-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate resignarse in Spanish

to resign oneself, to accept

resignarse is a regular -ar verb ranked #2363 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Se resignó a vivir sin ella." (He resigned himself to living without her.). 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 resigno
te resignas
él/ella/Ud. se resigna
nosotros nos resignamos
vosotros os resignáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se resignan
Example

No me resigno a perder.

I refuse to accept defeat.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me resigné
te resignaste
él/ella/Ud. se resignó
nosotros nos resignamos
vosotros os resignasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se resignaron
Example

Ayer yo me resigné.

Yesterday I resign oneself, to accept.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me resignaba
te resignabas
él/ella/Ud. se resignaba
nosotros nos resignábamos
vosotros os resignabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se resignaban
Example

Antes yo me resignaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to resign oneself, to accept often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me resignaré
te resignarás
él/ella/Ud. se resignará
nosotros nos resignaremos
vosotros os resignaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se resignarán
Example

Mañana yo me resignaré.

Tomorrow I will resign oneself, to accept.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me resignaría
te resignarías
él/ella/Ud. se resignaría
nosotros nos resignaríamos
vosotros os resignaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se resignarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo me resignaría.

If I could, I would resign oneself, to accept.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo me resigne
te resignes
él/ella/Ud. se resigne
nosotros nos resignemos
vosotros os resignéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se resignen
Example

Espero que tú te resignes.

I hope that you resign oneself, to accept.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
resígnate
él/ella/Ud. resígnese
nosotros resignémonos
vosotros resignaos
ellos/ellas/Uds. resígnense
Example

¡Resígnate!

Resign oneself, to accept!

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