Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I have a good time
- tú you have a good time
- usted, él, ella he/she has a good time
- nosotros we have a good time
- vosotros Spain you all have a good time
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they have a good time
SPANISH VERB
divertirse
to have a good time
- #217 most used
- Irregular -ir verb
- Gerund: divirtiéndose
- Past participle: divertido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I had a good time
- tú you had a good time
- usted, él, ella he/she had a good time
- nosotros we had a good time
- vosotros Spain you all had a good time
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they had a good time
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to have a good time
- tú you used to have a good time
- usted, él, ella he/she used to have a good time
- nosotros we used to have a good time
- vosotros Spain you all used to have a good time
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to have a good time
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will have a good time
- tú you will have a good time
- usted, él, ella he/she will have a good time
- nosotros we will have a good time
- vosotros Spain you all will have a good time
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will have a good time
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would have a good time
- tú you would have a good time
- usted, él, ella he/she would have a good time
- nosotros we would have a good time
- vosotros Spain you all would have a good time
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would have a good time
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I have a good time
- tú (that) you have a good time
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she have a good time
- nosotros (that) we have a good time
- vosotros Spain (that) you all have a good time
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they have a good time
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I had a good time
- tú (if) you had a good time
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she had a good time
- nosotros (if) we had a good time
- vosotros Spain (if) you all had a good time
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they had a good time
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú have a good time!
- usted have a good time! (formal)
- nosotros have a good time! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain have a good time! (all of you)
- ustedes have a good time! (all of you)
How to use divertirse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Los niños se divierten mucho en la alberca.
The kids have a great time in the pool.
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Past
Nos divertimos muchísimo en la boda de Luis.
We had a wonderful time at Luis's wedding.
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Imperfect
De jóvenes nos divertíamos con cualquier cosa.
When we were young we had fun with anything.
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Future
Te divertirás en Guanajuato, es una ciudad hermosa.
You'll have a great time in Guanajuato, it's a beautiful city.
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Conditional
Me divertiría más si vinieras conmigo.
I'd have more fun if you came with me.
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Present subjunctive
¡Que se diviertan mucho en la fiesta!
Have a great time at the party!
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Past subjunctive
Si te divirtieras más, trabajarías con más ganas.
If you had more fun, you'd work with more energy.
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Imperative
¡Diviértete y no pienses en el trabajo!
Have fun and don't think about work!
Good to know
- "¡Que te diviertas!" is "Have fun!"
Where you hear divertirse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Siempre me divierto con Sarah. I always have a good time with Sarah.
- Los turistas se divirtieron mucho en Chichén Itzá. The tourists had a great time at Chichen Itza.
- En Navidad, nos vamos a divertir mucho. At Christmas, we're going to have a lot of fun.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.