Enfurecer Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
enfurecer means "to infuriate" in English, and this page shows it in everyday use: real example sentences in several tenses, two short dialogues, the mistakes learners actually make, and a quiz to test yourself. You will see enfurecer with his boss with the news, his mother with his answer, the neighbours with the noise and his brother with the joke — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo enfurezco a su jefe con la noticia. — "Every day, I infuriate his boss with the news." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
enfurecer in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with enfurecer, grouped by situation. Each one shows the verb in a different tense or person, with its English translation and a note on when to use that form.
Everyday use
- Cada día, yo enfurezco a su jefe con la noticia. — "Every day, I infuriate his boss with the news." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo enfurecí a su madre con su respuesta. — "Yesterday, I infuriated his mother with his answer." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo enfurecía a los vecinos con el ruido. — "In the past, I used to infuriate the neighbours with the noise." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros enfureceremos a su hermano con la broma. — "Tomorrow, we will infuriate his brother with the joke." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú enfurecerías a su jefe con la noticia. — "If you could, you would infuriate his boss with the news." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo he enfurecido a su madre con su respuesta. — "I have infuriated his mother with his answer." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él enfurece a los vecinos con el ruido. — "Normally, he/she infuriates the neighbours with the noise." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él enfureció a su hermano con la broma. — "Yesterday, he/she infuriated his brother with the joke." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros enfurecíamos a su jefe con la noticia. — "In the past, we used to infuriate his boss with the news." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo enfureceré a su madre con su respuesta. — "Tomorrow, I will infuriate his mother with his answer." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él enfurezca a los vecinos con el ruido. — "I hope that he/she infuriates the neighbours with the noise." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡Enfurece a su hermano con la broma! — "Infuriate his brother with the joke!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using enfurecer naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: his boss with the news, his mother with his answer, the neighbours with the noise and his brother with the joke.
Dialogue 1: talking about his boss with the news
Ana: ¿Tú enfureces a su jefe con la noticia? — "Do you infuriate his boss with the news?" Luis: Sí, yo enfurezco a su jefe con la noticia. — "I infuriate his boss with the news." Ana: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Luis: Ayer, yo enfurecí a su madre con su respuesta. — "Yesterday, I infuriated his mother with his answer." Ana: Mañana, nosotros enfureceremos a los vecinos con el ruido. — "Tomorrow, we will infuriate the neighbours with the noise." Luis: Si pudiera, yo enfurecería a su hermano con la broma. — "If I could, I would infuriate his brother with the joke." Ana: Antes, yo enfurecía a su madre con su respuesta. — "In the past, I used to infuriate his mother with his answer." Luis: Yo he enfurecido a su jefe con la noticia. — "I have infuriated his boss with the news." Ana: ¡Enfurece a los vecinos con el ruido! — "Infuriate the neighbours with the noise!"
In this dialogue enfurecer appears in the present, the preterite, the imperfect, the future, the conditional and the present perfect. That is the point: one verb, many tenses, and the complement tells you which situation you are in. Try the same dialogue with your own complements.
Dialogue 2: talking about the neighbours with the noise
Ana: Él enfurece a los vecinos con el ruido. — "he/she infuriates the neighbours with the noise." Luis: ¿De verdad? ¿Él enfurece a los vecinos con el ruido todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she infuriates the neighbours with the noise every day?" Ana: Sí, y ellos enfurecen a su hermano con la broma. — "they infuriate his brother with the joke." Luis: Ayer, ellos enfurecieron a los vecinos con el ruido. — "Yesterday, they infuriated the neighbours with the noise." Ana: Espero que él enfurezca a su hermano con la broma. — "I hope that he/she infuriates his brother with the joke." Luis: Mañana, él enfurecerá a los vecinos con el ruido. — "Tomorrow, he/she will infuriate the neighbours with the noise." Ana: Antes, nosotros enfurecíamos a su hermano con la broma. — "In the past, we used to infuriate his brother with the joke." Luis: Nosotros enfurecemos a su jefe con la noticia también. — "we infuriate his boss with the news too."
This dialogue shows enfurecer in the third person and in the plural, which is where learners most often hesitate. Read it aloud with a partner, swapping the names and the complements for your own life, and the forms will start to feel automatic.
Common mistakes with enfurecer
The errors learners actually make with enfurecer in everyday use, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why it is wrong.
Mistake 1: Adding a reflexive pronoun that does not belong
- Wrong: Yo me enfurezco a su jefe con la noticia.
- Right: Yo enfurezco a su jefe con la noticia.
- Why: enfurecer is not reflexive, so there is no pronoun to add: Yo enfurezco a su jefe con la noticia. is the correct sentence.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo enfurecer a su jefe con la noticia.
- Right: Yo enfurezco a su jefe con la noticia.
- Why: The infinitive enfurecer is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form enfurezco.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo enfurezco a su madre con su respuesta.
- Right: Ayer, yo enfurecí a su madre con su respuesta.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo enfurecí a su madre con su respuesta. — "Yesterday, I infuriated his mother with his answer."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Estoy enfurecido a los vecinos con el ruido.
- Right: Estoy enfureciendo a los vecinos con el ruido.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund enfureciendo for the progressive. The participle enfurecido goes with haber in the perfect tenses (he enfurecido), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Confusing enfurecer with enfurecerse
- Wrong: Yo me enfurezco a su jefe con la noticia.
- Right: Yo enfurezco a su jefe con la noticia.
- Why: enfurecer (to infuriate) and enfurecerse are partners, not the same verb. The reflexive partner enfurecerse is used when the action comes back to the subject.
Quiz: enfurecer in use
Test yourself with ten questions on enfurecer. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of enfurecer in the present tense?
- (a) enfureces
- (b) enfurece
- (c) enfurecemos
- (d) enfurezco
Answer: (d) enfurezco. The yo form is enfurezco.
2. What is the tú form of enfurecer in the present tense?
- (a) enfurece
- (b) enfurecemos
- (c) enfureces
- (d) enfurezco
Answer: (c) enfureces. The tú form is enfureces.
3. What is the él/ella form of enfurecer in the present tense?
- (a) enfurecemos
- (b) enfurece
- (c) enfurezco
- (d) enfureces
Answer: (b) enfurece. The él/ella form is enfurece.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ a su jefe con la noticia.
- (a) enfurezco
- (b) enfureces
- (c) enfurece
- (d) enfurecemos
Answer: (a) enfurezco. The sentence needs the yo form enfurezco.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ a su madre con su respuesta.
- (a) enfureciste
- (b) enfureció
- (c) enfurecimos
- (d) enfurecí
Answer: (d) enfurecí. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is enfurecí.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ a los vecinos con el ruido.
- (a) enfurecíamos
- (b) enfurecíais
- (c) enfurecía
- (d) enfurecías
Answer: (c) enfurecía. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is enfurecía.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ a su hermano con la broma.
- (a) enfureceremos
- (b) enfureceré
- (c) enfurecerás
- (d) enfurecerá
Answer: (b) enfureceré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is enfureceré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ a su jefe con la noticia.
- (a) hemos enfurecido
- (b) he enfurecido
- (c) has enfurecido
- (d) ha enfurecido
Answer: (b) he enfurecido. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: he enfurecido.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ a los vecinos con el ruido.
- (a) enfurezcas
- (b) enfurezcamos
- (c) enfurecáis
- (d) enfurezca
Answer: (d) enfurezca. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is enfurezca.
10. What does enfurecer mean in English?
- (a) to centralise
- (b) to civilise
- (c) to colonise
- (d) to infuriate
Answer: (d) to infuriate. enfurecer means "to infuriate" in English.
Frequently asked questions about enfurecer
What does enfurecer mean?
enfurecer means "to infuriate" in English. Use it when you talk about his boss with the news, his mother with his answer, the neighbours with the noise and his brother with the joke — for example: Cada día, yo enfurezco a su jefe con la noticia. — "Every day, I infuriate his boss with the news."
What is the difference between enfurecer and enfurecerse?
enfurecer means "to infuriate", while enfurecerse means "to become furious". The reflexive form is used when the action comes back to the subject, and the plain form is used when the action is done to someone or something else.
What is the most common mistake with enfurecer?
The spelling change. Watch the spelling: the c becomes zc before o and a, so the yo form is enfurezco and the subjunctive forms start with zc, for example enfurezca. Practise the yo form and the subjunctive forms until they feel automatic, and check them against the table on the conjugation page.
How can I practise enfurecer?
Take the quiz above, then make your own sentences: change the person in each example, change the complement to something from your own life, and say the sentence aloud. The verb quiz and the verb translator on this site give you more practice with the same forms.