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SPANISH VERB

enfadarse

to get angry

  • #269 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: enfadándose
  • Past participle: enfadado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I get angry
  2. tú you get angry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she gets angry
  4. nosotros we get angry
  5. vosotros Spain you all get angry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they get angry

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I got angry
  2. tú you got angry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she got angry
  4. nosotros we got angry
  5. vosotros Spain you all got angry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they got angry

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to get angry
  2. tú you used to get angry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to get angry
  4. nosotros we used to get angry
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to get angry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get angry

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will get angry
  2. tú you will get angry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will get angry
  4. nosotros we will get angry
  5. vosotros Spain you all will get angry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get angry

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would get angry
  2. tú you would get angry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would get angry
  4. nosotros we would get angry
  5. vosotros Spain you all would get angry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get angry

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I get angry
  2. tú (that) you get angry
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she get angry
  4. nosotros (that) we get angry
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all get angry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get angry

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I got angry
  2. tú (if) you got angry
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she got angry
  4. nosotros (if) we got angry
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all got angry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got angry

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú get angry!
  2. usted get angry! (formal)
  3. nosotros get angry! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain get angry! (all of you)
  5. ustedes get angry! (all of you)

How to use enfadarse

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi padre se enfada cuando llegamos tarde a comer.

    My father gets angry when we're late for lunch.

  2. Past

    Carmen se enfadó conmigo por olvidar su cumpleaños.

    Carmen got angry with me for forgetting her birthday.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeños nos enfadábamos por cualquier tontería.

    As kids we used to get angry over any silly thing.

  4. Future

    Si rompes el jarrón, mamá se enfadará muchísimo.

    If you break the vase, mum will be furious.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no me enfadaría por algo tan pequeño.

    I wouldn't get angry over something so small.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que te enfades, pero he perdido las llaves.

    I don't want you to get angry, but I've lost the keys.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se lo dije con cuidado para que no se enfadara.

    I told him carefully so he wouldn't get angry.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Enfádate si quieres, pero yo tenía razón!

    Get angry if you want, but I was right!

Good to know

  • Spain says "enfadarse"; Latin America says "enojarse". "Enfadarse con alguien" is to get angry with someone.

Where you hear enfadarse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Me enfado cuando no me escuchan. I get angry when people don't listen to me.
  • Me enfadé, pero luego entendí. I got angry, but then I understood.
  • No me voy a enfadar por una pregunta. I'm not going to get angry over a question.

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Me enfado cuando no os termináis la comida. I get angry when you don't finish your food.
  • Ayer me enfadé con la jefa. Yesterday I got angry with the boss.
  • Pablo se va a enfadar si no lo llamo. Pablo is going to get angry if I don't call him.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.