Divertirse Conjugation in Spanish, Translation, Examples

The Spanish verb divertirse means to have fun or to have a good time. Divertirse is a reflexive verb—it is accompanied by the reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se). Also, divertirse is an -ir stem-changing verb, which means that in many conjugations, when the vowel e of the verb's root is stressed, it turns into ie. For example, yo me divierto (I have fun). In other conjugations, the e changes simply to i, like in ella se divirtió (she had fun).

This articles includes divertirse conjugations in the present, past and future indicative, the present and past subjunctive, the imperative, and other verb forms.

Using Divertir and Divertirse

Used reflexively, divertirse means to have fun or to have a good time. However, this verb can also be used non-reflexively, as divertir. In that case, it is a transitive verb that means to entertain or amuse someone. For example, El payaso divierte a los niños (The clown amuses the children). You will notice that when divertir is used, it is usually talking about amusing people, and for that reason, you must include the preposition a, also called the personal a, between the verb and the direct object.

Something else to note about the verb divertir is that its past participle, divertido, is used as an adjective that simply means "fun". For example, La fiesta fue muy divertida (The party was a lot of fun).

Divertirse Present Indicative

In the present indicative, notice the stem change e to ie in all of the conjugations except nosotros and vosotros.

Divertirse Preterite Indicative

In the preterite indicative, the stem changes from e to i only for the third person conjugations (él/ella/usted/, ellos/ellas/ustedes).

Divertirse Imperfect Indicative

The imperfect tense can be translated as "used to have fun" or "was having fun." It is used to talk about recurring or ongoing actions in the past. 

Divertirse Future Indicative

Divertirse Periphrastic Future Indicative

When conjugating a reflexive verb in the periphrastic future, the reflexive pronoun can go before the conjugated verb ir (to go), or it can be attached at the end of the infinitive verb. For example, you can say Me voy a divertir or Voy a divertirme.

Divertirse Conditional Indicative

The conditional tense is used to talk about possibilities or probabilities. It is translated to English as "would have fun." 

Divertirse Present Progressive/Gerund Form

The present participle or gerund is used to form progressive verb forms like the present progressive. When conjugating reflexive verbs, the reflexive pronoun is placed before the conjugated auxiliary verb estar, or it can be attached at the end of the present participle. For example, you can say me estoy divirtiendo or estoy divirtiéndome (I am having fun). Notice that the gerund of divertirse has the stem change e to i.

Divertirse Past Participle

The past participle for -ir verbs is formed by adding the ending -ido, and it can be used to form compound tenses like the present perfect. When conjugating reflexive verbs in compound tenses, the reflexive pronoun must be placed before the conjugated auxiliary verb haber.

Divertirse Present Subjunctive

Notice that in the subjunctive mood there is a stem change e to ie in some conjugations, and e to i in other conjugations.

Divertirse Imperfect Subjunctive

The imperfect subjunctive can be conjugated in two different ways, both considered correct. Also, both include the stem change e to i.

Option 1

Option 2

Divertirse Imperative 

To give orders or commands, you can use the imperative mood. There are both positive and negative commands. Notice that the stem e changes sometimes to ie and sometimes to i in the imperative. Also notice that the placement of the reflexive pronoun is different in the positive and negative commands. 

Positive Commands

Negative Commands