Disgustar Examples, Sentences & Quiz

Introduction

disgustar means to displease, 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 disgusto todos los días» — I displease every day. The rest of this page builds out from there, tense by tense, so you can use disgustar the way native speakers do — in the present for habits, in the past for finished events, and in the subjunctive after wishes and doubts.

Disgustar in real example sentences

In the present: everyday use

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

  1. Yo disgusto todos los días. — I displease every day.
  2. Tú disgustas en el trabajo. — You displease at work.
  3. Él disgusta con mi familia. — He displeases with my family.
  4. Nosotros disgustamos por la mañana. — We displease 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 disgusté por la tarde. — Yesterday I displeased in the afternoon.
  2. Antes, yo disgustaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to displease every day.
  3. La semana pasada él disgustó dos veces. — Last week He displeased 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 disgustaré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will displease without fail.
  2. Si tuviera más tiempo, yo disgustaría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would displease right now.
  3. Hoy yo he disgustado dos veces. — Today I have displeased twice.

More everyday uses

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

  1. Espero que tú disgustes pronto. — I hope You displease soon.
  2. ¡disgusta, por favor! — Displease, please!
  3. Ahora mismo yo estoy disgustando. — Right now I am displeasing.

Disgustar in context

A short dialogue

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

A short paragraph

Ayer yo disgusté por la tarde. Antes, yo disgustaba todos los días. Hoy yo he disgustado dos veces. Mañana yo disgustaré sin falta.

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

Common mistakes with disgustar

1. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer yo disgustaba.

Right: Ayer yo disgusté.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, disgusté. The imperfect disgustaba 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 disgustas.

Right: Espero que tú disgustes.

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

3. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No disgusta.

Right: No disgustes.

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

4. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

Wrong: Yo disgustar todos los días.

Right: Yo disgusto todos los días.

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

5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He disgustando.

Right: He disgustado.

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

Quiz: disgustar in use

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

1. What is the yo form of disgustar in the present indicative?

- (a) disgustamos
- (b) disgusto
- (c) disgustas
- (d) disgusta

2. What is the tú form of disgustar in the preterite?

- (a) disgustó
- (b) disgustaste
- (c) disgusté
- (d) disgustamos

3. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of disgustar in the future?

- (a) disgustará
- (b) disgustaremos
- (c) disgustarás
- (d) disgustaré

4. What is the nosotros/as form of disgustar in the present perfect?

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

5. What is the yo form of disgustar in the imperfect?

- (a) disgustaba
- (b) disgustabas
- (c) disgustábamos
- (d) disgustaba

6. What is the gerund of disgustar?

- (a) disgustando
- (b) disgustado
- (c) disgusto
- (d) disgustar

7. What is the past participle of disgustar?

- (a) disgustado
- (b) disgustando
- (c) disgustar
- (d) disgusté

8. Which sentence uses disgustar correctly?

- (a) *Yo disgusto todos los días.* — I displease every day.
- (b) *Yo disgustas todos los días.*
- (c) *Yo disgusta todos los días.*
- (d) *Yo disgustar todos los días.*

9. Which sentence uses disgustar correctly?

- (a) *Ayer yo disgustaba por la tarde.*
- (b) *Ayer yo disgusté por la tarde.* — Yesterday I displeased in the afternoon.
- (c) *Ayer yo disgustar por la tarde.*
- (d) *Ayer yo disgusto por la tarde.*

10. What does disgustar mean?

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

Answer key

1. (b) — In the present indicative, the yo form of disgustar is disgusto. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (b) — In the preterite, the tú form of disgustar is disgustaste. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (a) — In the future, the él/ella/Ud. form of disgustar is disgustará. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (a) — In the present perfect, the nosotros/as form of disgustar is hemos disgustado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (a) — In the imperfect, the yo form of disgustar is disgustaba. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (a) — The gerund of disgustar is disgustando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy disgustando». 7. (a) — The past participle of disgustar is disgustado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he disgustado». 8. (a) — Only this sentence pairs the right person with the right form of disgustar; 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 disgustar; the others mix a person with another person's form, or use the infinitive instead of a conjugated form. 10. (b) — disgustar means «to displease».

Frequently asked questions

How do you say 'I displease' in Spanish?

Say «Yo disgusto 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 displeased' about yesterday?

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

Is disgustar reflexive?

No — disgustar is not reflexive. It conjugates without a pronoun: yo disgusto, tú disgustas, él disgusta. 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 disgustar?

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

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