Quejarte means to complain or express dissatisfaction about something. It is used when someone is voicing their displeasure or grievances.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejo | Me quejo cuando hace mucho ruido. I complain when it's very noisy. | |
| Tú | te quejas | Tú te quejas siempre en clase. You always complain in class. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se queja | Ella se queja por el clima. She complains about the weather. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos quejamos | Nos quejamos del tráfico diario. We complain about the daily traffic. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os quejáis | Vosotros os quejáis mucho en la oficina. You all complain a lot at the office. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se quejan | Ellos se quejan del servicio. They complain about the service. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quejé | Me quejé del servicio ayer. I complained about the service yesterday. | |
| Tú | quejaste | Te quejaste mucho en la reunión. You complained a lot in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quejó | Se quejó del ruido toda la noche. He/She/You complained about the noise all night. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quejamos | Nos quejamos del clima durante el viaje. We complained about the weather during the trip. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quejasteis | Os quejasteis del retraso del tren. You all complained about the train delay. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quejaron | Se quejaron del servicio en el restaurante. They/You all complained about the service at the restaurant. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejaba | Me quejaba mucho en esa época. I used to complain a lot back then. | |
| Tú | te quejabas | Tú te quejabas constantemente. You used to complain constantly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se quejaba | Ella se quejaba por todo. She used to complain about everything. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos quejábamos | Nos quejábamos del clima siempre. We used to complain about the weather all the time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os quejabais | Vosotros os quejabais mucho en clase. You all used to complain a lot in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se quejaban | Ellos se quejaban de todo. They used to complain about everything. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy quejando | Me estoy quejando del ruido ahora mismo. I am complaining about the noise right now. | |
| Tú | te estás quejando | Tú te estás quejando demasiado. You are complaining too much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se está quejando | Ella se está quejando por la comida. She is complaining about the food. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos estamos quejando | Nos estamos quejando del servicio. We are complaining about the service. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os estáis quejando | Vosotros os estáis quejando mucho. You all are complaining a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se están quejando | Los niños se están quejando otra vez. The children are complaining again. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a quejar | Me voy a quejar si no me escuchan. I am going to complain if they don't listen to me. | |
| Tú | te vas a quejar | Tú te vas a quejar si no te ayudan. You are going to complain if they don't help you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se va a quejar | Él se va a quejar si no recibe respuestas. He is going to complain if he doesn't get answers. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a quejar | Nosotros nos vamos a quejar si no arreglan esto. We are going to complain if they don't fix this. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a quejar | Vosotros os vais a quejar si no os ayudan pronto. You all are going to complain if they don't help you soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a quejar | Ellos se van a quejar si no cumplen sus promesas. They are going to complain if they don't keep their promises. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quejaré | Me quejaré si no cambian las reglas. I will complain if they don't change the rules. | |
| Tú | quejarás | Tú te quejarás si no te ayudan. You will complain if they don't help you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quejará | Ella se quejará del servicio. She will complain about the service. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quejaremos | Nosotros nos quejaremos si no llega a tiempo. We will complain if he doesn't arrive on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quejaréis | Vosotros os quejaréis por el ruido. You all will complain about the noise. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quejarán | Ellos se quejarán si no cumplen. They will complain if they are not fulfilled. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quejaría | Me quejaría si no recibiera ayuda. I would complain if I didn't receive help. | |
| Tú | quejarías | Tú te quejarías si fuera injusto. You would complain if it were unfair. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quejaría | Ella se quejaría si no le pagaran. She would complain if she weren't paid. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quejaríamos | Nos quejaríamos si el servicio fuera malo. We would complain if the service were bad. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quejaríais | Vosotros os quejaríais si no os escucharan. You all would complain if they didn't listen to you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quejarían | Ellos se quejarían si no obtuvieran resultados. They would complain if they didn't get results. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he quejado | Me he quejado muchas veces hoy. I have complained many times today. | |
| Tú | te has quejado | ¿Te has quejado alguna vez de esto? Have you ever complained about this? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha quejado | Ella se ha quejado del ruido. She has complained about the noise. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos quejado | Nos hemos quejado al gerente. We have complained to the manager. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis quejado | ¿Os habéis quejado ya? Have you all complained yet? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han quejado | Se han quejado varias veces. They have complained several times. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejaba | Me quejaba antes de que llegara la solución. I was complaining before the solution arrived. | |
| Tú | te quejabas | Te quejabas mucho en esa época. You were complaining a lot at that time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se quejaba | Se quejaba por todo en ese momento. He/She was complaining about everything at that moment. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos quejábamos | Nos quejábamos del clima constantemente. We were complaining about the weather constantly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os quejabais | Os quejabais sin parar en la reunión. You all were complaining nonstop during the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se quejaban | Se quejaban de la situación siempre. They were complaining about the situation all the time. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré quejado | Para entonces, me habré quejado mucho. By then, I will have complained a lot. | |
| Tú | te habrás quejado | Para esa fecha, te habrás quejado varias veces. By that date, you will have complained several times. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habrá quejado | Para entonces, ella se habrá quejado menos. By then, she will have complained less. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habremos quejado | Nosotros nos habremos quejado suficiente. We will have complained enough. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habréis quejado | Vosotros os habréis quejado varias veces. You all will have complained several times. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrán quejado | Ellos se habrán quejado antes de terminar. They will have complained before finishing. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría quejado | Me habría quejado si hubiera sabido. I would have complained if I had known. | |
| Tú | te habrías quejado | Tú te habrías quejado si hubieras estado aquí. You would have complained if you had been here. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habría quejado | Él se habría quejado si hubiera sido diferente. He would have complained if it had been different. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habríamos quejado | Nosotros nos habríamos quejado si hubiéramos sabido. We would have complained if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habríais quejado | Vosotros os habríais quejado si hubierais estado presentes. You all would have complained if you had been present. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrían quejado | Ellos se habrían quejado si hubieran tenido la oportunidad. They would have complained if they had had the chance. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me queje | Es importante que me queje si hay un problema. It is important that I complain if there is a problem. | |
| Tú | te quejes | Espero que no te quejes demasiado. I hope you don't complain too much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se queje | Es posible que se queje si no recibe ayuda. He/She/You (formal) might complain if he/she/you don't get help. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos quejemos | Queremos que nos quejemos menos en el trabajo. We want us to complain less at work. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os quejéis | Es mejor que no os quejéis tanto. It's better that you all don't complain so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se quejen | Dudo que se quejen sin razón. I doubt that they/you all complain without reason. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quejara | Me quejara si tuviera más problemas. I would complain if I had more problems. | |
| Tú | quejaras | Es posible que te quejaras en la reunión. You might have complained at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quejara | Ella dudaba que él se quejara. She doubted that he would complain. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quejáramos | Nos quejáramos si hubiera más problemas. We would complain if there were more problems. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quejarais | Vosotros os quejarais si no os ayudaran. You all would complain if they didn't help you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quejaran | Es probable que se quejaran de la situación. They probably would complain about the situation. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quejare | Si te quejare, te escucharía. If I complained, I would listen to you. | |
| Tú | quejares | Cuando te quejares, te entenderé. When you complain, I will understand you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quejare | Si ella se quejare, actuaremos. If she complains, we will act. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quejáremos | Cuando nos quejáremos, buscaríamos soluciones. When we complain, we would look for solutions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quejareis | Si vosotros quejareis, os ayudaremos. If you all complain, we will help you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quejaren | Si ellos quejaren, actuarían rápidamente. If they complain, they would act quickly. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya quejado | Espero que me haya quejado a tiempo. I hope I have complained in time. | |
| Tú | hayas quejado | Es posible que te hayas quejado antes. It's possible that you have complained earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya quejado | Es importante que se haya quejado con razón. It's important that he/she/you have complained for a reason. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos quejado | Es probable que nos hayamos quejado juntos. It's likely that we have complained together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis quejado | No creo que hayáis quejado demasiado. I don't think you all have complained too much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan quejado | Es bueno que hayan quejado sus problemas. It's good that they/you all have complained about their problems. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejara | Si me hubiera quejado antes, habría evitado el problema. If I had complained earlier, I would have avoided the problem. | |
| Tú | te quejaras | Esperaba que te quejaras si algo no estaba bien. I was hoping you would have complained if something was wrong. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se quejara | Me sorprendió que se quejara tanto. I was surprised that he/she/you complained so much. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos quejáramos | No creímos que nos quejáramos en ese momento. We didn't think we had complained at that time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os quejarais | No pensábamos que os quejarais tanto. We didn't think you all would have complained so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se quejaran | Era raro que se quejaran sin motivo. It was strange that they/you all complained without reason. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me quejare | Para entonces, me quejare de todo. By then, I will have complained about everything. | |
| Tú | te quejares | Si hubieras estado aquí, te quejares menos. If you had been here, you would have complained less. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se quejare | Es probable que se quejare si no mejora. He probably will have complained if it doesn't improve. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos quejáremos | Para entonces, nos quejáremos menos. By then, we will have complained less. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os quejareis | Quizá os quejareis si no os escuchan. Maybe you will have complained if they don't listen to you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se quejaren | Si no reciben ayuda, se quejaren mucho. If they don't receive help, they will have complained a lot. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | queja | No me digas queja ahora. Don't complain to me now. | |
| Tú | queja | ¡Queja más fuerte si quieres! Complaine louder if you want! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | queje | Queje si no está de acuerdo. Complain if he/she/you disagree. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quejemos | Quejemos menos y actuemos más. Let's complain less and act more. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quejad | ¡Quejad ahora si tenéis que hacerlo! Complain now if you have to! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quejen | Quejen si algo no les gusta. Complain if they don't like something. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no me quejes | No me quejes más, por favor. Don't complain to me anymore, please. | |
| Tú | no te quejes | No te quejes de todo. Don't complain about everything. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no se queje | Por favor, no se queje durante la reunión. Please, don't complain during the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nos quejemos | No nos quejemos sin razón. Let's not complain without reason. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no os quejéis | No os quejéis por tonterías. Don't complain about silly things. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no se quejen | No se quejen tanto, por favor. Don't complain so much, please. |
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