Fijarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Fijarse in Spanish

Fijarse means “to notice,” “to pay attention,” or “to take note.” You will learn its regular pronominal -AR conjugation, clitic placement, fijarse en, compounds, and commands.

Fijarse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE records fijarse with the meaning “to attend to, notice, take note.” Its verbal morphology is regular -AR, as shown by fijo / fijé / fije, with person-matched pronominal clitics.

Fijarse 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 fijado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	fijarse	to notice / pay attention
Gerund	fijándose	noticing / paying attention
Past participle	fijado	noticed / fixed in compound morphology
Compound infinitive	haberse fijado	to have noticed / paid attention
Compound gerund	habiéndose fijado	having noticed / paid attention

Fijarse meaning and essential uses

RAE explicitly defines pronominal fijarse as attending to, noticing, or observing something. The central learner pattern is fijarse en + noun / person / detail: Me fijo en los detalles.

Fijarse en can mean simply noticing something or deliberately paying attention to it. Context determines whether English prefers “notice,” “look at,” “pay attention to,” or “take note of.”

Fijarse conjugation pattern and pronoun placement

Fijarse follows regular -AR verbal morphology. Add the matching clitic before finite forms: me fijo, te fijaste, se fijará, nos fijemos.

Affirmative commands attach the clitic: fíjate, fíjese, fijémonos, fijaos, fíjense. Negative commands keep the clitic before the subjunctive form: no te fijes....

Fijarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Fijarse 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 regular paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me fijo	I notice / pay attention
Tú — you, singular informal	te fijas	you notice / pay attention
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se fija	he / she notices / pays attention; you notice / pay attention (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos fijamos	we notice / pay attention
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os fijáis	you notice / pay attention (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se fijan	they notice / pay attention; you notice / pay attention (plural)

• Me fijo en los detalles pequeños. — I notice the small details.

Fijarse preterite conjugation

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me fijé	I noticed / paid attention
Tú — you, singular informal	te fijaste	you noticed / paid attention
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se fijó	he / she noticed / paid attention; you noticed / paid attention (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos fijamos	we noticed / paid attention
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os fijasteis	you noticed / paid attention (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se fijaron	they noticed / paid attention; you noticed / paid attention (plural)

• Ayer me fijé en un error del informe. — Yesterday I noticed an error in the report.

Fijarse 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 fijado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me fijaba	I used to notice / pay attention / was noticing / paying attention
Tú — you, singular informal	te fijabas	you used to notice / pay attention / were noticing / paying attention
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se fijaba	he / she used to notice / pay attention / was noticing / paying attention; you used to notice / pay attention / were noticing / paying attention (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos fijábamos	we used to notice / pay attention / were noticing / paying attention
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os fijabais	you used to notice / pay attention / were noticing / paying attention (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se fijaban	they used to notice / pay attention / were noticing / paying attention; you used to notice / pay attention / were noticing / paying attention (plural)

• Antes nos fijábamos menos en esos datos. — We used to pay less attention to those data.

Fijarse 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 fijándome.

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

• Me estoy fijando en la pronunciación. — I am paying attention to the pronunciation.

Fijarse 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 fijarme.

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

• Me voy a fijar en cómo lo hace. — I am going to pay attention to how he / she does it.

Fijarse future tense conjugation

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me fijaré	I will notice / pay attention
Tú — you, singular informal	te fijarás	you will notice / pay attention
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se fijará	he / she will notice / pay attention; you will notice / pay attention (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos fijaremos	we will notice / pay attention
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os fijaréis	you will notice / pay attention (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se fijarán	they will notice / pay attention; you will notice / pay attention (plural)

• Nos fijaremos en los resultados principales. — We will pay attention to the main results.

Fijarse conditional conjugation

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me fijaría	I would notice / pay attention
Tú — you, singular informal	te fijarías	you would notice / pay attention
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se fijaría	he / she would notice / pay attention; you would notice / pay attention (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos fijaríamos	we would notice / pay attention
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os fijaríais	you would notice / pay attention (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se fijarían	they would notice / pay attention; you would notice / pay attention (plural)

• Me fijaría primero en la fecha. — I would look at the date first.

Fijarse 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 fijado.

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

• Me he fijado en un cambio importante. — I have noticed an important change.

Fijarse 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 fijado.

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

• Ya nos habíamos fijado en ese detalle. — We had already noticed that detail.

Fijarse 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 fijado.

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

• Para entonces se habrán fijado en todos los errores. — By then they will have noticed all the errors.

Fijarse 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 fijado.

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

• Me habría fijado antes con mejor luz. — I would have noticed earlier with better light.

Fijarse subjunctive conjugations

Fijarse 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 regular paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me fije	that I notice / pay attention
Tú — you, singular informal	te fijes	that you notice / pay attention
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se fije	that he / she notice / pay attention; that you notice / pay attention (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos fijemos	that we notice / pay attention
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os fijéis	that you notice / pay attention (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se fijen	that they notice / pay attention; that you notice / pay attention (plural)

• Quiero que te fijes en esta palabra. — I want you to pay attention to this word.

Fijarse 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 fijado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me fijara	that I noticed / paid attention
Tú — you, singular informal	te fijaras	that you noticed / paid attention
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se fijara	that he / she noticed / paid attention; that you noticed / paid attention (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos fijáramos	that we noticed / paid attention
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os fijarais	that you noticed / paid attention (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se fijaran	that they noticed / paid attention; that you noticed / paid attention (plural)

• Preferían que nos fijáramos en los datos y no en el diseño. — They preferred that we focus on the data and not the design.
• Era mejor que te fijases en la señal antes de cruzar. — It was better for you to notice the sign before crossing.

Fijarse 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 fijare	if / when I should notice / pay attention
Tú — you, singular informal	te fijares	if / when you should notice / pay attention
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se fijare	if / when he / she should notice / pay attention; if / when you should notice / pay attention (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos fijáremos	if / when we should notice / pay attention
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os fijareis	if / when you should notice / pay attention (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se fijaren	if / when they should notice / pay attention; if / when you should notice / pay attention (plural)

• Quien se fijare en una discrepancia deberá comunicarla. — Whoever should notice a discrepancy must report it.

Fijarse 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 fijado.

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

• Me alegra que te hayas fijado en ese detalle. — I am glad that you noticed that detail.

Fijarse 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 fijado.

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

• Si me hubiera fijado en la fecha, no habría llegado tarde. — If I had noticed the date, I would not have arrived late.
• Si te hubieses fijado en la señal, habrías tomado otra salida. — If you had noticed the sign, you would have taken another exit.

Fijarse 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 fijado.

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

• Si se hubieren fijado en errores adicionales, deberán corregirlos. — If they should have noticed additional errors, they must correct them.

Fijarse imperative and commands

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

Fijarse affirmative commands

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	fíjate	notice
Usted — you, singular formal	fíjese	notice (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	fijémonos	let’s notice
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	fijaos	notice (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	fíjense	notice (plural)

• Fíjate en la diferencia entre estas dos formas. — Notice the difference between these two forms.

Fijarse 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 fijes	do not notice
Usted — you, singular formal	no se fije	do not notice (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos fijemos	let’s not notice
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os fijéis	do not notice (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se fijen	do not notice (plural)

• No te fijes solo en el precio. — Do not look only at the price.

Common constructions with Fijarse

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

• fijarse en + noun / person / detail. — to notice / pay attention to something or someone.
• fijarse en cómo / cuándo / dónde + clause. — to notice or pay attention to how, when, or where something happens.
• fijarse bien. — to look closely / pay careful attention.

Example sentences with Fijarse

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

• Fíjate en la última línea. — Look at the last line.
• No me había fijado en ese detalle. — I had not noticed that detail.
• Voy a fijarme en su pronunciación. — I am going to pay attention to his / her pronunciation.
• Espero que te fijes en las instrucciones. — I hope you pay attention to the instructions.
• Se han fijado en el mismo problema. — They have noticed the same problem.
• Fíjense bien antes de responder. — Look carefully before answering.

Regional and usage notes for Fijarse

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

• Vos te fijás mucho en los detalles. — You pay close attention to details. (voseo)
• Fijate en esta palabra. — Pay attention to this word. (affirmative vos command)

Fijarse is morphologically regular. The key learner task is the pronominal construction fijarse en: keep the correct clitic and use en before the person, thing, detail, or clause receiving attention.