Divertir Conjugation in Spanish
divertir means "to amuse, to entertain" in English, and it is one of the Spanish verbs you will use again and again in everyday conversation. It is used for talking about amusing and entertaining people — children, guests, audiences and friends, which makes it a practical verb to learn early and to use confidently. This page gives you the complete conjugation of divertir in every tense and mood — present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, the four perfect tenses, both subjunctive tenses and the imperative — with all six persons, plus the gerund and the past participle. Every form below comes from VerbFlow's verified conjugation tables, so you can trust the accents and the irregular forms. Divertir is a stem-changing (e → ie) -ir verb verb, and the notes under each tense explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To hear it in a real sentence: Yo divierto a los niños con cuentos. — "I entertain children with stories.". Work through the tables, read the notes, then test yourself with the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: divertir
- English: to amuse, to entertain
- Verb type: Stem-changing (e → ie) -ir verb
- Gerund: divirtiendo
- Past participle: divertido
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all compound tenses use haber + divertido)
- Stem change: e → ie in the present, the present subjunctive and related forms (see the notes below).
Full conjugation table
Every tense of divertir with all six persons. The gerund is divirtiendo and the past participle is divertido.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | divierto |
| tú | diviertes |
| él/ella/Ud. | divierte |
| nosotros/as | divertimos |
| vosotros/as | divertís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | divierten |
Preterite (past)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | divertí |
| tú | divertiste |
| él/ella/Ud. | divirtió |
| nosotros/as | divertimos |
| vosotros/as | divertisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | divirtieron |
Imperfect (past)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | divertía |
| tú | divertías |
| él/ella/Ud. | divertía |
| nosotros/as | divertíamos |
| vosotros/as | divertíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | divertían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | divertiré |
| tú | divertirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | divertirá |
| nosotros/as | divertiremos |
| vosotros/as | divertiréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | divertirán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | divertiría |
| tú | divertirías |
| él/ella/Ud. | divertiría |
| nosotros/as | divertiríamos |
| vosotros/as | divertiríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | divertirían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he divertido |
| tú | has divertido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha divertido |
| nosotros/as | hemos divertido |
| vosotros/as | habéis divertido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han divertido |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había divertido |
| tú | habías divertido |
| él/ella/Ud. | había divertido |
| nosotros/as | habíamos divertido |
| vosotros/as | habíais divertido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían divertido |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré divertido |
| tú | habrás divertido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá divertido |
| nosotros/as | habremos divertido |
| vosotros/as | habréis divertido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán divertido |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría divertido |
| tú | habrías divertido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría divertido |
| nosotros/as | habríamos divertido |
| vosotros/as | habríais divertido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían divertido |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | divierta |
| tú | diviertas |
| él/ella/Ud. | divierta |
| nosotros/as | divirtamos |
| vosotros/as | divirtáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | diviertan |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | divirtiera |
| tú | divirtieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | divirtiera |
| nosotros/as | divirtiéramos |
| vosotros/as | divirtierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | divirtieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | divierte |
| él/ella/Ud. | divierta |
| nosotros/as | divirtamos |
| vosotros/as | divertid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | diviertan |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | diviertas |
| él/ella/Ud. | divierta |
| nosotros/as | divirtamos |
| vosotros/as | divirtáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | diviertan |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Gerund | divirtiendo |
| Past participle | divertido |
How to use each tense
Each tense below explains when to use it with divertir, with one example sentence. The example forms are taken from the tables above.
Present indicative
The present tense talks about what happens now, habits, routines and general truths. It is the first tense every learner needs, because it covers daily life: what you do, what you like, where you live. For most verbs the present is also the base for the present subjunctive, so learning it well pays off twice.
divertir is irregular in this tense, so memorise the forms in the table above instead of applying the regular endings.
Example: Yo divierto a los niños.
Preterite (past)
The preterite talks about finished actions in the past — things that started and ended at a specific moment. Use it for events, for what happened yesterday, last year, or at a particular time. It answers the question "what happened?" and it is the tense of stories told as a sequence of events.
divertir is irregular in this tense, so memorise the forms in the table above instead of applying the regular endings.
Example: Ayer yo divertí a los niños.
Imperfect (past)
The imperfect talks about the past as background: habits, repeated actions, descriptions, and things that were in progress when something else happened. Use it for "used to", for setting a scene, and for age, time and weather in the past. It answers "what was going on?" rather than "what happened?".
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: En aquella época, yo divertía a los niños.
Future
The future tense talks about what will happen: plans, predictions and promises. In everyday speech Spanish speakers often use "ir a + infinitive" instead, but the future tense is essential for formal writing, for promises, and for guessing about the present ("¿Dónde estará?").
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Mañana yo divertiré a los niños.
Conditional
The conditional talks about what would happen: hypothetical situations, polite requests, and advice. It pairs with the imperfect subjunctive in "if" sentences ("Si pudiera, lo haría"). It is also the polite way to ask for things and to soften opinions.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Yo divertiría a los niños si pudiera.
Present perfect
The present perfect (haber + past participle) talks about the recent past and about experience: what you have done, what has just happened, what you have never tried. It connects the past to the present moment, so it often appears with "hoy", "esta semana", "ya" and "todavía no".
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Yo ya he divertido a los niños.
Pluperfect
The pluperfect (había + past participle) talks about the past before the past: what had already happened when something else happened. Use it to order two past events — the pluperfect one comes first in time. It appears constantly in stories and explanations.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Yo ya había divertido a los niños antes.
Future perfect
The future perfect (habré + past participle) talks about something that will already be finished by a future moment: "Para mañana ya habré terminado". It is also used to guess about the past: "¿Dónde habrá ido?". It is less common in speech but regular in writing.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Para mañana yo ya habré divertido a los niños.
Conditional perfect
The conditional perfect (habría + past participle) talks about what would have happened: the past of the conditional. It appears in "if" sentences about a past that did not happen ("Si hubiera sabido, habría venido") and in polite regrets and reproaches.
This tense is regular for this verb — the endings follow the standard pattern for its verb class.
Example: Yo habría divertido a los niños si hubiera podido.
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive is the mood of wishes, doubts, emotions and influence: what you want, hope, doubt or demand. It appears after "quiero que", "espero que", "es posible que", "ojalá" and after verbs of emotion and doubt. It never stands alone — a trigger in the main clause calls for it.
divertir is irregular in this tense, so memorise the forms in the table above instead of applying the regular endings.
Example: Espero que él divierta a los niños.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
The imperfect subjunctive is the past of the subjunctive: it follows past-tense triggers ("Quería que vinieras") and it is the tense of "if" clauses about unlikely or impossible situations ("Si tuviera dinero, viajaría"). The -ra forms shown here are the standard ones; -se forms exist too but -ra is far more common in speech.
divertir is irregular in this tense, so memorise the forms in the table above instead of applying the regular endings.
Example: Si él divirtiera a los niños, sería perfecto.
Imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands tell someone to do something: "¡Ven aquí!", "¡Siéntate!". The tú and vosotros forms are the ones you will use most, and they are also the ones that break the regular pattern most often — the tú affirmative command comes from the él/ella present form, not from the infinitive.
divertir is irregular in this tense, so memorise the forms in the table above instead of applying the regular endings.
Example: ¡Divierte a los niños!
Imperative (negative)
Negative commands tell someone not to do something: "¡No hables!", "¡No te vayas!". Unlike affirmative commands, negative commands always use the subjunctive forms, for every person. If you know the present subjunctive, you already know the negative imperative.
divertir is irregular in this tense, so memorise the forms in the table above instead of applying the regular endings.
Example: No diviertas a los niños.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with divertir, covering different tenses and persons. Read the Spanish first, then check the English.
- Yo divierto a los niños con cuentos. — "I entertain children with stories."
- ¿Tú diviertes a los niños en la fiesta? — "Do you entertain the children at the party?"
- Ayer divertí a los niños con juegos. — "Yesterday I entertained the children with games."
- Ella divertía a los niños cada tarde. — "She used to entertain the children every afternoon."
- Mañana divertiré a los niños en el parque. — "Tomorrow I will entertain the children in the park."
- Yo divertiría a los niños si tuviera tiempo. — "I would entertain the children if I had time."
- Ya he divertido a los niños hoy. — "I have already entertained the children today."
- Espero que divierta a los niños. — "I hope he entertains the children."
Common mistakes
The errors learners actually make with divertir — and how to fix them.
- Wrong: *Yo diverto a los niños. → Right: Yo divierto a los niños.. Divertir is stem-changing (e → ie): divierto, diviertes, divierte, divierten — never diverto. The nosotros and vosotros forms keep the e: divertimos, divertís.
- Wrong: *Él divertió a los niños — learners often write divertio without the accent, and forget the stem change. → Right: Él divirtió a los niños.. The preterite third person is divirtió, with the e-to-i change and an accent: divirtió, divirtieron. The first person is regular: divertí.
- Wrong: *Espero que tú diviertes a los niños. → Right: Espero que tú diviertas a los niños.. After espero que, use the subjunctive diviertas, which keeps the ie stem change: divierta, diviertas, divierta.
- Wrong: *El gerundio es divertiendo — the gerund changes too. → Right: Está divirtiendo a los niños.. The gerund is divirtiendo, with the e-to-i change: divirtiendo, not divertiendo. The same change appears in the preterite third person.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on divertir. Answers are at the end, with a short explanation for each.
What is the yo form of divertir in the present indicative?
- a) divierto
- b) diviertes
- c) divierte
- d) divertimos
What is the él/ella/Ud. form of divertir in the preterite (past)?
- a) divertiste
- b) divertimos
- c) divirtió
- d) divertí
What is the nosotros/as form of divertir in the imperfect (past)?
- a) divertíamos
- b) divertías
- c) divertía
- d) divertía
What is the tú form of divertir in the future?
- a) divertirá
- b) divertiremos
- c) divertiré
- d) divertirás
What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of divertir in the conditional?
- a) divertiría
- b) divertirías
- c) divertirían
- d) divertiría
What is the yo form of divertir in the present subjunctive?
- a) divierta
- b) divirtamos
- c) divierta
- d) diviertas
What is the gerund of divertir?
- a) divierte
- b) divirtiendo
- c) divertir
- d) divertido
What is the past participle of divertir?
- a) divirtiendo
- b) divierto
- c) divertido
- d) he divertido
What does divertir mean in English?
- a) to amuse, to entertain
- b) to get worse
- c) to decide
- d) to have fun
The form divertí belongs to which tense?
- a) Preterite
- b) Present
- c) Imperfect
- d) Future
Answer key
- divierto — The yo form in the present indicative is divierto — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- divirtió — The él/ella/Ud. form in the preterite (past) is divirtió — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- divertíamos — The nosotros/as form in the imperfect (past) is divertíamos — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- divertirás — The tú form in the future is divertirás — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- divertirían — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form in the conditional is divertirían — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- divierta — The yo form in the present subjunctive is divierta — the other options are the same tense but different persons.
- divirtiendo — The gerund is divirtiendo — it is the form used with estar for the progressive (estoy divirtiendo). The past participle is divertido.
- divertido — The past participle is divertido — it is the form used after haber in the perfect tenses (he divertido).
- to amuse, to entertain — divertir means "to amuse, to entertain".
- Preterite — divertí is the yo form of the preterite of divertir — a finished past action. The imperfect yo form is divertía.
Frequently asked questions
Is divertir regular?
No. Divertir is a stem-changing verb (e → ie) in the present: divierto, diviertes, divierte, divierten. It also changes e to i in the preterite third person (divirtió, divirtieron) and in the gerund (divirtiendo). The nosotros and vosotros forms — divertimos, divertís — are regular.
What is the difference between divertir and divertirse?
Divertir means to entertain someone else (Diviérte a los niños), while divertirse means to have fun yourself (Me divierto en la fiesta). The reflexive form is the one you use most in everyday speech.
How do you say "to entertain" in Spanish?
Divertir — for example: El payaso divierte a los niños. For the reflexive sense, to have fun, use divertirse: Nos divertimos mucho en la fiesta.
What is the past participle of divertir?
Divertido. The present perfect is he divertido, has divertido, ha divertido — for example: El mago ha divertido a los niños. Unlike the present, the participle is regular.
Related pages
- Divertir in the present tense — the present tense of divertir in depth, with its own examples and quiz.
- Divertir examples and quiz — more everyday sentences with divertir and a second quiz.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub: every verb, every tense guide and every tool in one place.
- Complete list of Spanish irregular verbs — where divertir sits among the irregular verbs, grouped by pattern.
- Divertirse conjugation — another verb in the same family as divertir.
- Reír conjugation — another verb in the same family as divertir.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — practise divertir with this tool.
- Stem Change Finder — practise divertir with this tool.
- Present tense guide — how the present tense works for regular and irregular verbs.