Enfadarse in the Present Tense

Enfadarse means “to get angry”, and this page covers exactly one thing: enfadarse in the present tense. The present is the tense Spanish speakers reach for when they talk about routines, facts and what is happening now. On this page you will find the full present table for enfadarse, how the tense is formed for this verb, the situations where it is used, how it differs from the preterite, worked examples, the mistakes learners make most often, an eight-question quiz with explained answers, and answers to the questions students ask about enfadarse in the present. For example: “Yo me enfado con su hermano por el ruido.” — I get angry with his brother over the noise. Everything on this page uses the forms of enfadarse exactly as they are conjugated in the present, so you can trust every form you see here.

Enfadarse in the Present Tense — full table

Person Pronoun Form
yo me enfado
tú te enfadas
él/ella/Ud. se enfada
nosotros/as nos enfadamos
vosotros/as os enfadáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se enfadan

Gerund: enfadando · Past participle: enfadado

The gerund is enfadando, which you use with estar to say what is happening right now: “Estoy enfadando” means the action of enfadarse is in progress at this very moment. The past participle is enfadado, which you use with haber in the perfect tenses: “he enfadado” is the present perfect, used for a completed action. Keep both forms in mind as you read the examples below, because the present is only one part of how enfadarse is used.

How the present of enfadarse is formed

Enfadarse is regular in the present tense. Take the stem enfad and add the present endings for -ar verbs: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an, giving enfado, enfadas, enfada, enfadamos, enfadáis, enfadan. Watch the accents: the yo form is enfado and the él/ella/Ud. form is enfada. Because enfadarse is reflexive, put the pronoun before each form: me enfado, te enfadas, se enfada, nos enfadamos, os enfadáis, se enfadan.

When to use the present of enfadarse

The present is not a single-purpose tense. Below are the five situations where you will use enfadarse in the present most often. Each one comes with a real example, so read the rule, then say the example out loud.

1. Routines and habits

The present tense is the tense of what you do regularly. When something happens every day, every week or every morning, the present is the right choice, and enfadarse is no exception. Example: “Yo me enfado con su hermano por el ruido todos los días.” — I get angry with his brother over the noise every day.

2. Facts and general truths

The present states facts that are true in general, not just right now. Use it to say what enfadarse means in practice and how it works in the world. Example: “Se enfada por el retraso del tren.” — He/she gets angry over the train delay.

3. What is happening right now

The present also describes actions in progress at this very moment. When something is happening as you speak, the present tense says so directly. Example: “Yo me enfado con el jefe por la mañana ahora.” — I get angry with the boss in the morning now.

4. Scheduled events in the near future

Spanish often uses the present for things that are already arranged, such as plans for tomorrow or next week. The present sounds more certain than the future in these cases. Example: “Nosotros nos enfadamos mucho con la noticia.” — We get angry a lot at the news.

5. Instructions and everyday speech

In everyday speech the present gives instructions, makes offers and states what someone does. It is the tense you will hear most often in conversation. Example: “Tú te enfadas con su hermano por el ruido.” — You get angry with his brother over the noise.

Present Tense vs Preterite: how to choose

The closest tense to the present is the preterite, and choosing between them is one of the first decisions in Spanish. The rule is simple: the present describes routines, facts and what is happening now, while the preterite reports one finished action. The three pairs below use the same verb, so the only thing that changes is whether the action is a habit or a finished event. Time words help: todos los días and cada semana point to the present, while ayer and la semana pasada point to the preterite.

  • Present Tense: “Yo me enfado con su hermano por el ruido todos los días.” — I get angry with his brother over the noise every day.

  • Preterite: “Ayer, yo me enfadé con su hermano por el ruido.” — Yesterday, I got angry with his brother over the noise.

  • The present sentence describes a habit; the preterite sentence reports one finished action. Todos los días points to the present, ayer points to the preterite.

  • Present Tense: “Él se enfada por el retraso del tren cada semana.” — He/she gets angry over the train delay every week.

  • Preterite: “La semana pasada, él se enfadó por el retraso del tren.” — Last week, he got angry over the train delay.

  • Cada semana describes a routine, so the present is right; la semana pasada names one finished week, so the preterite is right.

  • Present Tense: “Nosotros nos enfadamos con el jefe por la mañana a menudo.” — We get angry with the boss in the morning often.

  • Preterite: “Ayer, nosotros nos enfadamos con el jefe por la mañana.” — Yesterday, we got angry with the boss in the morning.

  • The present sentence counts no single event; the preterite sentence counts one finished action. That difference — habit versus finished event — is the whole decision.

Example sentences: enfadarse in the present

Read these eight sentences out loud. They cover all six persons, so by the end you will have seen every form in the table used in a real sentence. Pay attention to the words around the verb — the time expressions, the objects, the other verbs — because those are what make each sentence sound natural.

  1. “Me enfado con su hermano por el ruido.” — I get angry with his brother over the noise.

  2. “Te enfadas por el retraso del tren.” — You get angry over the train delay.

  3. “Se enfada con el jefe por la mañana.” — He/she gets angry with the boss in the morning.

  4. “Nos enfadamos mucho con la noticia.” — We get angry a lot at the news.

  5. “Os enfadáis con su hermano por el ruido.” — You get angry with his brother over the noise.

  6. “Se enfadan por el retraso del tren.” — They get angry over the train delay.

  7. “Me enfado con el jefe por la mañana.” — I get angry with the boss in the morning.

  8. “Se enfada mucho con la noticia.” — He/she gets angry a lot at the news.

Common mistakes with enfadarse in the present

These are the errors learners actually make with this verb in this tense. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why the correction matters.

  • Wrong: “Yo enfado con su hermano por el ruido.” Right: “Yo me enfado con su hermano por el ruido.” Why: Enfadarse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required before every form. Without it the sentence is incomplete.

  • Wrong: “Yo enfado por el retraso del tren ayer.” Right: “Ayer yo enfadé por el retraso del tren.” Why: The present tense cannot describe a finished action yesterday. Ayer forces the preterite, so the form must change to enfadé.

  • Wrong: “Nosotros enfadas con el jefe por la mañana.” Right: “Nosotros nos enfadamos con el jefe por la mañana.” Why: Nosotros needs nos enfadamos. The tú form enfadas belongs with tú.

  • Wrong: “Ellos enfado mucho con la noticia todos los días.” Right: “Ellos se enfadan mucho con la noticia todos los días.” Why: The verb must agree with its subject. Ellos needs the ellos form se enfadan, not the yo form enfado. This is the most common agreement slip in the present tense, and it happens because learners memorise the yo form first and then reuse it for every person.

Quiz: enfadarse in the present

Choose the correct answer for each question, then check the answer key. Every answer is explained, so a wrong answer still teaches you something.

1. Complete the sentence: “Yo ______ con su hermano por el ruido.” (With his brother over the noise.)

  • (a) me enfado
  • (b) te enfadas
  • (c) se enfada

Answer: me enfado — The yo form of enfadarse in the present is me enfado. The other options are the forms for different persons, so they do not agree with the subject.

2. Complete the sentence: “¿Tú ______ por el retraso del tren?” (Over the train delay.)

  • (a) me enfado
  • (b) se enfada
  • (c) te enfadas

Answer: te enfadas — The tú form of enfadarse in the present is te enfadas. The other options are the forms for different persons, so they do not agree with the subject.

3. Complete the sentence: “Él ______ con el jefe por la mañana.” (With the boss in the morning.)

  • (a) te enfadas
  • (b) se enfada
  • (c) me enfado

Answer: se enfada — The él/ella/Ud. form of enfadarse in the present is se enfada. The other options are the forms for different persons, so they do not agree with the subject.

4. Complete the sentence: “Nosotros ______ mucho con la noticia.” (A lot at the news.)

  • (a) nos enfadamos
  • (b) me enfado
  • (c) te enfadas

Answer: nos enfadamos — The nosotros/as form of enfadarse in the present is nos enfadamos. The other options are the forms for different persons, so they do not agree with the subject.

5. What is the vosotros/as form of enfadarse in the present?

  • (a) me enfado
  • (b) te enfadas
  • (c) os enfadáis

Answer: os enfadáis — From the table above: vosotros/as takes os enfadáis. Say it with the example sentence “Vosotros os enfadáis con su hermano por el ruido.” to fix it in your memory.

6. Complete the sentence: “Ellos ______ por el retraso del tren.” (Over the train delay.)

  • (a) te enfadas
  • (b) se enfadan
  • (c) me enfado

Answer: se enfadan — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form of enfadarse in the present is se enfadan. The other options are the forms for different persons, so they do not agree with the subject.

7. Which is the correct yo form of enfadarse in the present?

  • (a) me enfado
  • (b) te enfadas
  • (c) se enfada

Answer: me enfado — The yo form is me enfado. The other two options are the forms for other persons.

8. Which sentence describes a habit in the present?

  • (a) Yo me enfadé con su hermano por el ruido todos los días.
  • (b) Nosotros nos enfadaremos con su hermano por el ruido mañana.
  • (c) Yo me enfado con su hermano por el ruido todos los días.

Answer: Yo me enfado con su hermano por el ruido todos los días. — “Yo me enfado con su hermano por el ruido todos los días.” describes a habit, so it takes the present. The second option reports a finished action in the past, and the third looks to the future.

Frequently asked questions

Is enfadarse regular in the present?

Yes. Enfadarse is regular in the present: enfado, enfadas, enfada, enfadamos, enfadáis, enfadan. Watch the accents on the yo and él forms, and remember that only context tells the nosotros form apart from the present-tense nosotros form when they are identical.

What is the past participle of enfadarse?

The past participle is enfadado: 'He enfadado' means 'I have got angry'. It is used with haber in every perfect tense. The gerund is enfadando.

Does enfadarse take a preposition?

It depends on the meaning. Enfadarse takes con for the person and por for the reason: me enfado con mi hermano por el ruido. In the examples on this page, enfadarse appears with complements such as con su hermano por el ruido and por el retraso del tren, so copy those patterns when you write your own sentences.

How do I remember the present forms of enfadarse?

Say the six forms out loud in order, three times, with a real sentence for each one: yo me enfado, tú te enfadas, él/ella/Ud. se enfada, nosotros/as nos enfadamos, vosotros/as os enfadáis, ellos/ellas/Uds. se enfadan. Then write three of your own sentences with enfadarse in the present, using the examples on this page as models.

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