The Subjunctive Mood of Asustarse is used to express situations of uncertainty, desire, emotion, or doubt, for example: Espero que no te asustes. (I hope you don’t get scared.)

Asustarse is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Present Subjunctive follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Asustarse (to be frightened) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Asustarse generally means to get scared or frightened, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To get scared or frightened: For example, No me asuste que me da un infarto (Don’t scare me or I’ll have a heart attack).

To be startled or jolted: For example, Que no se asusten si oyen ruidos raros (Don’t be startled if you hear strange noises).

To be intimidated or unnerved (colloquial): For example, No se asusten por su mirada, es inofensivo (Don’t be intimidated by his stare, he’s harmless).

To chicken out or lose one’s nerve (idiomatic): For example, Espero que no se asusten a la hora de la verdad (I hope you don’t chicken out when the time comes).

To be shocked or appalled (rude): For example, ¡Que no se asusten, coño, es broma! (Don’t be so shocked, damn it, it’s a joke!).

Examples

Examples of Asustarse in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que no te asustes con la película de terror. (I hope you don’t get scared by the horror movie.)

Es importante que nos asustemos con las noticias sobre el cambio climático para tomar acción. (It’s important that we get alarmed by the news about climate change in order to take action.)

Aunque el perro ladre fuerte, no quiero que te asustes. (Even though the dog barks loudly, I don’t want you to get scared.)

Ojalá que nadie se asuste durante el espectáculo de magia. (Hopefully no one gets scared during the magic show.)

Si te asustas con facilidad, mejor no veas esa película de suspenso. (If you get scared easily, you better not watch that suspenseful movie.)

Temo que mi abuela se asuste con las noticias violentas en la televisión. (I’m afraid my grandma might get scared by the violent news on TV.)

Aunque las arañas son inofensivas, no quiero que os asustéis. (Even though spiders are harmless, I don’t want you all to get scared.)

Es normal que se asusten los niños con los truenos fuertes. (It’s normal for kids to get scared by loud thunders.)

Ojalá que nadie se asuste cuando apaguemos las luces en la fiesta de disfraces. (I hope no one gets scared when we turn off the lights at the costume party.)

Es importante que nos asustemos con las estadísticas de accidentes para conducir con más precaución. (It’s important that we get alarmed by the accident statistics in order to drive more carefully.)

No quiero que te asustes, pero tengo una noticia seria que contarte. (I don’t want you to get scared, but I have some serious news to tell you.)

Es normal que se asuste la gente cuando hay un terremoto fuerte. (It’s normal for people to get scared when there is a strong earthquake.)

Ojalá que nadie se asuste con la obra de teatro de terror. (I hope no one gets scared by the horror play.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Asustarse (to be frightened) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.