emborracharse — Spanish conjugation

to get drunk

RegularReflexiveemborrachar → emborracharse

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanish
yome emborracho
te emborrachas
voste emborrachás
él/ella/Ud.se emborracha
nosotrosnos emborrachamos
vosotrosos emborracháis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se emborrachan

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanish
yome emborraché
te emborrachaste
voste emborrachaste
él/ella/Ud.se emborrachó
nosotrosnos emborrachamos
vosotrosos emborrachasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se emborracharon

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yome emborrachaba
te emborrachabas
voste emborrachabas
él/ella/Ud.se emborrachaba
nosotrosnos emborrachábamos
vosotrosos emborrachabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se emborrachaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanish
yome emborracharía
te emborracharías
voste emborracharías
él/ella/Ud.se emborracharía
nosotrosnos emborracharíamos
vosotrosos emborracharíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se emborracharían

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanish
yome emborracharé
te emborracharás
voste emborracharás
él/ella/Ud.se emborrachará
nosotrosnos emborracharemos
vosotrosos emborracharéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se emborracharán

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanish
yome he emborrachado
te has emborrachado
voste has emborrachado
él/ella/Ud.se ha emborrachado
nosotrosnos hemos emborrachado
vosotrosos habéis emborrachado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se han emborrachado

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanish
yome había emborrachado
te habías emborrachado
voste habías emborrachado
él/ella/Ud.se había emborrachado
nosotrosnos habíamos emborrachado
vosotrosos habíais emborrachado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habían emborrachado

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yome habría emborrachado
te habrías emborrachado
voste habrías emborrachado
él/ella/Ud.se habría emborrachado
nosotrosnos habríamos emborrachado
vosotrosos habríais emborrachado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrían emborrachado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanish
yome habré emborrachado
te habrás emborrachado
voste habrás emborrachado
él/ella/Ud.se habrá emborrachado
nosotrosnos habremos emborrachado
vosotrosos habréis emborrachado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrán emborrachado

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yome emborrache
te emborraches
voste emborraches
él/ella/Ud.se emborrache
nosotrosnos emborrachemos
vosotrosos emborrachéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se emborrachen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yome emborrachara
te emborracharas
voste emborracharas
él/ella/Ud.se emborrachara
nosotrosnos emborracháramos
vosotrosos emborracharais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se emborracharan

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yome emborrachase
te emborrachases
voste emborrachases
él/ella/Ud.se emborrachase
nosotrosnos emborrachásemos
vosotrosos emborrachaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se emborrachasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yome haya emborrachado
te hayas emborrachado
voste hayas emborrachado
él/ella/Ud.se haya emborrachado
nosotrosnos hayamos emborrachado
vosotrosos hayáis emborrachado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hayan emborrachado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yome hubiera emborrachado
te hubieras emborrachado
voste hubieras emborrachado
él/ella/Ud.se hubiera emborrachado
nosotrosnos hubiéramos emborrachado
vosotrosos hubierais emborrachado
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hubieran emborrachado

Other forms

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yome estoy emborrachando
te estás emborrachando
voste estás emborrachando
él/ella/Ud.se está emborrachando
nosotrosnos estamos emborrachando
vosotrosos estáis emborrachando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se están emborrachando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yome estuve emborrachando
te estuviste emborrachando
voste estuviste emborrachando
él/ella/Ud.se estuvo emborrachando
nosotrosnos estuvimos emborrachando
vosotrosos estuvisteis emborrachando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estuvieron emborrachando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yome estaba emborrachando
te estabas emborrachando
voste estabas emborrachando
él/ella/Ud.se estaba emborrachando
nosotrosnos estábamos emborrachando
vosotrosos estabais emborrachando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estaban emborrachando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yome estaría emborrachando
te estarías emborrachando
voste estarías emborrachando
él/ella/Ud.se estaría emborrachando
nosotrosnos estaríamos emborrachando
vosotrosos estaríais emborrachando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarían emborrachando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yome estaré emborrachando
te estarás emborrachando
voste estarás emborrachando
él/ella/Ud.se estará emborrachando
nosotrosnos estaremos emborrachando
vosotrosos estaréis emborrachando
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarán emborrachando