used to get ready / were getting ready (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se arreglaban	they used to get ready / were getting ready; you used to get ready / were getting ready (plural)

• Antes nos arreglábamos juntos para las fiestas. — We used to get ready together for parties.

Arreglarse 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 arreglándome.

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

• Me estoy arreglando para la cena. — I am getting ready for dinner.

Arreglarse 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 arreglarme.

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

• Me voy a arreglar antes de las ocho. — I am going to get ready before eight.

Arreglarse 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 arreglaré	I will get ready
Tú — you, singular informal	te arreglarás	you will get ready
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se arreglará	he / she will get ready; you will get ready (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos arreglaremos	we will get ready
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os arreglaréis	you will get ready (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se arreglarán	they will get ready; you will get ready (plural)

• Nos arreglaremos en casa. — We will get ready at home.

Arreglarse 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 arreglaría	I would get ready
Tú — you, singular informal	te arreglarías	you would get ready
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se arreglaría	he / she would get ready; you would get ready (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos arreglaríamos	we would get ready
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os arreglaríais	you would get ready (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se arreglarían	they would get ready; you would get ready (plural)

• Me arreglaría un poco más para esa ceremonia. — I would get a little more dressed up for that ceremony.

Arreglarse 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 arreglado.

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

• Me he arreglado ya. — I have already gotten ready.

Arreglarse 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 arreglado.

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

• Ya nos habíamos arreglado cuando llamaron. — We had already gotten ready when they called.

Arreglarse 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 arreglado.

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

• Para entonces se habrán arreglado todos. — By then everyone will have gotten ready.

Arreglarse 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 arreglado.

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

• Me habría arreglado antes si lo hubiera sabido. — I would have gotten ready earlier if I had known.

Arreglarse subjunctive conjugations

Arreglarse 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 arregle	that I get ready
Tú — you, singular informal	te arregles	that you get ready
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se arregle	that he / she get ready; that you get ready (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos arreglemos	that we get ready
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os arregléis	that you get ready (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se arreglen	that they get ready; that you get ready (plural)

• Quiero que te arregles ahora. — I want you to get ready now.

Arreglarse 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 arreglado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me arreglara	that I got ready
Tú — you, singular informal	te arreglaras	that you got ready
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se arreglara	that he / she got ready; that you got ready (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos arregláramos	that we got ready
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os arreglarais	that you got ready (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se arreglaran	that they got ready; that you got ready (plural)

• Preferían que nos arregláramos antes de cenar. — They preferred that we get ready before dinner.
• Era mejor que te arreglases con tiempo. — It was better for you to get ready with time to spare.

Arreglarse 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 forms are mainly formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me arreglare	if / when I should get ready
Tú — you, singular informal	te arreglares	if / when you should get ready
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se arreglare	if / when he / she should get ready; if / when you should get ready (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos arregláremos	if / when we should get ready
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os arreglareis	if / when you should get ready (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se arreglaren	if / when they should get ready; if / when you should get ready (plural)

• Quien se arreglare para la ceremonia deberá respetar el código de vestimenta. — Whoever should get ready for the ceremony must follow the dress code.

Arreglarse 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 arreglado.

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

• Me alegra que te hayas arreglado a tiempo. — I am glad that you got ready on time.

Arreglarse 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 arreglado.

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

• Si me hubiera arreglado antes, no habría llegado tarde. — If I had gotten ready earlier, I would not have arrived late.
• Si te hubieses arreglado en casa, habríamos salido antes. — If you had gotten ready at home, we would have left earlier.

Arreglarse 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 arreglado.

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

• Si se hubieren arreglado para el evento, podrán entrar directamente. — If they should have gotten ready for the event, they may enter directly.

Arreglarse imperative and commands

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

Arreglarse 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	arréglate	get ready
Usted — you, singular formal	arréglese	get ready (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	arreglémonos	let’s get ready
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	arreglaos	get ready (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	arréglense	get ready (plural)

• Arréglate antes de salir. — Get ready before going out.

Arreglarse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms; pronominal verbs place the clitic before the finite verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te arregles	do not get ready
Usted — you, singular formal	no se arregle	do not get ready (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos arreglemos	let’s not get ready
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os arregléis	do not get ready (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se arreglen	do not get ready (plural)

• No te arregles con tanta prisa. — Do not get ready in such a hurry.

Common constructions with Arreglarse

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

• arreglarse. — to get ready / groom oneself.
• arreglarse para + event / purpose. — to get ready for an event or purpose.
• arreglarse antes de + infinitive. — to get ready before doing something.

Example sentences with Arreglarse

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

• Voy a arreglarme ahora. — I am going to get ready now.
• Estoy arreglándome para la fiesta. — I am getting ready for the party.
• ¿Ya te has arreglado? — Have you gotten ready already?
• Espero que te arregles pronto. — I hope you get ready soon.
• Nos arreglamos antes de salir. — We get ready before going out.
• Arréglense para la foto. — Get ready for the photo.

Regional and usage notes for Arreglarse

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos te arreglás rápido. — You get ready quickly. (voseo)
• Arreglate antes de salir. — Get ready before going out. (affirmative vos command)

Arreglarse is morphologically regular. Focus on pronominal placement: use the matching clitic before finite forms, attach it to affirmative commands, and recompute written accents where needed.