Despertarse is a Spanish verb meaning to wake up. Despertarse is conjugated as a reflexive verb in the preterite tense. Despertarse appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 4th most used reflexive verb.
For the present tense conjugation, go to Despertarse Conjugation - Present Tense.
Despertarse Conjugation: Preterite Tense
| yo me | desperté |
| tú te | despertaste |
| él/ella se | despertó |
| ns. nos | despertamos |
| vs. os | despertasteis |
| ellos/as se | despertaron |
*Irregular forms in bold.
Despertarse Participio
The participio of Despertarse is despertado. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Despertarse Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Despertarse is despertaba. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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