Divertirse Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

divertirse means "to have fun" in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Divertirse means "to have fun" or "to enjoy yourself", and it is the reflexive partner of divertir (to amuse someone). The difference is the point of the verb: el payaso divierte a los niños (the clown amuses the children) versus los niños se divierten (the children have fun). Divertirse is one of the happiest verbs in Spanish — you have fun at a party, on holiday, with friends. It is an -ir stem-changing verb: the e becomes ie in yo, tú, él and ellos (me divierto, te diviertes, se divierte, se divierten) but stays e in nosotros and vosotros (nos divertimos, os divertís). Its gerund is divirtiéndose, with the same stem change. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by meaning, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of divertirse; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the divertirse present tense page.

divertirse in everyday use: examples with translations

Having fun with friends

  1. Yo me divierto mucho con mis amigos. — "I have a lot of fun with my friends."
  2. Nosotros nos divertimos en las fiestas. — "We have fun at parties."
  3. Ayer yo me divertí mucho en la fiesta. — "Yesterday I had a lot of fun at the party."
  4. De niño, yo me divertía mucho en el parque. — "As a child, I used to have a lot of fun in the park."

Having fun on holiday

  1. Tú te diviertes en la playa. — "You have fun on the beach."
  2. Los niños se divierten en el parque. — "The children have fun in the park."
  3. Nosotros nos divertiremos en las vacaciones. — "We will have fun on holiday."
  4. Yo me he divertido mucho hoy. — "I have had a lot of fun today."

Not having fun

  1. Mi hermano no se divierte en clase. — "My brother doesn't have fun in class."
  2. Ella se divierte bailando. — "She has fun dancing."
  3. Yo me divertiría más si vinieras. — "I would have more fun if you came."
  4. Vosotros os divertís en el campamento. — "You have fun at camp."

divertirse in conversation

Two short dialogues that use divertirse the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

After a party, friends talk about the night.

  • Ana: Yo me divierto mucho con mis amigos. — "I have a lot of fun with my friends."
  • Bea: Nosotros nos divertimos en las fiestas. — "We have fun at parties."
  • Ana: Ayer yo me divertí mucho en la fiesta. — "Yesterday I had a lot of fun at the party."
  • Bea: Nosotros nos divertiremos en las vacaciones. — "We will have fun on holiday."

Children play in the park.

  • Madre: Los niños se divierten en el parque. — "The children have fun in the park."
  • Padre: ¿Tú te diviertes en la playa? — "Do you have fun on the beach?"
  • Madre: Ella se divierte bailando. — "She has fun dancing."
  • Padre: Mi hermano no se divierte en clase. — "My brother doesn't have fun in class."

Common mistakes with divertirse

The errors learners actually make with divertirse, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ *Yo divierto mucho con mis amigos (using divertir instead of divertirse).

✓ Correct: Yo me divierto mucho con mis amigos.

To have fun yourself, use the reflexive: me divierto. Yo divierto means "I amuse (someone else)".

✗ *Yo me diverto en el concierto (no stem change).

✓ Correct: Yo me divierto en el concierto.

Divertirse is an e → ie stem-changing verb: me divierto, not me diverto.

✗ *Nosotros nos diviertimos los fines de semana.

✓ Correct: Nosotros nos divertimos los fines de semana.

Nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: nos divertimos, os divertís.

✗ *Vosotros divertís en el campamento (missing os).

✓ Correct: Vosotros os divertís en el campamento.

The pronoun is obligatory: os divertís, not divertís.

Quiz: divertirse in use

Ten questions on divertirse — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

1. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ mucho con mis amigos. — "I have a lot of fun with my friends."

  • a) me divierto
  • b) me divertí
  • c) te diviertes
  • d) se divierte

2. Complete the sentence: Ayer yo ______ mucho en la fiesta. — "Yesterday I had a lot of fun at the party."

  • a) me divierto
  • b) te divertiste
  • c) me divertí
  • d) se divirtió

3. Complete the sentence: Los niños ______ en el parque. — "The children have fun in the park."

  • a) se divierten
  • b) te diviertes
  • c) me divierto
  • d) se divirtieron

4. Complete the sentence: Mi hermano no ______ en clase. — "My brother doesn't have fun in class."

  • a) se divierte
  • b) me divierto
  • c) se divirtió
  • d) te diviertes

5. Which is the correct present tense form of divertirse for yo?

  • a) me divierto
  • b) nos divertimos
  • c) se divierte
  • d) te diviertes

6. Which is the correct present tense form of divertirse for tú?

  • a) se divierte
  • b) nos divertimos
  • c) me divierto
  • d) te diviertes

7. Which is the correct present tense form of divertirse for ellos/ellas/Uds.?

  • a) te diviertes
  • b) se divierten
  • c) me divierto
  • d) se divierte

8. Which sentence uses divertirse correctly?

  • a) Nosotros divertimos los fines de semana.
  • b) Nosotros se divierte los fines de semana.
  • c) Nosotros nos divertimos los fines de semana.

9. What is the past participle of divertirse?

  • a) divirtió
  • b) divirtiéndose
  • c) divierto
  • d) divertido

10. What does divertirse mean in English?

  • a) to get bored
  • b) to have fun
  • c) to have
  • d) to go

Answer key

  1. a) me divierto — The sentence needs the yo form in the present: me divierto.

  2. c) me divertí — The sentence needs the yo form in the preterite: me divertí.

  3. a) se divierten — The sentence needs the ellos/ellas/Uds. form in the present: se divierten.

  4. a) se divierte — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: se divierte.

  5. a) me divierto — The present tense form for yo is me divierto.

  6. d) te diviertes — The present tense form for tú is te diviertes.

  7. b) se divierten — The present tense form for ellos/ellas/Uds. is se divierten.

  8. c) Nosotros nos divertimos los fines de semana. — Nosotros nos divertimos los fines de semana. is correct. The other sentences use the wrong person, the wrong tense, or the wrong pattern for this verb.

  9. d) divertido — The past participle is divertido. You need it for every perfect tense with haber: he divertido, has divertido, ha divertido.

  10. b) to have fun — divertirse means "to have fun".

Frequently asked questions

How do I use divertirse in everyday conversation?

Start with the phrases in the examples above — especially the common combinations such as divertirse en la fiesta and divertirse mucho. Use the present tense for habits and general facts, and the preterite for things that happened once. Say the sentences aloud until the forms feel automatic, then swap in your own details: your own town, your own family, your own routine.

What is the difference between divertirse and aburrirse?

divertirse means "to have fun", while aburrirse means "to get bored". They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use divertirse when you mean "to have fun" and aburrirse when you mean "to get bored".

Which tense do I need most with divertirse?

The present tense, for habits, routines and general facts — that is where you will use divertirse most. The preterite comes next, for things that happened once and ended. The examples on this page use both, plus the imperfect, the future and the present perfect, so you can see the verb across the tenses you actually need.

Is divertirse formal or informal?

divertirse is neutral — it is used in both formal and informal Spanish, at home, at work and at school. There is no special formal version of it; the same forms work in a conversation with a friend and in a letter to a company. What changes is the situation, not the verb.

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