Quejarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Quejarse in Spanish

Quejarse means “to complain.” It is a regular pronominal -AR verb often used with de. You will learn its clitic placement, tense forms, compound forms, and command accents.

Quejarse conjugation at a glance

The verb uses regular -AR endings, but the required pronominal clitic changes with the subject. Its most useful structural point is placing that unstressed pronoun correctly before finite forms and attaching it correctly in affirmative commands.

• Infinitive: quejarse — to complain
• Verb type: Regular AR
• Linguistic pattern: regular pronominal -AR

Quejarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive keeps the pronominal marker, and the gerund attaches the matching clitic to the end. Compound tenses use the invariant past participle with haber — the auxiliary used to form compound tenses.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	quejarse	to complain
Gerund	quejándose	complaining
Past participle	quejado	complained

In compound non-finite forms, the clitic attaches to haber: haberse quejado — to have complained; habiéndose quejado — having complained.

Quejarse meaning and essential uses

Quejarse is used in a small set of high-value sentence patterns. These constructions determine what complements normally appear with the conjugated form.

Quejarse de + noun or situation — to complain about something.

• Me quejo del ruido. — I complain about the noise.

Quejarse de que + clause — to complain that something happens.

• Se quejan de que el autobús llega tarde. — They complain that the bus arrives late.

Quejarse conjugation pattern

Linguistically, quejarse is a regular pronominal -AR verb. The stem remains stable and takes regular -AR endings. The required unstressed pronoun comes before ordinary finite forms; affirmative commands attach it to the end and then reapply normal Spanish accentuation.

Quejarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Quejarse present tense conjugation

El presente de indicativo — the present indicative — describes current, habitual, or general actions. Quejarse uses the forms shown below for the six core subject rows.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me quejo	I complain
Tú — you, singular informal	te quejas	you complain
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se queja	he/she complains; you (formal) complain
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quejamos	we complain
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quejáis	you (plural, Spain) complain
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quejan	they complain; you (plural) complain

• Siempre me quejo del ruido por la noche. — I always complain about the noise at night.

Quejarse preterite conjugation

El pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido — the preterite — presents a completed or bounded past action. The target verb uses the verified preterite forms below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me quejé	I complained
Tú — you, singular informal	te quejaste	you complained
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quejó	he/she complained; you (formal) complained
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quejamos	we complained
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quejasteis	you (plural, Spain) complained
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quejaron	they complained; you (plural) complained

• Ayer se quejó del servicio. — Yesterday he complained about the service.

Quejarse imperfect conjugation

El pretérito imperfecto — the imperfect — describes habitual, repeated, background, or ongoing past situations. The forms below follow the target verb’s imperfect pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me quejaba	I used to complain
Tú — you, singular informal	te quejabas	you used to complain
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quejaba	he/she used to complain; you (formal) used to complain
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quejábamos	we used to complain
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quejabais	you (plural, Spain) used to complain
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quejaban	they used to complain; you (plural) used to complain

• Nos quejábamos del frío cada invierno. — We used to complain about the cold every winter.

Quejarse present progressive

The present progressive is a verbal periphrasis built with estar — to be — plus the gerund. It emphasizes an action in progress now; for this verb, use the forms in the table.

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

• Me estoy quejando porque nadie responde. — I am complaining because nobody is answering.
• Estoy quejándome del ruido. — I am complaining about the noise.

Quejarse near future conjugation

The near future is a verbal periphrasis built with ir a — to be going to — plus the infinitive. It is useful for planned or expected actions in the near future.

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

• Se van a quejar si cambia el horario. — They are going to complain if the schedule changes.
• Voy a quejarme mañana. — I am going to complain tomorrow.

Quejarse future tense conjugation

El futuro simple — the simple future — expresses future events and can also support predictions. The endings attach to the complete infinitive base of the target verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me quejaré	I will complain
Tú — you, singular informal	te quejarás	you will complain
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quejará	he/she will complain; you (formal) will complain
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quejaremos	we will complain
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quejaréis	you (plural, Spain) will complain
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quejarán	they will complain; you (plural) will complain

• Te quejarás cuando veas la factura. — You will complain when you see the bill.

Quejarse conditional conjugation

El condicional simple — the simple conditional — expresses hypothetical results, softened statements, or actions dependent on a condition. The target verb keeps its verified conditional stem and endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me quejaría	I would complain
Tú — you, singular informal	te quejarías	you would complain
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quejaría	he/she would complain; you (formal) would complain
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quejaríamos	we would complain
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quejaríais	you (plural, Spain) would complain
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quejarían	they would complain; you (plural) would complain

• Me quejaría si el problema continuara. — I would complain if the problem continued.

Quejarse present perfect conjugation

El pretérito perfecto compuesto — the present perfect — combines the present of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with the invariant participle quejado — complained.

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

• Nos hemos quejado varias veces. — We have complained several times.

Quejarse past perfect conjugation

El pretérito pluscuamperfecto — the past perfect or pluperfect — combines the imperfect of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quejado — complained. It places the action before another past reference point.

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

• Ya se habían quejado antes de la reunión. — They had already complained before the meeting.

Quejarse future perfect conjugation

The future perfect combines the future of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quejado — complained. It presents the action as completed by a future point.

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

• Para mañana, ya se habrán quejado por escrito. — By tomorrow, they will already have complained in writing.

Quejarse conditional perfect conjugation

The conditional perfect combines the conditional of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quejado — complained. It describes a past action that would have happened under a condition.

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

• Me habría quejado si hubiera tenido tiempo. — I would have complained if I had had time.

Quejarse subjunctive conjugations

Quejarse present subjunctive conjugation

El presente de subjuntivo — the present subjunctive — appears after expressions of wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, necessity, or other environments that require the subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me queje	that I complain
Tú — you, singular informal	te quejes	that you complain
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se queje	that he/she complains; that you (formal) complain
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quejemos	that we complain
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quejéis	that you (plural, Spain) complain
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quejen	that they complain; that you (plural) complain

• Es normal que te quejes por ese retraso. — It is normal that you complain about that delay.

Quejarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

El imperfecto de subjuntivo — the imperfect subjunctive — is used in past-frame and hypothetical subordinate contexts. The table gives the primary -ra series and the accepted -se alternative for every person; these alternatives share the same guide here but are not mechanically interchangeable in every construction.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me quejara / me quejase	that I complained
Tú — you, singular informal	te quejaras / te quejases	that you complained
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quejara / se quejase	that he/she complained; that you (formal) complained
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quejáramos / nos quejásemos	that we complained
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quejarais / os quejaseis	that you (plural, Spain) complained
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quejaran / se quejasen	that they complained; that you (plural) complained

• Si me quejara ahora, no resolvería nada. — If I complained now, I would not solve anything.

Quejarse future subjunctive conjugation

Rare in modern everyday Spanish. El futuro de subjuntivo — the future subjunctive — survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. It is shown here for reference.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me quejare	if/when I should complain
Tú — you, singular informal	te quejares	if/when you should complain
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se quejare	if/when he/she should complain; if/when you (formal) should complain
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos quejáremos	if/when we should complain
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os quejareis	if/when you (plural, Spain) should complain
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se quejaren	if/when they should complain; if/when you (plural) should complain

• Quien se quejare formalmente deberá identificarse. — Whoever should complain formally will have to identify themselves.

Quejarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

The present perfect subjunctive combines the present subjunctive of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quejado — complained. It commonly refers to a completed action inside a subjunctive-triggering context.

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

• Me alegra que te hayas quejado a tiempo. — I am glad that you complained in time.

Quejarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

The past perfect subjunctive combines the imperfect subjunctive of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quejado — complained. The table shows the primary hubiera series and the accepted hubiese alternative.

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

• Si nos hubiéramos quejado antes, quizá habrían actuado. — If we had complained earlier, perhaps they would have acted.

Quejarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Rare in modern everyday Spanish. The future perfect subjunctive combines the future subjunctive of haber — to have as an auxiliary — with quejado — complained. It is mainly a reference form in restricted formal or historical contexts.

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

• Quien se hubiere quejado dentro del plazo conservará su derecho. — Whoever should have complained within the deadline will retain their right.

Quejarse imperative and commands

Quejarse affirmative commands

Affirmative pronominal commands attach the clitic to the command form. Spanish then reapplies normal accentuation to the resulting word, which produces the written accents shown below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	quéjate	complain!
Usted — you, singular formal	quéjese	complain!
Nosotros / Nosotras — let’s / we	quejémonos	let’s complain!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	quejaos	complain!
Ustedes — you, plural	quéjense	complain!

• Quéjate si el problema continúa. — Complain if the problem continues.

Quejarse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, and the pronominal clitic comes before the verb rather than attaching to it.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te quejes	don’t complain!
Usted — you, singular formal	no se queje	don’t complain!
Nosotros / Nosotras — let’s / we	no nos quejemos	let’s not complain!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os quejéis	don’t complain!
Ustedes — you, plural	no se quejen	don’t complain!

• No te quejes sin explicar qué ocurrió. — Do not complain without explaining what happened.

Common constructions with Quejarse

These patterns are especially useful because they determine the complements that naturally accompany the target verb.

• Nos quejamos del calor durante el viaje. — We complain about the heat during the trip.
• Ella se queja de que nadie escucha sus propuestas. — She complains that nobody listens to her proposals.

Example sentences with Quejarse

These additional examples reinforce the target verb across several useful forms and contexts without replacing the tense-specific examples above.

• Me quejo cuando el ruido no me deja trabajar. — I complain when the noise does not let me work.
• Ella se quejó por escrito. — She complained in writing.
• Nos quejaremos si vuelven a cancelar la cita. — We will complain if they cancel the appointment again.
• No quiero que os quejéis por un detalle menor. — I do not want you to complain about a minor detail.
• Se habrían quejado antes si hubieran conocido el problema. — They would have complained earlier if they had known about the problem.
• Quejémonos de forma clara y respetuosa. — Let’s complain clearly and respectfully.

Regional and usage notes for Quejarse

In voseo regions, vos te quejás — you complain is a standard present form. With one attached pronoun, the affirmative command is quejate — complain!, without a written accent after normal accentuation is reapplied.

Rare and reference forms of Quejarse

The core lesson already includes the rare future subjunctive systems. For non-finite reference, haberse quejado — to have complained is the compound infinitive, and habiéndose quejado — having complained is the compound gerund. These forms keep the clitic attached to haber.

With quejarse, the verb endings are predictable; the real work is keeping the pronominal clitic in the right place and using de naturally when you state what the complaint is about.