What does alejarse mean?
alejarse means to move away in English. It is a reflexive / pronominal regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Alejarse Conjugation in Spanish
Learn alejarse, meaning to move away, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-arreflexivegerund: alejándoseparticiple: alejado
Principal forms of alejarse
- Infinitive
- alejarse
- Gerund
- alejándose
- Past participle
- alejado
Alejarse conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | me alejo | me alejé | me alejaba | me alejaré |
| tú | te alejas | te alejaste | te alejabas | te alejarás |
| él / ella / usted | se aleja | se alejó | se alejaba | se alejará |
| nosotros/as | nos alejamos | nos alejamos | nos alejábamos | nos alejaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | se alejan | se alejaron | se alejaban | se alejarán |
Pattern notes
- Alejarse follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
- Use the matching reflexive pronoun: me, te, se, nos, os, se.
Examples with alejarse
No te alejes de aquí.Stay close.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom se alejó de un salto.Tom jumped away.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jim siempre se aleja de los problemas a toda costa.Jim always avoids trouble at all costs.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate alejarse for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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