Disgustar Conjugation in Spanish

Learning to conjugate disgustar — «to displease» — opens up a whole set of sentences you will use every day. It is a regular -ar verb verb, and this page covers it completely: thirteen tenses, the gerund disgustando and the past participle disgustado, example sentences in every tense, the common mistakes and a quiz with an answer key. A good first sentence to learn is «Yo disgusto todos los días» — I displease every day. Once you can say that, the rest of the table falls into place person by person.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: disgustar
  • English: to displease
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: disgustando
  • Past participle: disgustado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + disgustado)

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

Full conjugation tables

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

Gerund: disgustando · Past participle: disgustado

Present Indicative

Person Form
yo disgusto
tú disgustas
él/ella/Ud. disgusta
nosotros/as disgustamos
vosotros/as disgustáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disgustan

The present tense describes habits, facts and what is happening now. For disgustar, the yo form is disgusto, as in the examples below. Use the present for routines («todos los días») and for general truths, and remember that Spanish often uses the present where English would use a progressive or a near future.

Preterite

Person Form
yo disgusté
tú disgustaste
él/ella/Ud. disgustó
nosotros/as disgustamos
vosotros/as disgustasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disgustaron

The preterite describes completed actions in the past — things that started and finished. «Ayer yo disgusté» is the classic use. Do not confuse it with the imperfect: the preterite moves the story forward, one finished event at a time.

Imperfect

Person Form
yo disgustaba
tú disgustabas
él/ella/Ud. disgustaba
nosotros/as disgustábamos
vosotros/as disgustabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. disgustaban

The imperfect describes the past as background: habits, descriptions and actions in progress. «De pequeño, yo disgustaba» shows the habitual use. It sets the scene while the preterite reports what happened inside it.

Future

Person Form
yo disgustaré
tú disgustarás
él/ella/Ud. disgustará
nosotros/as disgustaremos
vosotros/as disgustaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disgustarán

The future tense states what will happen. For disgustar the future is built on the infinitive: «Mañana yo disgustaré». It is also used for predictions and promises, and in spoken Spanish it often alternates with ir a + infinitive.

Conditional

Person Form
yo disgustaría
tú disgustarías
él/ella/Ud. disgustaría
nosotros/as disgustaríamos
vosotros/as disgustaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. disgustarían

The conditional expresses what would happen: wishes, polite requests and hypothetical results. «Si tuviera más tiempo, yo disgustaría» is the typical pattern. It shares its stem with the future and changes only the endings.

Present Perfect

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

The present perfect connects the past with the present: something that has happened, often today or recently. It is haber in the present plus the past participle: «Hoy yo he disgustado». In Spain it is used for anything that happened today; in Latin America the preterite is often preferred.

Pluperfect

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

The pluperfect describes an event that happened before another past event: «Cuando llegué, ya había disgustado». It is haber in the imperfect plus the past participle, and it is the tense for explaining what had already happened when something else took place.

Future Perfect

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

The future perfect looks back from a future point: by then, something will already have happened. «Para mañana, yo habré disgustado» is the pattern — haber in the future plus the past participle. It is less common in speech but regular in formal writing.

Conditional Perfect

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

The conditional perfect expresses what would have happened: «Yo habría disgustado si hubiera podido». It is haber in the conditional plus the past participle, and it is the tense for regrets and missed chances.

Present Subjunctive

Person Form
yo disguste
tú disgustes
él/ella/Ud. disguste
nosotros/as disgustemos
vosotros/as disgustéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disgusten

The present subjunctive appears after wishes, doubts, emotions and impersonal expressions: «Espero que él disguste». The trigger is in the main clause; the subjunctive is the mood of uncertainty, desire and influence. Learn the yo form first — most of the table follows from it.

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)

Person Form
yo disgustara
tú disgustaras
él/ella/Ud. disgustara
nosotros/as disgustáramos
vosotros/as disgustarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. disgustaran

The imperfect subjunctive is the past partner of the present subjunctive, used after past-tense triggers and in si-clauses: «Si él disgustara, todo sería distinto». The table above shows the -ra forms, the ones you will hear most often. There is also a less common -se set built on the same stem.

Imperative — Affirmative

Person Form
tú disgusta
él/ella/Ud. disguste
nosotros/as disgustemos
vosotros/as disgustad
ellos/ellas/Uds. disgusten

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

The affirmative imperative gives direct commands and instructions: «¡disgusta!». There is no yo form — you cannot command yourself. The tú form is the one you will use with friends and family, and the usted form with people you address formally.

Imperative — Negative

Person Form
tú disgustes
él/ella/Ud. disguste
nosotros/as disgustemos
vosotros/as disgustéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disgusten

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

The negative imperative tells someone not to do something: «¡No disgustes!». Unlike the affirmative imperative, the negative forms come from the present subjunctive, which is why they look different. Never use the affirmative form after no.

Example sentences

  1. Yo disgusto todos los días. — I displease every day.
  2. Ayer yo disgusté por la tarde. — Yesterday I displeased in the afternoon.
  3. Antes, yo disgustaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to displease every day.
  4. Mañana yo disgustaré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will displease without fail.
  5. Si tuviera más tiempo, yo disgustaría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would displease right now.
  6. Hoy yo he disgustado dos veces. — Today I have displeased twice.
  7. Espero que tú disgustes pronto. — I hope You displease soon.
  8. Si yo disgustara, todo sería distinto. — If I displeased, everything would be different.
  9. Ahora mismo yo estoy disgustando. — Right now I am displeasing.
  10. ¡disgusta, por favor! — Displease, please!

Common mistakes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. What is the vosotros/as form of disgustar in the conditional?

- (a) disgustaríais
- (b) disgustaría
- (c) disgustaría
- (d) disgustarías

6. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disgustar in the present perfect?

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

7. What is the yo form of disgustar in the present subjunctive?

- (a) disguste
- (b) disguste
- (c) disgustemos
- (d) disgustes

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

- (a) disgustara
- (b) disgustara
- (c) disgustáramos
- (d) disgustaras

9. What is the gerund of disgustar?

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

10. What is the past participle of disgustar?

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

Answer key

1. (d) — 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 imperfect, the él/ella/Ud. form of disgustar is disgustaba. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (b) — In the future, the nosotros/as form of disgustar is disgustaremos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (a) — In the conditional, the vosotros/as form of disgustar is disgustaríais. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (a) — In the present perfect, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disgustar is han disgustado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 7. (a) — In the present subjunctive, the yo form of disgustar is disguste. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 8. (d) — In the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms), the tú form of disgustar is disgustaras. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 9. (c) — The gerund of disgustar is disgustando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy disgustando». 10. (a) — The past participle of disgustar is disgustado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he disgustado».

Frequently asked questions

Is disgustar regular or irregular?

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

What are the gerund and past participle of disgustar?

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

How do I say «I displease» in Spanish?

Say «Yo disgusto 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 disgustar?

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

When do I use the subjunctive with disgustar?

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

How do I use disgustar in the present perfect?

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

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