Divertirsi Conjugation in Italian

divertirsi means “to have fun, to enjoy oneself” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 761 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. It is the reflexive verb for having fun or enjoying oneself, and it is completely regular. Every form carries a reflexive pronoun, and the passato prossimo is formed with essere, as it is for all reflexive verbs. It is the verb for a good evening out. This page gives you the complete conjugation of divertirsi — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Io mi diverto ogni giorno.” — “I have fun.”

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: divertirsi
  • English: to have fun, to enjoy oneself
  • Verb type: Regular -ire verb
  • Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
  • Gerund: divertendosi
  • Present participle: divertente
  • Past participle: divertito
  • Auxiliary: essere (all perfect tenses are formed with essere + the past participle)
  • Ending: -ire verbs; pattern ire in the verified tables

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for divertirsi, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read divertirsi in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.

Three things to remember about divertirsi

  1. It is regular: every form follows the ordinary -ire pattern, so once you know the stem you can build the whole table. The only work is learning the endings, not memorising exceptions.
  2. The perfect tenses use essere: the passato prossimo is formed with essere in the present plus the past participle divertito. The tables on this page give the participle in the masculine singular form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table. Because divertirsi is reflexive, every form on this page carries its reflexive pronoun — mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si — and the passato prossimo is formed with essere. The engine gives the bare verb forms, so the pronouns here are the article layer that makes the forms usable in a sentence.
  3. The participles are divertente and divertito: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because the present participle appears as an adjective and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. If you know those two forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for divertirsi. Learn the present tense first, then the passato prossimo and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.

Present indicative (presente)

Person Form
io mi diverto
tu ti diverti
lui/lei si diverte
noi ci divertiamo
voi vi divertite
loro si divertono

The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io mi diverto ogni giorno.” — “I have fun”

Passato remoto

Person Form
io mi divertii
tu ti divertisti
lui/lei si divertì
noi ci divertimmo
voi vi divertiste
loro si divertirono

The passato remoto is used for completed actions in the distant past, mostly in written and literary Italian and in the south of Italy. For example: “Io mi divertii ieri.” — “I had fun”

Imperfect (imperfetto)

Person Form
io mi divertivo
tu ti divertivi
lui/lei si divertiva
noi ci divertivamo
voi vi divertivate
loro si divertivano

The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io mi divertivo una volta.” — “I used to have fun”

Future (futuro semplice)

Person Form
io mi divertirò
tu ti divertirai
lui/lei si divertirà
noi ci divertiremo
voi vi divertirete
loro si divertiranno

The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io mi divertirò domani.” — “I will have fun”

Conditional (condizionale)

Person Form
io mi divertirei
tu ti divertiresti
lui/lei si divertirebbe
noi ci divertiremmo
voi vi divertireste
loro si divertirebbero

The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io mi divertirei un giorno.” — “I would have fun”

Present perfect (passato prossimo)

Person Form
io mi sono divertito
tu ti sei divertito
lui/lei si è divertito
noi ci siamo divertito
voi vi siete divertito
loro si sono divertito

The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui si è divertito questa settimana.” — “He has had fun”

Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)

Person Form
io mi ero divertito
tu ti eri divertito
lui/lei si era divertito
noi ci eravamo divertito
voi vi eravate divertito
loro si erano divertito

The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io mi ero divertito prima della festa.” — “I had had fun”

Future perfect (futuro anteriore)

Person Form
io mi sarò divertito
tu ti sarai divertito
lui/lei si sarà divertito
noi ci saremo divertito
voi vi sarete divertito
loro si saranno divertito

The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io mi sarò divertito per domani.” — “I will have had fun”

Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)

Person Form
io mi sarei divertito
tu ti saresti divertito
lui/lei si sarebbe divertito
noi ci saremmo divertito
voi vi sareste divertito
loro si sarebbero divertito

The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io mi sarei divertito ieri.” — “I would have had fun”

Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)

Person Form
io mi diverta
tu ti diverta
lui/lei si diverta
noi ci divertiamo
voi vi divertiate
loro si divertano

The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io mi diverta.” — “It is important that I have fun”

Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)

Person Form
io mi divertissi
tu ti divertissi
lui/lei si divertisse
noi ci divertissimo
voi vi divertiste
loro si divertissero

The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io mi divertissi.” — “It was important that I have fun”

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Form
tu divertiti
lui/lei si diverta
noi divertiamoci
voi divertitevi
loro si divertano

The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Divertiti!” — “Have fun!”

Imperative (negative)

Person Form
tu non ti divertire
lui/lei non si diverta
noi non ci divertiamo
voi non vi divertiate
loro non si divertano

The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non ti divertire.” — “Do not have fun.”

Gerund

Form Italian
Gerund divertendosi

The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Divertendosi, imparo molto.” — “While having fun, I learn a lot.”

Present participle

Form Italian
Present participle divertente

The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle divertente is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective.

Past participle

Form Italian
Past participle divertito

The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io mi sono divertito questa settimana.” — “I have had fun.”

Example sentences

Ten natural sentences with divertirsi, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.

  1. “Io mi diverto ogni giorno.” — “I have fun”
  2. “Tu ti divertisti ieri.” — “You had fun”
  3. “Lui si divertiva una volta.” — “He used to have fun”
  4. “Io mi divertirò domani.” — “I will have fun”
  5. “Tu ti divertiresti un giorno.” — “You would have fun”
  6. “Lui si è divertito questa settimana.” — “He has had fun”
  7. “Io mi ero divertito prima della festa.” — “I had had fun”
  8. “Tu ti sarai divertito per domani.” — “You will have had fun”
  9. “È importante che io mi diverta.” — “It is important that I have fun”
  10. “Divertiti!” — “Have fun!”

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Io divertirsi.”

✓ Right: “Io mi diverto ogni giorno.”

The infinitive divertirsi never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form mi diverto.

2. Using the wrong person’s form

✗ Wrong: “Io ti diverti.”

✓ Right: “Io mi diverto ogni giorno.”

ti diverti is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with mi diverto.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io mi diverto ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io mi sono divertito questa settimana.”

Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo mi sono divertito for a finished action yesterday.

4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo

✗ Wrong: “Io ho divertito.”

✓ Right: “Io mi sono divertito questa settimana.”

The passato prossimo of divertirsi is formed with essere plus the past participle divertito: the io form is mi sono divertito. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.

5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger

✗ Wrong: “È importante che io mi diverto.”

✓ Right: “È importante che io mi diverta.”

After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use mi diverta here, not the indicative mi diverto.

6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense

✗ Wrong: “Io sono divertendosi.”

✓ Right: “Io mi sono divertito questa settimana.”

The perfect tenses need the past participle divertito, not the gerund divertendosi. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on divertirsi. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. What is the io form of divertirsi in the Present indicative?

    • A) ti diverti
    • B) mi diverto
    • C) si diverte
    • D) ci divertiamo

  2. What is the lui/lei form of divertirsi in the Passato remoto?

    • A) mi divertii
    • B) ti divertisti
    • C) si divertì
    • D) ci divertimmo

  3. What is the noi form of divertirsi in the Imperfect?

    • A) mi divertivo
    • B) ti divertivi
    • C) si divertiva
    • D) ci divertivamo

  4. What is the tu form of divertirsi in the Future?

    • A) ti divertirai
    • B) mi divertirò
    • C) si divertirà
    • D) ci divertiremo

  5. What is the io form of divertirsi in the Conditional?

    • A) ti divertiresti
    • B) mi divertirei
    • C) si divertirebbe
    • D) ci divertiremmo

  6. What is the lui/lei form of divertirsi in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?

    • A) mi sono divertito
    • B) ti sei divertito
    • C) si è divertito
    • D) ci siamo divertito

  7. What is the lui/lei form of divertirsi in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) mi diverta
    • B) ti diverta
    • C) ci divertiamo
    • D) si diverta

  8. What is the io form of divertirsi in the Imperfect subjunctive?

    • A) mi divertissi
    • B) ti divertissi
    • C) si divertisse
    • D) ci divertissimo

  9. What is the gerund of divertirsi?

    • A) divertito
    • B) divertendosi
    • C) divertirsi
    • D) mi diverto

  10. What does divertirsi mean in English?

  • A) to explain
  • B) to answer
  • C) to have fun, to enjoy oneself
  • D) to ask

Answer key

  1. B) mi diverto — the correct form is mi diverto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) si divertì — the correct form is si divertì. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) ci divertivamo — the correct form is ci divertivamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) ti divertirai — the correct form is ti divertirai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) mi divertirei — the correct form is mi divertirei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) si è divertito — the correct form is si è divertito. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) si diverta — the correct form is si diverta. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) mi divertissi — the correct form is mi divertissi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) divertendosi — the correct form is divertendosi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to have fun, to enjoy oneself — the correct form is to have fun, to enjoy oneself. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does divertirsi mean in English?

divertirsi means “to have fun, to enjoy oneself”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.

Is divertirsi regular or irregular?

divertirsi is regular: it follows the ordinary -ire pattern in every tense. The gerund is divertendosi and the past participle is divertito.

What are the gerund and past participle of divertirsi?

The gerund is divertendosi — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is divertito — use it with essere for the perfect tenses, as in mi sono divertito.

Which auxiliary does divertirsi take in the passato prossimo?

divertirsi takes essere in the passato prossimo: the io form is mi sono divertito. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with essere plus the past participle divertito.

How do I say “I have fun” in Italian?

Say “Io mi diverto ogni giorno.” — “I have fun” The io form of the present is mi diverto, and it is the form you will use most often.

Where does the reflexive pronoun go with divertirsi?

Before the conjugated verb in most tenses — mi diverto for io — and attached to the end of the verb in the affirmative imperative and the gerund. In the passato prossimo the pronoun comes before the auxiliary: mi sono divertito.

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