Disfrutar Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb disfrutar means to enjoy, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. It is a regular -ar verb verb: the stem is disfrut and the endings follow the -ar pattern, with the exceptions noted in the tables below. This page gives you the complete picture — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say «Yo disfruto todos los días», which means «I enjoy every day». Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: disfrutar
  • English: to enjoy
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: disfrutando
  • Past participle: disfrutado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + disfrutado)

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for disfrutar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for disfrutar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem.

Gerund: disfrutando · Past participle: disfrutado

Present Indicative

Person Form
yo disfruto
tú disfrutas
él/ella/Ud. disfruta
nosotros/as disfrutamos
vosotros/as disfrutáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disfrutan

The present is the tense you will use most with disfrutar. It covers daily routines, permanent facts and actions in progress. Learn the yo form disfruto first, then the tú and él forms, which are the ones that change the stem in stem-changing verbs.

Preterite

Person Form
yo disfruté
tú disfrutaste
él/ella/Ud. disfrutó
nosotros/as disfrutamos
vosotros/as disfrutasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disfrutaron

The preterite of disfrutar reports what happened. «Ayer yo disfruté por la tarde» places the action firmly in finished time. It is the tense of stories and reports, not of background description.

Imperfect

Person Form
yo disfrutaba
tú disfrutabas
él/ella/Ud. disfrutaba
nosotros/as disfrutábamos
vosotros/as disfrutabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. disfrutaban

The imperfect of disfrutar paints the background of a past scene: repeated actions, states and descriptions. «Antes, yo disfrutaba todos los días» is the pattern. Pair it with the preterite when one event interrupts another.

Future

Person Form
yo disfrutaré
tú disfrutarás
él/ella/Ud. disfrutará
nosotros/as disfrutaremos
vosotros/as disfrutaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disfrutarán

The future of disfrutar looks forward: what will happen tomorrow, next week or next year. «Mañana yo disfrutaré sin falta» is the pattern. Remember that the future can also express probability about the present in Spanish.

Conditional

Person Form
yo disfrutaría
tú disfrutarías
él/ella/Ud. disfrutaría
nosotros/as disfrutaríamos
vosotros/as disfrutaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. disfrutarían

The conditional of disfrutar is the tense of «would»: what you would do, what would happen, what you would like. «Si pudiera, yo disfrutaría sin dudarlo» shows the pattern. It is built on the infinitive, just like the future.

Present Perfect

Person Form
yo he disfrutado
tú has disfrutado
él/ella/Ud. ha disfrutado
nosotros/as hemos disfrutado
vosotros/as habéis disfrutado
ellos/ellas/Uds. han disfrutado

The present perfect of disfrutar says «have done»: the action is finished but its result still matters now. «Hoy yo he disfrutado dos veces» is the pattern. Learn the participle disfrutado well — every perfect tense depends on it.

Pluperfect

Person Form
yo había disfrutado
tú habías disfrutado
él/ella/Ud. había disfrutado
nosotros/as habíamos disfrutado
vosotros/as habíais disfrutado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habían disfrutado

The pluperfect of disfrutar steps one event further back than the preterite. «Antes de salir, yo había disfrutado» is the pattern: first this happened, then the story moved on. It is haber in the imperfect plus disfrutado.

Future Perfect

Person Form
yo habré disfrutado
tú habrás disfrutado
él/ella/Ud. habrá disfrutado
nosotros/as habremos disfrutado
vosotros/as habréis disfrutado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrán disfrutado

The future perfect of disfrutar combines the future of haber with disfrutado. «Para el viernes, yo habré disfrutado ya» is the pattern. Use it when the completion matters more than the action itself.

Conditional Perfect

Person Form
yo habría disfrutado
tú habrías disfrutado
él/ella/Ud. habría disfrutado
nosotros/as habríamos disfrutado
vosotros/as habríais disfrutado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrían disfrutado

The conditional perfect of disfrutar is the tense of «would have done». «Yo habría disfrutado si hubiera podido» is the pattern. It is built from haber in the conditional plus disfrutado.

Present Subjunctive

Person Form
yo disfrute
tú disfrutes
él/ella/Ud. disfrute
nosotros/as disfrutemos
vosotros/as disfrutéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disfruten

The present subjunctive of disfrutar is the mood of what is wished, doubted or demanded rather than stated as fact. «Espero que tú disfrutes» is the pattern. If the trigger is in the past, switch to the imperfect subjunctive instead.

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)

Person Form
yo disfrutara
tú disfrutaras
él/ella/Ud. disfrutara
nosotros/as disfrutáramos
vosotros/as disfrutarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. disfrutaran

The imperfect subjunctive of disfrutar handles the hypothetical past and the polite conditional. «Ojalá yo disfrutara más a menudo» is the pattern. The -ra forms in the table are the standard ones; the -se forms use the same stem with -se endings.

Imperative — Affirmative

Person Form
tú disfruta
él/ella/Ud. disfrute
nosotros/as disfrutemos
vosotros/as disfrutad
ellos/ellas/Uds. disfruten

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

The affirmative imperative of disfrutar is for orders and instructions. «¡disfruta, por favor!» is the pattern. Remember there is no yo form in the imperative, and the nosotros form doubles as a suggestion: «¡disfrutemos!» means «let's do it».

Imperative — Negative

Person Form
tú disfrutes
él/ella/Ud. disfrute
nosotros/as disfrutemos
vosotros/as disfrutéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disfruten

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

The negative imperative of disfrutar is built on the present subjunctive: «¡No disfrutes!». Learn it as a set with the subjunctive table above, and never follow no with the affirmative command form.

Example sentences

  1. Yo disfruto todos los días. — I enjoy every day.
  2. Ayer yo disfruté por la tarde. — Yesterday I enjoyed in the afternoon.
  3. Antes, yo disfrutaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to enjoy every day.
  4. Mañana yo disfrutaré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will enjoy without fail.
  5. Si tuviera más tiempo, yo disfrutaría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would enjoy right now.
  6. Hoy yo he disfrutado dos veces. — Today I have enjoyed twice.
  7. Espero que tú disfrutes pronto. — I hope You enjoy soon.
  8. Si yo disfrutara, todo sería distinto. — If I enjoyed, everything would be different.
  9. Ahora mismo yo estoy disfrutando. — Right now I am enjoying.
  10. ¡disfruta, por favor! — Enjoy, please!

Common mistakes

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

Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. What is the nosotros/as form of disfrutar in the conditional?

- (a) disfrutaría
- (b) disfrutarías
- (c) disfrutaríamos
- (d) disfrutaría

6. What is the vosotros/as form of disfrutar in the present perfect?

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

7. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disfrutar in the present subjunctive?

- (a) disfrutes
- (b) disfrute
- (c) disfruten
- (d) disfrute

8. What is the yo form of disfrutar in the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms)?

- (a) disfrutáramos
- (b) disfrutara
- (c) disfrutara
- (d) disfrutaras

9. What is the gerund of disfrutar?

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

10. What is the past participle of disfrutar?

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

Answer key

1. (c) — In the present indicative, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disfrutar is disfrutan. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (d) — In the preterite, the yo form of disfrutar is disfruté. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (b) — In the imperfect, the tú form of disfrutar is disfrutabas. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (b) — In the future, the él/ella/Ud. form of disfrutar is disfrutará. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (c) — In the conditional, the nosotros/as form of disfrutar is disfrutaríamos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (c) — In the present perfect, the vosotros/as form of disfrutar is habéis disfrutado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 7. (c) — In the present subjunctive, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disfrutar is disfruten. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 8. (b) — In the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms), the yo form of disfrutar is disfrutara. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 9. (d) — The gerund of disfrutar is disfrutando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy disfrutando». 10. (c) — The past participle of disfrutar is disfrutado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he disfrutado».

Frequently asked questions

Is disfrutar regular or irregular?

Yes — disfrutar is a regular -ar verb. Learn the endings once and they work in every tense, with the stem disfrut unchanged throughout.

What are the gerund and past participle of disfrutar?

The gerund is disfrutando and the past participle is disfrutado. Use the gerund with estar for actions in progress («Estoy disfrutando») and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses («he disfrutado»).

How do I say «I enjoy» in Spanish?

Say «Yo disfruto todos los días». That is the yo form of the present tense, the form you need for talking about yourself right now.

What is the difference between the preterite and the imperfect of disfrutar?

Use the preterite (disfruté) for a single finished event and the imperfect (disfrutaba) for habits and background. «Ayer yo disfruté» reports something that happened and ended; «Antes, yo disfrutaba» describes what used to happen.

When do I use the subjunctive with disfrutar?

Use the subjunctive after wishes, doubts, emotions and impersonal expressions — for example «Espero que tú disfrutes». The trigger sits in the main clause; once it is there, the subjunctive form is required, not a stylistic choice.

How do I use disfrutar in the present perfect?

Put haber in the present before the past participle: «Hoy yo he disfrutado». The participle disfrutado never changes for person — only haber changes — so once you know the participle, the whole perfect tense follows.

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