Peinarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Peinarse in Spanish

Peinarse means “to comb one’s hair” or “to do one’s hair.” You will learn its fully regular pronominal -AR conjugation, clitic placement, progressive forms, compounds, and commands.

Peinarse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Peinarse is pronominal and uses regular -AR verbal morphology. Core forms are me peino / me peiné / me peine.

Peinarse 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 peinado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	peinarse	to comb one’s hair
Gerund	peinándose	combing one’s hair
Past participle	peinado	combed
Compound infinitive	haberse peinado	to have combed
Compound gerund	habiéndose peinado	having combed

Peinarse meaning and essential uses

Peinarse means combing or arranging one’s own hair, including ordinary grooming and styling contexts.

The pronominal clitic agrees with the subject: me peino, te peinas, se peina. A body-part noun may appear with the definite article: Me peino el pelo.

Peinarse regular conjugation and pronoun placement

Peinarse follows regular -AR verbal morphology. Add the matching clitic before finite forms: me peino, te peinaste, se peinará, nos peinemos.

Affirmative commands attach the clitic and recompute stress: péinate, péinese, peinémonos, peinaos, péinense. Negative commands keep the clitic before the subjunctive form.

Peinarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Peinarse 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 peino	I comb one’s hair
Tú — you, singular informal	te peinas	you comb one’s hair
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se peina	he / she combs his or her hair; you comb one’s hair (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos peinamos	we comb one’s hair
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os peináis	you comb one’s hair (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se peinan	they comb one’s hair; you comb one’s hair (plural)

• Me peino antes de salir. — I comb my hair before going out.

Peinarse 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 peiné	I combed one’s hair
Tú — you, singular informal	te peinaste	you combed one’s hair
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se peinó	he / she combed one’s hair; you combed one’s hair (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos peinamos	we combed one’s hair
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os peinasteis	you combed one’s hair (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se peinaron	they combed one’s hair; you combed one’s hair (plural)

• Ayer me peiné rápidamente. — Yesterday I combed my hair quickly.

Peinarse 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 peinado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me peinaba	I used to comb one’s hair / was combing one’s hair
Tú — you, singular informal	te peinabas	you used to comb one’s hair / were combing one’s hair
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se peinaba	he / she used to comb one’s hair / was combing one’s hair; you used to comb one’s hair / were combing one’s hair (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos peinábamos	we used to comb one’s hair / were combing one’s hair
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os peinabais	you used to comb one’s hair / were combing one’s hair (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se peinaban	they used to comb one’s hair / were combing one’s hair; you used to comb one’s hair / were combing one’s hair (plural)

• De niño me peinaba antes de ir a la escuela. — As a child, I used to comb my hair before school.

Peinarse present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. The main table places the clitic before estar. Enclisis is also standard: estoy peinándome.

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

• Me estoy peinando ahora. — I am combing my hair now.

Peinarse 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 peinarme.

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

• Me voy a peinar antes de la reunión. — I am going to comb my hair before the meeting.

Peinarse 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 peinaré	I will comb one’s hair
Tú — you, singular informal	te peinarás	you will comb one’s hair
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se peinará	he / she will comb one’s hair; you will comb one’s hair (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos peinaremos	we will comb one’s hair
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os peinaréis	you will comb one’s hair (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se peinarán	they will comb one’s hair; you will comb one’s hair (plural)

• Nos peinaremos antes de la foto. — We will do our hair before the photo.

Peinarse 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 peinaría	I would comb one’s hair
Tú — you, singular informal	te peinarías	you would comb one’s hair
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se peinaría	he / she would comb one’s hair; you would comb one’s hair (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos peinaríamos	we would comb one’s hair
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os peinaríais	you would comb one’s hair (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se peinarían	they would comb one’s hair; you would comb one’s hair (plural)

• Me peinaría de otra manera para la ceremonia. — I would do my hair differently for the ceremony.

Peinarse 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 peinado.

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

• Me he peinado ya. — I have already combed my hair.

Peinarse 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 peinado.

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

• Ya nos habíamos peinado cuando llegaron. — We had already done our hair when they arrived.

Peinarse 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 peinado.

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

• Para entonces se habrán peinado todos. — By then everyone will have done their hair.

Peinarse 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 peinado.

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

• Me habría peinado antes con más tiempo. — I would have done my hair earlier with more time.

Peinarse subjunctive conjugations

Peinarse 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 peine	that I comb one’s hair
Tú — you, singular informal	te peines	that you comb one’s hair
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se peine	that he / she comb one’s hair; that you comb one’s hair (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos peinemos	that we comb one’s hair
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os peinéis	that you comb one’s hair (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se peinen	that they comb one’s hair; that you comb one’s hair (plural)

• Quiero que te peines antes de salir. — I want you to comb your hair before going out.

Peinarse 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 peinado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me peinara	that I combed one’s hair
Tú — you, singular informal	te peinaras	that you combed one’s hair
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se peinara	that he / she combed one’s hair; that you combed one’s hair (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos peináramos	that we combed one’s hair
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os peinarais	that you combed one’s hair (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se peinaran	that they combed one’s hair; that you combed one’s hair (plural)

• Preferían que nos peináramos antes de la foto. — They preferred that we do our hair before the photo.
• Era mejor que te peinases con cuidado. — It was better for you to comb your hair carefully.

Peinarse 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 peinare	if / when I should comb one’s hair
Tú — you, singular informal	te peinares	if / when you should comb one’s hair
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se peinare	if / when he / she should comb one’s hair; if / when you should comb one’s hair (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos peináremos	if / when we should comb one’s hair
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os peinareis	if / when you should comb one’s hair (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se peinaren	if / when they should comb one’s hair; if / when you should comb one’s hair (plural)

• Quien se peinare en el camerino deberá dejarlo ordenado. — Whoever should do their hair in the dressing room must leave it tidy.

Peinarse 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 peinado.

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

• Me alegra que te hayas peinado a tiempo. — I am glad that you did your hair in time.

Peinarse 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 peinado.

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

• Si me hubiera peinado antes, no habría tenido prisa. — If I had done my hair earlier, I would not have been rushed.
• Si te hubieses peinado con cuidado, el resultado habría durado más. — If you had done your hair carefully, the result would have lasted longer.

Peinarse 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 peinado.

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

• Si se hubieren peinado participantes adicionales, deberán esperar fuera después. — If additional participants should have done their hair, they must wait outside afterward.

Peinarse imperative and commands

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

Peinarse affirmative commands

Affirmative pronominal commands attach the clitic and recompute stress. The verified forms are péinate, péinese, peinémonos, peinaos, péinense.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	péinate	comb one’s hair
Usted — you, singular formal	péinese	comb one’s hair (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	peinémonos	let’s comb one’s hair
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	peinaos	comb one’s hair (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	péinense	comb one’s hair (plural)

• Péinate antes de salir. — Comb your hair before going out.

Peinarse 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 peines	do not comb one’s hair
Usted — you, singular formal	no se peine	do not comb one’s hair (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos peinemos	let’s not comb one’s hair
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os peinéis	do not comb one’s hair (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se peinen	do not comb one’s hair (plural)

• No te peines con el pelo mojado si el peinado requiere estar seco. — Do not comb your hair wet if the hairstyle requires it to be dry.

Common constructions with Peinarse

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

• peinarse. — to comb / arrange one’s own hair.
• peinarse el pelo / cabello. — to comb one’s hair; the body-part noun commonly takes the definite article.
• peinarse para + event. — to do one’s hair for an event.

Example sentences with Peinarse

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

• Me peino todas las mañanas. — I comb my hair every morning.
• ¿Ya te has peinado? — Have you done your hair yet?
• Está peinándose frente al espejo. — He / she is doing their hair in front of the mirror.
• Espero que te peines antes de la foto. — I hope you do your hair before the photo.
• Nos hemos peinado de la misma manera. — We have done our hair the same way.
• Péinense antes de entrar al estudio. — Do your hair before entering the studio.

Regional and usage notes for Peinarse

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

• Vos te peinás antes de salir. — You comb your hair before going out. (voseo)
• Peinate antes de la foto. — Comb your hair before the photo. (affirmative vos command)

Peinarse is fully regular. The main learner task is pronominal placement: keep the correct clitic with finite forms, attach it correctly in affirmative commands, and recognize both progressive placements.