The Subjunctive Mood of Quemarse is used to express wishes, desires, or hypothetical situations, for example: Espero que no te quemes con el sol. (I hope you don’t get burned by the sun.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Quemarse (to burn oneself) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Quemarse generally means “to burn” or “to get burned”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To burn or get burned: For example, Que no se te queme la comida. (May your food not get burned.)

To get sunburned: For example, Que no se te queme la piel al sol. (May your skin not get sunburned in the sun.)

To get overheated or overheat: For example, Que no se te queme el motor. (May your engine not overheat.)

To get burned out or exhausted: For example, Que no se te queme la cabeza de tanto estudiar. (May your head not get burned out from studying so much.)

To get screwed over or taken advantage of (slang): For example, Que no te quemen con esos precios. (May you not get screwed over with those prices.)

To get angry or upset (colloquial): For example, Que no se te quemen las neuronas por esa tontería. (May your neurons not get burned over that silly thing.)

Examples

Examples of Quemarse in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que no te quemes al sol. (It’s important that you don’t get sunburned.)

Mamá no quiere que me queme cocinando. (Mom doesn’t want me to get burned while cooking.)

Ojalá que nadie se queme en la fogata esta noche. (Hopefully no one gets burned at the bonfire tonight.)

Es una lástima que te quemes tanto trabajando al aire libre. (It’s a shame you get so burned working outdoors.)

Tengo miedo de que se quemen las palomitas de maíz. (I’m afraid the popcorn might burn.)

Es raro que os queméis tanto en el sol de invierno. (It’s weird that you all get so burned in the winter sun.)

Dudo que se quemen las hamburguesas si las cocinas con cuidado. (I doubt the burgers will burn if you cook them carefully.)

Sería una pena que nos quememos después de poner tanto esfuerzo en la parrillada. (It would be a shame if we got burned after putting so much effort into the barbecue.)

¿Crees que me queme si me quedo mucho tiempo en la playa? (Do you think I’ll get burned if I stay at the beach too long?)

Aunque te quemes un poco, la experiencia de acampar vale la pena. (Even if you get a little burned, the camping experience is worth it.)

Es una locura que se quemen las tortillas después de tanto trabajo. (It’s crazy that the tortillas would burn after all that work.)

Espero que nadie se queme con las bengalas en el partido de fútbol. (I hope no one gets burned by the flares at the soccer game.)

Lamento que os queméis tanto trabajando en la construcción. (I’m sorry you all get so burned working in construction.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Quemarse (to burn oneself) 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.