| ponerse | a passing change of state or mood | Ana se puso nerviosa. | Ana got nervous. |
| quedarse | the result of a change, which lasts | Mi abuelo se quedó sordo. | My grandfather went deaf. |
| hacerse | a change the subject brings about, or that places them in a group | Elena se hizo budista. | Elena became a Buddhist. |
| volverse | a deep change of character | La gente se volvió desconfiada. | People became distrustful. |
| convertirse en | a complete transformation | La rana se convirtió en príncipe. | The frog turned into a prince. |
| llegar a ser | the end of a long process | Con esfuerzo, llegó a ser directora. | With effort, she became a director. |
| C1Pseudo-copulative verbs | mantenerse / mostrarse / resultar / quedar / verse link the subject to a complement | El ciclista resultó herido. / Acabó siendo profesora. | The cyclist ended up injured. / She ended up being a teacher. |
| C1With a noun | hacerse and volverse take a noun | Se hizo médico. | He became a doctor. |
| C2Fixed expressions | hacerse tarde, quedarse frío, ponerse como una sopa | Se me ha hecho tarde. | It's got late. |
| Trap | lo does not replace the complement: use así | Yo me volví así también. | I became like that too. |
| Trap | convertirse takes en before a noun | Se convirtió en médico. | He became a doctor. |