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Quejarse Conjugation in Spanish

Learn quejarse, meaning to complain, to whine, to gripe, to grouse, to fuss, to bitch, to beef, through verified forms and contextual examples.

regular-arreflexivegerund: quejándoseparticiple: quejado

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What does quejarse mean?

quejarse means to complain, to whine, to gripe, to grouse, to fuss, to bitch, to beef in English. It is a reflexive / pronominal regular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to grumble, to moan, to groan; to quarrel.

Principal forms of quejarse

Infinitive: quejarse
Gerund: quejándose
Past participle: quejado

Quejarse 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 quejo	me quejé	me quejaba	me quejaré
tú	te quejas	te quejaste	te quejabas	te quejarás
él / ella / usted	se queja	se quejó	se quejaba	se quejará
nosotros/as	nos quejamos	nos quejamos	nos quejábamos	nos quejaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	se quejan	se quejaron	se quejaban	se quejarán

Pattern notes

Quejarse follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Use the matching reflexive pronoun: me, te, se, nos, os, se.

Examples with quejarse

Él se quejó del ruido.He complained about the noise.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Él se quejaba del ruido.He complained about the noise.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Siempre te quejas de algo.You're always complaining about something.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate quejarse 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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