Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | abotonarse | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | abotonándose | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar abotonándose. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Abotonarse conjugation
abotonarse is an irregular Spanish -OTHER verb meaning button up. In the present tense: yo me abotono, tú te abotonas, él/ella se abotona, nosotros nos abotonamos, vosotros os abotonáis, ellos se abotonan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2283-OTHERIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- abotonarse
- Gerundio
- abotonándose
- Meaning
- button up
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Abotonarse across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me abotono | Yo me abotono el abrigo antes de bajar.I button up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te abotonas | Normalmente, tú te abotonas la chaqueta sin ayuda.You usually button up your jacket without help. |
| él | se abotona | Hoy, el abuelo del portal se abotona la camisa frente al espejo.Today, the grandfather in the building buttons up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos abotonamos | A veces, nosotros nos abotonamos los uniformes en el vestuario.At times, we button up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os abotonáis | Ahora, vosotros os abotonáis los abrigos antes del recreo.Right now, you all button up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se abotonan | Casi siempre, los niños del colegio se abotonan los chalecos por el frío.Most of the time, the children at school button up their vests because of the cold. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me he abotonado | Este año, yo me he abotonado el abrigo antes de bajar.This year, I have buttoned up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te has abotonado | Últimamente, tú te has abotonado la chaqueta sin ayuda.Lately, you have buttoned up your jacket without help. |
| él | se ha abotonado | En estos meses, el abuelo del portal se ha abotonado la camisa frente al espejo.In these months, the grandfather in the building has buttoned up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos hemos abotonado | Hasta ahora, nosotros nos hemos abotonado los uniformes en el vestuario.So far, we have buttoned up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os habéis abotonado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros os habéis abotonado los abrigos antes del recreo.This term, you all have buttoned up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se han abotonado | En este tiempo, los niños del colegio se han abotonado los chalecos por el frío.During this time, the children at school have buttoned up their vests because of the cold. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me abotoné | Ayer, yo me abotoné el abrigo antes de bajar.Yesterday, I buttoned up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te abotonaste | Hace un rato, tú te abotonaste la chaqueta sin ayuda.A little while ago, you buttoned up your jacket without help. |
| él | se abotonó | Esta mañana, el abuelo del portal se abotonó la camisa frente al espejo.This morning, the grandfather in the building buttoned up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos abotonamos | Anoche, nosotros nos abotonamos los uniformes en el vestuario.Last night, we buttoned up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os abotonasteis | El sábado, vosotros os abotonasteis los abrigos antes del recreo.On Saturday, you all buttoned up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se abotonaron | Hace poco, los niños del colegio se abotonaron los chalecos por el frío.Not long ago, the children at school buttoned up their vests because of the cold. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me abotonaba | Antes, yo me abotonaba el abrigo antes de bajar.Before, I used to button up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te abotonabas | Por entonces, tú te abotonabas la chaqueta sin ayuda.Back then, you used to button up your jacket without help. |
| él | se abotonaba | En esa época, el abuelo del portal se abotonaba la camisa frente al espejo.At that time, the grandfather in the building used to button up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos abotonábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros nos abotonábamos los uniformes en el vestuario.When that was normal, we used to button up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os abotonabais | Hace años, vosotros os abotonabais los abrigos antes del recreo.Years ago, you all used to button up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se abotonaban | En aquellos días, los niños del colegio se abotonaban los chalecos por el frío.In those days, the children at school used to button up their vests because of the cold. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me había abotonado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya me había abotonado el abrigo antes de bajar.When you arrived, I had already buttoned up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te habías abotonado | Para entonces, tú ya te habías abotonado la chaqueta sin ayuda.By then, you had already buttoned up your jacket without help. |
| él | se había abotonado | Al volver, el abuelo del portal ya se había abotonado la camisa frente al espejo.When we came back, the grandfather in the building had already buttoned up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos habíamos abotonado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya nos habíamos abotonado los uniformes en el vestuario.Before talking it through, we had already buttoned up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os habíais abotonado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya os habíais abotonado los abrigos antes del recreo.When you looked again, you all had already buttoned up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se habían abotonado | Para ese momento, los niños del colegio ya se habían abotonado los chalecos por el frío.By that moment, the children at school had already buttoned up their vests because of the cold. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me hube abotonado | Apenas yo me hube abotonado el abrigo antes de bajar, todo cambió.As soon as I had buttoned up my coat before going downstairs, everything changed. |
| tú | te hubiste abotonado | En cuanto tú te hubiste abotonado la chaqueta sin ayuda, se notó.The moment you had buttoned up your jacket without help, it showed. |
| él | se hubo abotonado | No bien el abuelo del portal se hubo abotonado la camisa frente al espejo, hubo ruido.As soon as the grandfather in the building had buttoned up his shirt in front of the mirror, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | nos hubimos abotonado | Tan pronto como nosotros nos hubimos abotonado los uniformes en el vestuario, seguimos adelante.Once we had buttoned up our uniforms in the locker room, we moved on. |
| vosotros | os hubisteis abotonado | Apenas vosotros os hubisteis abotonado los abrigos antes del recreo, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had buttoned up your coats before recess, you checked the result. |
| ellos | se hubieron abotonado | En cuanto los niños del colegio se hubieron abotonado los chalecos por el frío, el ambiente cambió.The moment the children at school had buttoned up their vests because of the cold, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me abotonaré | Mañana, yo me abotonaré el abrigo antes de bajar.Tomorrow, I will button up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te abotonarás | Dentro de poco, tú te abotonarás la chaqueta sin ayuda.Soon, you will button up your jacket without help. |
| él | se abotonará | Esta tarde, el abuelo del portal se abotonará la camisa frente al espejo.This afternoon, the grandfather in the building will button up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos abotonaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros nos abotonaremos los uniformes en el vestuario.Next week, we will button up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os abotonaréis | Pronto, vosotros os abotonaréis los abrigos antes del recreo.Before long, you all will button up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se abotonarán | Más adelante, los niños del colegio se abotonarán los chalecos por el frío.Later on, the children at school will button up their vests because of the cold. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me habré abotonado | Para entonces, yo ya me habré abotonado el abrigo antes de bajar.By then, I will already have buttoned up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te habrás abotonado | Antes del cierre, tú ya te habrás abotonado la chaqueta sin ayuda.Before closing time, you will already have buttoned up your jacket without help. |
| él | se habrá abotonado | Al final del día, el abuelo del portal ya se habrá abotonado la camisa frente al espejo.By the end of the day, the grandfather in the building will already have buttoned up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos habremos abotonado | Para mañana, nosotros ya nos habremos abotonado los uniformes en el vestuario.By tomorrow, we will already have buttoned up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os habréis abotonado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya os habréis abotonado los abrigos antes del recreo.Before leaving, you all will already have buttoned up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se habrán abotonado | Para esa hora, los niños del colegio ya se habrán abotonado los chalecos por el frío.By that hour, the children at school will already have buttoned up their vests because of the cold. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me abotonaría | En un caso así, yo me abotonaría el abrigo antes de bajar.In a case like that, I would button up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te abotonarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú te abotonarías la chaqueta sin ayuda.With a little more time, you would button up your jacket without help. |
| él | se abotonaría | En esa situación, el abuelo del portal se abotonaría la camisa frente al espejo.In that situation, the grandfather in the building would button up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos abotonaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros nos abotonaríamos los uniformes en el vestuario.With that outlook, we would button up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os abotonaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros os abotonaríais los abrigos antes del recreo.If it came to that, you all would button up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se abotonarían | En un día así, los niños del colegio se abotonarían los chalecos por el frío.On a day like that, the children at school would button up their vests because of the cold. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me habría abotonado | En otro momento, yo me habría abotonado el abrigo antes de bajar.At another moment, I would have buttoned up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te habrías abotonado | Con un poco más de margen, tú te habrías abotonado la chaqueta sin ayuda.With a little more margin, you would have buttoned up your jacket without help. |
| él | se habría abotonado | A esas alturas, el abuelo del portal se habría abotonado la camisa frente al espejo.By then, the grandfather in the building would have buttoned up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos habríamos abotonado | Con ese giro, nosotros nos habríamos abotonado los uniformes en el vestuario.With that turn, we would have buttoned up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os habríais abotonado | Llegados ahí, vosotros os habríais abotonado los abrigos antes del recreo.At that point, you all would have buttoned up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se habrían abotonado | En ese punto, los niños del colegio se habrían abotonado los chalecos por el frío.From there, the children at school would have buttoned up their vests because of the cold. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me abotone | Es mejor que yo me abotone el abrigo antes de bajar.It is better that I button up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te abotones | Hace falta que tú te abotones la chaqueta sin ayuda.It is necessary that you button up your jacket without help. |
| él | se abotone | Conviene que el abuelo del portal se abotone la camisa frente al espejo.It is wise that the grandfather in the building button up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos abotonemos | Importa que nosotros nos abotonemos los uniformes en el vestuario.It matters that we button up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os abotonéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros os abotonéis los abrigos antes del recreo.It may help if you all button up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se abotonen | Es posible que los niños del colegio se abotonen los chalecos por el frío.It is possible that the children at school button up their vests because of the cold. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me haya abotonado | Ojalá yo me haya abotonado el abrigo antes de bajar.Hopefully I have buttoned up my coat before going downstairs. |
| tú | te hayas abotonado | Puede que tú ya te hayas abotonado la chaqueta sin ayuda.Maybe you already have buttoned up your jacket without help. |
| él | se haya abotonado | Tal vez el abuelo del portal se haya abotonado la camisa frente al espejo.Perhaps the grandfather in the building has buttoned up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | nos hayamos abotonado | Quizá nosotros ya nos hayamos abotonado los uniformes en el vestuario.Maybe we already have buttoned up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | os hayáis abotonado | Es probable que vosotros os hayáis abotonado los abrigos antes del recreo.It is likely that you all have buttoned up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | se hayan abotonado | Puede ser que los niños del colegio ya se hayan abotonado los chalecos por el frío.It may be that the children at school already have buttoned up their vests because of the cold. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me abotonara | Si yo me abotonara el abrigo antes de bajar, se notaría enseguida.If I buttoned up my coat before going downstairs, it would show right away. |
| tú | te abotonaras | Si tú te abotonaras la chaqueta sin ayuda, costaría ocultarlo.If you buttoned up your jacket without help, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | se abotonara | Si el abuelo del portal se abotonara la camisa frente al espejo, daría mucho que hablar.If the grandfather in the building buttoned up his shirt in front of the mirror, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | nos abotonáramos | Si nosotros nos abotonáramos los uniformes en el vestuario, todo iría por otro lado.If we buttoned up our uniforms in the locker room, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | os abotonarais | Si vosotros os abotonarais los abrigos antes del recreo, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all buttoned up your coats before recess, the mood would change. |
| ellos | se abotonaran | Si los niños del colegio se abotonaran los chalecos por el frío, la escena sería otra.If the children at school buttoned up their vests because of the cold, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me hubiera abotonado | Si yo me hubiera abotonado el abrigo antes de bajar, aún se recordaría.If I had buttoned up my coat before going downstairs, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | te hubieras abotonado | Si tú te hubieras abotonado la chaqueta sin ayuda, eso habría dejado marca.If you had buttoned up your jacket without help, that would have left a mark. |
| él | se hubiera abotonado | Si el abuelo del portal se hubiera abotonado la camisa frente al espejo, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the grandfather in the building had buttoned up his shirt in front of the mirror, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | nos hubiéramos abotonado | Si nosotros nos hubiéramos abotonado los uniformes en el vestuario, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had buttoned up our uniforms in the locker room, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | os hubierais abotonado | Si vosotros os hubierais abotonado los abrigos antes del recreo, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had buttoned up your coats before recess, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | se hubieran abotonado | Si los niños del colegio se hubieran abotonado los chalecos por el frío, nada habría quedado igual.If the children at school had buttoned up their vests because of the cold, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me abotonare | Si yo me abotonare el abrigo antes de bajar, se notará enseguida.If I button up my coat before going downstairs, it will show right away. |
| tú | te abotonares | Si tú te abotonares la chaqueta sin ayuda, costará ignorarlo.If you button up your jacket without help, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | se abotonare | Si el abuelo del portal se abotonare la camisa frente al espejo, dará mucho que hablar.If the grandfather in the building buttons up his shirt in front of the mirror, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | nos abotonáremos | Si nosotros nos abotonáremos los uniformes en el vestuario, todo irá por otro camino.If we button up our uniforms in the locker room, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | os abotonareis | Si vosotros os abotonareis los abrigos antes del recreo, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all button up your coats before recess, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | se abotonaren | Si los niños del colegio se abotonaren los chalecos por el frío, la escena será distinta.If the children at school button up their vests because of the cold, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me hubiere abotonado | Cuando yo me hubiere abotonado el abrigo antes de bajar, ya se notará.When I have buttoned up my coat before going downstairs, it will already show. |
| tú | te hubieres abotonado | En cuanto tú te hubieres abotonado la chaqueta sin ayuda, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have buttoned up your jacket without help, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | se hubiere abotonado | Cuando el abuelo del portal se hubiere abotonado la camisa frente al espejo, se verá de inmediato.When the grandfather in the building has buttoned up his shirt in front of the mirror, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | nos hubiéremos abotonado | Si para entonces nosotros nos hubiéremos abotonado los uniformes en el vestuario, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have buttoned up our uniforms in the locker room, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | os hubiereis abotonado | Cuando vosotros os hubiereis abotonado los abrigos antes del recreo, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have buttoned up your coats before recess, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | se hubieren abotonado | En cuanto los niños del colegio se hubieren abotonado los chalecos por el frío, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the children at school have buttoned up their vests because of the cold, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | abotónate | abotónate la chaqueta sin ayuda.Button up your jacket without help. |
| él | abotónese | Que el abuelo del portal abotónese la camisa frente al espejo.Let the grandfather in the building button up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | abotonémonos | abotonémonos los uniformes en el vestuario.Button up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | abotonaos | abotonaos los abrigos antes del recreo.Button up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | abotónense | Que los niños del colegio abotónense los chalecos por el frío.Let the children at school button up their vests because of the cold. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no te abotones | No no te abotones la chaqueta sin ayuda.Do not button up your jacket without help. |
| él | no se abotone | Que el abuelo del portal no no se abotone la camisa frente al espejo.Let the grandfather in the building not button up his shirt in front of the mirror. |
| nosotros | no nos abotonemos | No no nos abotonemos los uniformes en el vestuario.Let us not button up our uniforms in the locker room. |
| vosotros | no os abotonéis | No no os abotonéis los abrigos antes del recreo.Do not button up your coats before recess. |
| ellos | no se abotonen | Que los niños del colegio no no se abotonen los chalecos por el frío.Let the children at school not button up their vests because of the cold. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el abrigo antes de bajar.
I button up my coat before going downstairs.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'abotonarse' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'abotonarse' means to button up. It is a irregular verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is abotonarse an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, abotonarse is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate abotonarse in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of abotonarse: yo me abotono, tú te abotonas, él/ella/usted se abotona, nosotros nos abotonamos, vosotros os abotonáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abotonan.
- How do you conjugate abotonarse in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of abotonarse: yo me abotoné, tú te abotonaste, él/ella/usted se abotonó, nosotros nos abotonamos, vosotros os abotonasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abotonaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of abotonarse?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of abotonarse: yo me abotonaba, tú te abotonabas, él/ella/usted se abotonaba, nosotros nos abotonábamos, vosotros os abotonabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abotonaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of abotonarse?
- The gerundio of abotonarse is 'abotonándose'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy abotonándose) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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