Spanish grammar
Me acosté, me levanté, me dormí
Say when you went to bed, got up, or fell asleep.
From the scene Me acosté a las once (I went to bed at eleven)
In short
Reflexive verbs keep their pronoun in the past: me acosté, me levanté. For usted, él and ella use se.
- I went to bed me acosté
- I got up me levanté
- I fell asleep me dormí
- did you (usted) go to bed? ¿se acostó?
- did you (usted) shower? ¿se duchó?
Your turn
Which one goes with I got up?
Options: me levanté · me acosté · me dormí
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I got up → me levanté
How it works
Reflexive verbs keep their pronoun in the preterite: me acosté (I went to bed), me levanté (I got up), me dormí (I fell asleep).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank) a las nueve... muy cansado.
Clue: I
Options: Se levantó · Me levanté · Me levantó
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Me levanté a las nueve... muy cansado.
I got up at nine... very tired.
Good to know
For usted / él / ella the pronoun is se: ¿se acostó?, se duchó.
I went to bed me acosté
Ramón
Me acosté a las once, como siempre.
I went to bed at eleven, as always.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) a las once, como siempre.
Options: Me levanté · Me dormí · Me acosté
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Ramón
Me acosté a las once, como siempre.
I went to bed at eleven, as always.
I got up me levanté
Ramón
No, no me levanté. Me dormí enseguida.
No, I didn't get up. I fell asleep right away.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
No, no (blank). Me dormí enseguida.
Options: se acostó · me levanté · me acosté
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Ramón
No, no me levanté. Me dormí enseguida.
No, I didn't get up. I fell asleep right away.
I fell asleep me dormí
Ramón
No, no me levanté. Me dormí enseguida.
No, I didn't get up. I fell asleep right away.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
No, no me levanté. (blank) enseguida.
Options: Se acostó · Me dormí · Me acosté
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Ramón
No, no me levanté. Me dormí enseguida.
No, I didn't get up. I fell asleep right away.
did you (usted) go to bed? ¿se acostó?
Elena
Don Ramón, ¿a qué hora se acostó anoche?
Don Ramón, what time did you go to bed last night?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Don Ramón, ¿a qué hora (blank) anoche?
Options: me acosté · me levanté · se acostó
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Elena
Don Ramón, ¿a qué hora se acostó anoche?
Don Ramón, what time did you go to bed last night?
did you (usted) shower? ¿se duchó?
Elena
¿Y se duchó antes de acostarse?
And did you shower before going to bed?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Y (blank) antes de acostarse?
Options: se duchó · me acosté · me levanté
Show answer
Elena
¿Y se duchó antes de acostarse?
And did you shower before going to bed?
Common mistake
Not Me acostó or Se acostó here. I (Ramón about himself).
Me acosté a las once, como siempre.
I went to bed at eleven, as always.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I went to bed | me acosté |
|---|---|
| I got up | me levanté |
| I fell asleep | me dormí |
| did you (usted) go to bed? | ¿se acostó? |
| did you (usted) shower? | ¿se duchó? |
More lines from the story
- RamónMe levanté a las nueve... muy cansado.I got up at nine... very tired.
- RamónPues sí. Dormir me cansa mucho.Well, yes. Sleeping makes me very tired.