disfrazar Present Conjugation
disfrazar — to dress up
The present tense of disfrazar is completely regular: disfrazo, disfrazas, disfraza, disfrazamos, disfrazáis, disfrazan.
disfrazar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current actions or habits, such as 'I always dress up for Carnival' or 'She is dressing up the dog right now.'
Notes on disfrazar in the Present
Disfrazar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense. No spelling changes occur here because the endings start with 'a' or 'o'.
Example Sentences
Siempre me disfrazo para Halloween.
I always dress up for Halloween.
yo
Marta disfraza a su gato cada Navidad.
Marta dresses up her cat every Christmas.
él/ella/usted
¿De qué se disfrazan ustedes?
What are you all dressing up as?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Me disfrazas
Correct: Me disfrazo
Why: Learners often mix up the -o (yo) and -as (tú) endings when starting out.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: disfracé
Disfrazar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes Z to C: disfracé.
Imperfect
yo: disfrazaba
The imperfect of disfrazar is regular: disfrazaba, disfrazabas, disfrazaba, disfrazábamos, disfrazabais, disfrazaban.
Future
yo: disfrazaré
The future tense of disfrazar is regular: disfrazaré, disfrazarás, disfrazará, disfrazaremos, disfrazaréis, disfrazarán.
Conditional
yo: disfrazaría
The conditional of disfrazar is regular: disfrazaría, disfrazarías, disfrazaría, disfrazaríamos, disfrazaríais, disfrazarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: disfrace
The present subjunctive of disfrazar features a Z to C spelling change in all forms: disfrace, disfraces, disfrace, disfracemos, disfracéis, disfracen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disfrazara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular for disfrazar: disfrazara, disfrazaras, disfrazara, disfrazáramos, disfrazarais, disfrazaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: disfraza
The imperative for disfrazar uses 'disfraza' (tú) and 'disfracen' (ustedes), with a Z to C change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no disfraces
The negative imperative of disfrazar always uses the Z to C spelling change: no disfraces, no disfrace, no disfracen.