Enfurecerse Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
enfurecerse means "to become furious" 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 enfurecerse with the injustice of the exam, his brother over the lie, the train delay and when he loses the match — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo me enfurezco por la injusticia del examen. — "Every day, I become furious at the injustice of the exam." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
enfurecerse in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with enfurecerse, 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 me enfurezco por la injusticia del examen. — "Every day, I become furious at the injustice of the exam." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo me enfurecí con su hermano por la mentira. — "Yesterday, I became furious with his brother over the lie." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo me enfurecía por el retraso del tren. — "In the past, I used to become furious over the train delay." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros nos enfureceremos cuando pierde el partido. — "Tomorrow, we will become furious when he loses the match." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú te enfurecerías por la injusticia del examen. — "If you could, you would become furious at the injustice of the exam." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo me he enfurecido con su hermano por la mentira. — "I have become furious with his brother over the lie." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él se enfurece por el retraso del tren. — "Normally, he/she becomes furious over the train delay." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él se enfureció cuando pierde el partido. — "Yesterday, he/she became furious when he loses the match." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros nos enfurecíamos por la injusticia del examen. — "In the past, we used to become furious at the injustice of the exam." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo me enfureceré con su hermano por la mentira. — "Tomorrow, I will become furious with his brother over the lie." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él se enfurezca por el retraso del tren. — "I hope that he/she becomes furious over the train delay." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡No te enfurezcas cuando pierde el partido! — "Do not become furious when he loses the match!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using enfurecerse naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: the injustice of the exam, his brother over the lie, the train delay and when he loses the match.
Dialogue 1: talking about the injustice of the exam
María: ¿Tú te enfureces por la injusticia del examen? — "Do you become furious at the injustice of the exam?" Carlos: Sí, yo me enfurezco por la injusticia del examen. — "I become furious at the injustice of the exam." María: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Carlos: Ayer, yo me enfurecí con su hermano por la mentira. — "Yesterday, I became furious with his brother over the lie." María: Mañana, nosotros nos enfureceremos por el retraso del tren. — "Tomorrow, we will become furious over the train delay." Carlos: Si pudiera, yo me enfurecería cuando pierde el partido. — "If I could, I would become furious when he loses the match." María: Antes, yo me enfurecía con su hermano por la mentira. — "In the past, I used to become furious with his brother over the lie." Carlos: Yo me he enfurecido por la injusticia del examen. — "I have become furious at the injustice of the exam." María: ¡No te enfurezcas por el retraso del tren! — "Do not become furious over the train delay!"
In this dialogue enfurecerse 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 train delay
María: Él se enfurece por el retraso del tren. — "he/she becomes furious over the train delay." Carlos: ¿De verdad? ¿Él se enfurece por el retraso del tren todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she becomes furious over the train delay every day?" María: Sí, y ellos se enfurecen cuando pierde el partido. — "they become furious when he loses the match." Carlos: Ayer, ellos se enfurecieron por el retraso del tren. — "Yesterday, they became furious over the train delay." María: Espero que él se enfurezca cuando pierde el partido. — "I hope that he/she becomes furious when he loses the match." Carlos: Mañana, él se enfurecerá por el retraso del tren. — "Tomorrow, he/she will become furious over the train delay." María: Antes, nosotros nos enfurecíamos cuando pierde el partido. — "In the past, we used to become furious when he loses the match." Carlos: Nosotros nos enfurecemos por la injusticia del examen también. — "we become furious at the injustice of the exam too."
This dialogue shows enfurecerse 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 enfurecerse
The errors learners actually make with enfurecerse in everyday use, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why it is wrong.
Mistake 1: Forgetting the reflexive pronoun
- Wrong: Yo enfurezco por la injusticia del examen.
- Right: Yo me enfurezco por la injusticia del examen.
- Why: enfurecerse is reflexive, so the pronoun is part of the verb: Yo me enfurezco por la injusticia del examen.. Without me the sentence is incomplete.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo enfurecerse por la injusticia del examen.
- Right: Yo me enfurezco por la injusticia del examen.
- Why: The infinitive enfurecerse 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 me enfurezco con su hermano por la mentira.
- Right: Ayer, yo me enfurecí con su hermano por la mentira.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo me enfurecí con su hermano por la mentira. — "Yesterday, I became furious with his brother over the lie."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Me estoy enfurecido por el retraso del tren.
- Right: Me estoy enfureciendo por el retraso del tren.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund enfureciendo for the progressive. The participle enfurecido goes with haber in the perfect tenses (me he enfurecido), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Confusing enfurecerse with enfurecer
- Wrong: Yo enfurezco por la injusticia del examen.
- Right: Yo me enfurezco por la injusticia del examen.
- Why: enfurecerse (to become furious) and enfurecer are partners, not the same verb. Use the reflexive pronoun when the action comes back to the subject.
Quiz: enfurecerse in use
Test yourself with ten questions on enfurecerse. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of enfurecerse in the present tense?
- (a) enfurece
- (b) enfurecemos
- (c) enfurezco
- (d) enfureces
Answer: (c) enfurezco. The yo form is enfurezco.
2. What is the tú form of enfurecerse in the present tense?
- (a) enfurecemos
- (b) enfureces
- (c) enfurezco
- (d) enfurece
Answer: (b) enfureces. The tú form is enfureces.
3. What is the él/ella form of enfurecerse in the present tense?
- (a) enfurece
- (b) enfurezco
- (c) enfureces
- (d) enfurecemos
Answer: (a) enfurece. The él/ella form is enfurece.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ por la injusticia del examen.
- (a) enfureces
- (b) enfurece
- (c) enfurecemos
- (d) enfurezco
Answer: (d) enfurezco. The sentence needs the yo form enfurezco.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ con su hermano por la mentira.
- (a) enfureció
- (b) enfurecimos
- (c) enfurecí
- (d) enfureciste
Answer: (c) enfurecí. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is enfurecí.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ por el retraso del tren.
- (a) enfurecíais
- (b) enfurecía
- (c) enfurecías
- (d) enfurecíamos
Answer: (b) enfurecía. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is enfurecía.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ cuando pierde el partido.
- (a) enfureceré
- (b) enfurecerás
- (c) enfurecerá
- (d) enfureceremos
Answer: (a) enfureceré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is enfureceré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ por la injusticia del examen.
- (a) me he enfurecido
- (b) te has enfurecido
- (c) se ha enfurecido
- (d) nos hemos enfurecido
Answer: (a) me he enfurecido. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: me he enfurecido.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ por el retraso del tren.
- (a) enfurezcamos
- (b) enfurecáis
- (c) enfurezca
- (d) enfurezcas
Answer: (c) enfurezca. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is enfurezca.
10. What does enfurecerse mean in English?
- (a) to raise awareness
- (b) to crystallise
- (c) to become furious
- (d) to market
Answer: (c) to become furious. enfurecerse means "to become furious" in English.
Frequently asked questions about enfurecerse
What does enfurecerse mean?
enfurecerse means "to become furious" in English. Use it when you talk about the injustice of the exam, his brother over the lie, the train delay and when he loses the match — for example: Cada día, yo me enfurezco por la injusticia del examen. — "Every day, I become furious at the injustice of the exam."
Is enfurecerse reflexive?
Yes. enfurecerse is reflexive, so it always travels with a pronoun: me, te, se, nos, os, se. Cada día, yo me enfurezco por la injusticia del examen. — "Every day, I become furious at the injustice of the exam." If you drop the pronoun, the sentence is incomplete.
What is the most common mistake with enfurecerse?
Forgetting the reflexive pronoun. Learners write the bare form — for example, Yo enfurezco por la injusticia del examen — when the verb needs its pronoun: Cada día, yo me enfurezco por la injusticia del examen. — "Every day, I become furious at the injustice of the exam." Keep the pronoun with the verb and the mistake disappears.
How can I practise enfurecerse?
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.