relajarse Preterite Conjugation
relajarse — to relax
Relajarse in the preterite is regular: me relajé, te relajaste, se relajó, nos relajamos, os relajasteis, se relajaron.
relajarse Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to mention a specific time you finally managed to chill out or a completed event, like a spa day or a vacation where you successfully relaxed.
Notes on relajarse in the Preterite
Relajarse is regular in the preterite. Note that the 'nosotros' form is the same as the present tense; use context clues like 'ayer' to tell them apart.
Example Sentences
Me relajé por fin cuando llegué a casa.
I finally relaxed when I got home.
yo
Él se relajó después de terminar el examen.
He relaxed after finishing the exam.
él/ella/usted
Ellos se relajaron durante las vacaciones.
They relaxed during the vacation.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Me relaje sin tilde.
Correct: Me relajé.
Why: Without the accent, the stress is wrong and it could be confused with the subjunctive 'relaje'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me relajo
Relajarse is regular in the present: me relajo, te relajas, se relaja, nos relajamos, os relajáis, se relajan.
Imperfect
yo: me relajaba
Relajarse is regular in the imperfect: me relajaba, te relajabas, se relajaba, nos relajábamos, os relajabais, se relajaban.
Future
yo: me relajaré
The future of relajarse is regular: me relajaré, te relajarás, se relajará, nos relajaremos, os relajaréis, se relajarán.
Conditional
yo: me relajaría
Relajarse is regular in the conditional: me relajaría, te relajarías, se relajaría, nos relajaríamos, os relajaríais, se relajarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me relaje
Relajarse is regular in the present subjunctive: me relaje, te relaxes, se relaje, nos relajemos, os relajéis, se relajen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me relajara
Relajarse is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: me relajara, te relajaras, se relajara, nos relajáramos, os relajarais, se relajaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: relájate
The imperative of relajarse uses the forms: relájate, relájese, relajémonos, relajaos, relájense.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te relaxes
The negative imperative of relajarse uses the present subjunctive: no te relaxes, no se relaje, no nos relajemos, no os relajéis, no se relajen.