-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate animarse in Spanish

to cheer up, to feel encouraged

animarse is a regular -ar verb ranked #2041 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "¡Anímate, todo va a salir bien!" (Cheer up, everything will be fine!). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me animo
te animas
él/ella/Ud. se anima
nosotros nos animamos
vosotros os animáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se animan
Example

Yo me animo todos los días.

I cheer up, to feel encouraged every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me animé
te animaste
él/ella/Ud. se animó
nosotros nos animamos
vosotros os animasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se animaron
Example

Ayer yo me animé.

Yesterday I cheer up, to feel encouraged.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me animaba
te animabas
él/ella/Ud. se animaba
nosotros nos animábamos
vosotros os animabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se animaban
Example

Antes yo me animaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to cheer up, to feel encouraged often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me animaré
te animarás
él/ella/Ud. se animará
nosotros nos animaremos
vosotros os animaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se animarán
Example

Mañana yo me animaré.

Tomorrow I will cheer up, to feel encouraged.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me animaría
te animarías
él/ella/Ud. se animaría
nosotros nos animaríamos
vosotros os animaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se animarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo me animaría.

If I could, I would cheer up, to feel encouraged.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me anime
te animes
él/ella/Ud. se anime
nosotros nos animemos
vosotros os animéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se animen
Example

Espero que tú te animes.

I hope that you cheer up, to feel encouraged.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
anímate
él/ella/Ud. anímese
nosotros animémonos
vosotros animaos
ellos/ellas/Uds. anímense
Example

¡Anímate, todo va a salir bien!

Cheer up, everything will be fine!

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