Disfrutar Examples, Sentences & Quiz

Introduction

disfrutar means to enjoy, and it is one of those verbs that shows up everywhere once you start listening for it. It is a regular -ar verb verb, and this page puts it to work: real example sentences in several tenses, grouped by use, two short passages that show the verb in context, the mistakes learners make with it, a ten-question quiz and answers to common questions. If you only learn one sentence, make it «Yo disfruto todos los días» — I enjoy every day. The rest of this page builds out from there, tense by tense, so you can use disfrutar the way native speakers do — in the present for habits, in the past for finished events, and in the subjunctive after wishes and doubts.

Disfrutar in real example sentences

In the present: everyday use

The present is where disfrutar lives most of the time — routines, facts and what is happening now:

  1. Yo disfruto todos los días. — I enjoy every day.
  2. Tú disfrutas en el trabajo. — You enjoy at work.
  3. Él disfruta con mi familia. — He enjoys with my family.
  4. Nosotros disfrutamos por la mañana. — We enjoy in the morning.

Talking about the past

In the past, choose the preterite for a finished event and the imperfect for a habit or background:

  1. Ayer yo disfruté por la tarde. — Yesterday I enjoyed in the afternoon.
  2. Antes, yo disfrutaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to enjoy every day.
  3. La semana pasada él disfrutó dos veces. — Last week He enjoyed twice.

Plans and things already done

The future, the conditional and the present perfect round out the picture — plans, hypotheticals and recent events:

  1. Mañana yo disfrutaré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will enjoy without fail.
  2. Si tuviera más tiempo, yo disfrutaría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would enjoy right now.
  3. Hoy yo he disfrutado dos veces. — Today I have enjoyed twice.

More everyday uses

The subjunctive, the imperative and the progressive cover wishes, commands and actions in progress:

  1. Espero que tú disfrutes pronto. — I hope You enjoy soon.
  2. ¡disfruta, por favor! — Enjoy, please!
  3. Ahora mismo yo estoy disfrutando. — Right now I am enjoying.

Disfrutar in context

A short dialogue

Ana: «Yo disfruto en el trabajo.» — I enjoy at work. Luis: «¡Qué bien! Yo disfruto con mi familia.» — I enjoy with my family. Ana: «Mañana yo disfrutaré sin falta.» — Tomorrow I will enjoy without fail. Luis: «Si tuviera más tiempo, yo disfrutaría ahora mismo.» — If I had more time, I would enjoy right now. Ana: «Hoy yo he disfrutado dos veces.» — Today I have enjoyed twice.

A short paragraph

Ayer yo disfruté por la tarde. Antes, yo disfrutaba todos los días. Hoy yo he disfrutado dos veces. Mañana yo disfrutaré sin falta.

Yesterday I enjoyed in the afternoon. In the past, I used to enjoy every day. Today I have enjoyed twice. Tomorrow I will enjoy without fail.

Common mistakes with disfrutar

1. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer yo disfrutaba.

Right: Ayer yo disfruté.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, disfruté. The imperfect disfrutaba describes what used to happen or what was going on, not a single completed event.

2. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger

Wrong: Espero que tú disfrutas.

Right: Espero que tú disfrutes.

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: disfrutes, not the indicative disfrutas. Wishes, hopes and doubts all trigger this change.

3. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No disfruta.

Right: No disfrutes.

Negative commands use the subjunctive-based forms: no disfrutes. The affirmative disfruta can never follow no.

4. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

Wrong: Yo disfrutar todos los días.

Right: Yo disfruto todos los días.

The infinitive disfrutar names the action; it never works as the main verb of a sentence. Conjugate it for the person: yo disfruto.

5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He disfrutando.

Right: He disfrutado.

The perfect tenses use haber plus the past participle: he disfrutado. The gerund disfrutando goes with estar for actions in progress («Estoy disfrutando»), never with haber.

Quiz: disfrutar in use

Test yourself on disfrutar in use. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disfrutar in the present indicative?

- (a) disfrutan
- (b) disfruta
- (c) disfruto
- (d) disfrutas

2. What is the yo form of disfrutar in the preterite?

- (a) disfruté
- (b) disfrutamos
- (c) disfrutaste
- (d) disfrutó

3. What is the tú form of disfrutar in the future?

- (a) disfrutará
- (b) disfrutarás
- (c) disfrutaré
- (d) disfrutaremos

4. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of disfrutar in the present perfect?

- (a) ha disfrutado
- (b) has disfrutado
- (c) hemos disfrutado
- (d) he disfrutado

5. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disfrutar in the imperfect?

- (a) disfrutabas
- (b) disfrutaba
- (c) disfrutaban
- (d) disfrutaba

6. What is the gerund of disfrutar?

- (a) disfrutar
- (b) disfruto
- (c) disfrutando
- (d) disfrutado

7. What is the past participle of disfrutar?

- (a) disfruté
- (b) disfrutar
- (c) disfrutando
- (d) disfrutado

8. Which sentence uses disfrutar correctly?

- (a) *Yo disfrutas todos los días.*
- (b) *Yo disfruto todos los días.* — I enjoy every day.
- (c) *Yo disfruta todos los días.*
- (d) *Yo disfrutar todos los días.*

9. Which sentence uses disfrutar correctly?

- (a) *Ayer yo disfruto por la tarde.*
- (b) *Ayer yo disfruté por la tarde.* — Yesterday I enjoyed in the afternoon.
- (c) *Ayer yo disfrutaba por la tarde.*
- (d) *Ayer yo disfrutar por la tarde.*

10. What does disfrutar mean?

- (a) to head to
- (b) to enjoy
- (c) to design
- (d) to displease

Answer key

1. (a) — In the present indicative, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disfrutar is disfrutan. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (a) — In the preterite, the yo form of disfrutar is disfruté. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (b) — In the future, the tú form of disfrutar is disfrutarás. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (a) — In the present perfect, the él/ella/Ud. form of disfrutar is ha disfrutado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (c) — In the imperfect, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disfrutar is disfrutaban. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (c) — The gerund of disfrutar is disfrutando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy disfrutando». 7. (d) — The past participle of disfrutar is disfrutado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he disfrutado». 8. (b) — Only this sentence pairs the right person with the right form of disfrutar; the others mix a person with another person's form, or use the infinitive instead of a conjugated form. 9. (b) — Only this sentence pairs the right person with the right form of disfrutar; the others mix a person with another person's form, or use the infinitive instead of a conjugated form. 10. (b) — disfrutar means «to enjoy».

Frequently asked questions

How do you say 'I enjoy' in Spanish?

Say «Yo disfruto todos los días». That is the present-tense yo form, and it is the sentence you will use most with this verb.

How do you say 'I enjoyed' about yesterday?

Say «Ayer yo disfruté por la tarde». The preterite is the tense for a finished event: yesterday, last week, last night.

Is disfrutar reflexive?

No — disfrutar is not reflexive. It conjugates without a pronoun: yo disfruto, tú disfrutas, él disfruta. If you see a -se form of a similar verb, that is a different verb with its own meaning.

Which tense do learners find hardest with disfrutar?

Most learners struggle with choosing between the preterite and the imperfect, not with the forms themselves. Use the preterite (disfruté) for a single finished event and the imperfect (disfrutaba) for habits and background. After that, the subjunctive is the next step.

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