Mejorarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Mejorarse in Spanish

Mejorarse means “to get better,” “to recover,” or “to improve.” You will learn its regular pronominal -AR conjugation, clitic placement, recovery contexts, compound forms, and commands.

Mejorarse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE explicitly allows mejorarse for recovering health, becoming more favorable, or moving to a better state. The pronominal verb uses regular -AR verbal morphology.

Mejorarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The non-finite forms support infinitive, progressive, and compound constructions. The participle mejorado stays invariant with haber.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	mejorarse	pronominal infinitive
Gerund	mejorándose	pronominal gerund
Past participle	mejorado	gotten better / recovered
Compound infinitive	haberse mejorado	compound infinitive
Compound gerund	habiéndose mejorado	compound gerund

Mejorarse meaning and essential uses

RAE records pronominal use for recovering lost health: Se está mejorando. — “He / she is getting better.”

It can also describe weather or a situation becoming better. For personal health, mejorarse overlaps with recuperarse and restablecerse.

Mejorarse conjugation pattern and pronoun placement

Mejorarse follows regular -AR verbal morphology. Add the matching clitic before finite forms: me mejoro, te mejoraste, se mejorará, nos mejoremos.

Affirmative commands attach the clitic: mejórate, mejórese, mejorémonos, mejoraos, mejórense. Negative commands keep the clitic before the subjunctive form.

Mejorarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Mejorarse present tense conjugation

Present indicative — Use it for present states, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me mejoro	I get better / recover
Tú — you, singular informal	te mejoras	you get better / recover
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se mejora	he / she gets better / recovers; you get better / recover (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos mejoramos	we get better / recover
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os mejoráis	you get better / recover (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se mejoran	they get better / recover; you get better / recover (plural)

• Me mejoro poco a poco. — I am getting better little by little.

Mejorarse preterite conjugation

Preterite — Use it for completed or bounded past events.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me mejoré	I got better / recovered
Tú — you, singular informal	te mejoraste	you got better / recovered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se mejoró	he / she got better / recovered; you got better / recovered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos mejoramos	we got better / recovered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os mejorasteis	you got better / recovered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se mejoraron	they got better / recovered; you got better / recovered (plural)

• Ayer me mejoré bastante. — Yesterday I got considerably better.

Mejorarse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant mejorado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me mejoraba	I used to get better / recover
Tú — you, singular informal	te mejorabas	you used to get better / recover
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se mejoraba	he / she used to get better / recover; you used to get better / recover (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos mejorábamos	we used to get better / recover
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os mejorabais	you used to get better / recover (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se mejoraban	they used to get better / recover; you used to get better / recover (plural)

• Antes me mejoraba más rápido. — I used to recover faster.

Mejorarse present progressive

Present progressive — Use it for an action or process in progress. The table uses proclisis; enclisis is also standard: estoy mejorándome.

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

• Me estoy mejorando poco a poco. — I am getting better little by little.

Mejorarse near future conjugation

Near future — Use it for a plan, intention, or expected event. The table uses proclisis; attaching the clitic to the infinitive is also standard: voy a mejorarme.

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

• Me voy a mejorar con descanso. — I am going to get better with rest.

Mejorarse future tense conjugation

Simple future — Use it for future reference.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me mejoraré	I will get better / recover
Tú — you, singular informal	te mejorarás	you will get better / recover
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se mejorará	he / she will get better / recover; you will get better / recover (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos mejoraremos	we will get better / recover
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os mejoraréis	you will get better / recover (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se mejorarán	they will get better / recover; you will get better / recover (plural)

• Nos mejoraremos con tiempo y cuidados. — We will get better with time and care.

Mejorarse conditional conjugation

Conditional — Use it for hypothetical or conditional outcomes.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me mejoraría	I would get better / recover
Tú — you, singular informal	te mejorarías	you would get better / recover
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se mejoraría	he / she would get better / recover; you would get better / recover (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos mejoraríamos	we would get better / recover
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os mejoraríais	you would get better / recover (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se mejorarían	they would get better / recover; you would get better / recover (plural)

• Me mejoraría más rápido con más descanso. — I would recover faster with more rest.

Mejorarse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect — Use it for completed events linked to a present reference frame. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant mejorado.

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

• Me he mejorado mucho esta semana. — I have gotten much better this week.

Mejorarse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect — Use it for an event completed before another past point. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant mejorado.

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

• Ya se había mejorado antes de la revisión. — He / she had already recovered before the checkup.

Mejorarse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect — Use it for an event completed before a future point. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant mejorado.

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

• Para entonces se habrán mejorado todos. — By then they will all have gotten better.

Mejorarse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant mejorado.

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

• Me habría mejorado antes con más descanso. — I would have recovered earlier with more rest.

Mejorarse subjunctive conjugations

Mejorarse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive — Use it with wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me mejore	that I get better / recover
Tú — you, singular informal	te mejores	that you get better / recover
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se mejore	that he / she get better / recover; that you get better / recover (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos mejoremos	that we get better / recover
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os mejoréis	that you get better / recover (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se mejoren	that they get better / recover; that you get better / recover (plural)

• Espero que te mejores pronto. — I hope you get better soon.

Mejorarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive — The main table uses the -ra series; the accepted -se series is also valid. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant mejorado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me mejorara	that I got better / recovered
Tú — you, singular informal	te mejoraras	that you got better / recovered
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se mejorara	that he / she got better / recovered; that you got better / recovered (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos mejoráramos	that we got better / recovered
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os mejorarais	that you got better / recovered (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se mejoraran	that they got better / recovered; that you got better / recovered (plural)

• Preferían que nos mejoráramos antes de viajar. — They preferred that we recover before traveling.
• Era posible que te mejorases en pocos días. — It was possible that you would get better in a few days.

Mejorarse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me mejorare	if / when I should get better / recover
Tú — you, singular informal	te mejorares	if / when you should get better / recover
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se mejorare	if / when he / she should get better / recover; if / when you should get better / recover (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos mejoráremos	if / when we should get better / recover
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os mejorareis	if / when you should get better / recover (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se mejoraren	if / when they should get better / recover; if / when you should get better / recover (plural)

• Quien se mejorare antes podrá retomar la actividad gradualmente. — Whoever should recover sooner may resume activity gradually.

Mejorarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive — Use it for completed events inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant mejorado.

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

• Me alegra que te hayas mejorado. — I am glad that you have gotten better.

Mejorarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is also accepted. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant mejorado.

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

• Si me hubiera mejorado antes, habría vuelto al trabajo. — If I had recovered earlier, I would have returned to work.
• Si te hubieses mejorado lo suficiente, habrías podido viajar. — If you had recovered enough, you could have traveled.

Mejorarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant mejorado.

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

• Si se hubieren mejorado los pacientes, podrán recibir el alta. — If the patients should have recovered, they may be discharged.

Mejorarse imperative and commands

Commands directly address another person. The nosotros/nosotras row has exhortative “let’s…” value.

Mejorarse affirmative commands

Affirmative pronominal commands attach the clitic and recompute stress; nosotros loses final -s before nos, and ordinary vosotros loses -d before os.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	mejórate	get better
Usted — you, singular formal	mejórese	get better (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	mejorémonos	let’s get better
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	mejoraos	get better (plural)
Ustedes — you, plural	mejórense	get better (plural formal)

• Mejórate pronto. — Get well soon.

Mejorarse negative commands

Negative pronominal commands place the clitic before the subjunctive form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te mejores	do not get better
Usted — you, singular formal	no se mejore	do not get better (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos mejoremos	let’s not get better
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os mejoréis	do not get better (plural)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se mejoren	do not get better (plural formal)

• No te mejores a medias: sigue las indicaciones hasta recuperarte. — Do not recover only halfway; follow the instructions until you recover.

Common constructions with Mejorarse

These patterns capture the most useful complements and lexical frames.

• mejorarse de + illness / problem. — to recover from an illness or problem.
• mejorarse poco a poco / mucho. — to get better gradually / a lot.
• mejorarse el tiempo / situación. — for the weather / situation to improve, in pronominal use.

Example sentences with Mejorarse

These examples reinforce common usage.

• Se está mejorando después de la operación. — He / she is recovering after the operation.
• Voy a mejorarme con descanso y tiempo. — I am going to get better with rest and time.
• Nos hemos mejorado mucho. — We have gotten much better.
• El tiempo se ha mejorado. — The weather has improved.
• Mejórense pronto. — Get well soon.

Regional and usage notes for Mejorarse

Core tables include tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes; voseo is noted separately where relevant.

• Vos te mejorás poco a poco. — You are getting better little by little. (voseo)
• Mejorate pronto. — Get well soon. (affirmative vos command)

Mejorarse is morphologically regular and commonly marks recovery or movement toward a better state. Keep the clitic matched to the subject and distinguish it from transitive mejorar algo.