disfrazar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
disfrazar — to dress up
The present subjunctive of disfrazar features a Z to C spelling change in all forms: disfrace, disfraces, disfrace, disfracemos, disfracéis, disfracen.
disfrazar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone else to dress up or when expressing doubt/desire about a costume. It's common after phrases like 'Quiero que...' or 'Espero que...'.
Notes on disfrazar in the Present Subjunctive
This tense has a spelling change (Z to C) before the letter 'e'. This maintains the soft 's' sound of the original verb.
Example Sentences
Mi madre quiere que me disfrace de pirata.
My mother wants me to dress up as a pirate.
yo
No creo que ellos se disfracen este año.
I don't think they will dress up this year.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es mejor que nos disfracemos en grupo.
It's better if we dress up as a group.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: disfrazes
Correct: disfraces
Why: In Spanish, 'z' usually changes to 'c' before the letter 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disfrazo
The present tense of disfrazar is completely regular: disfrazo, disfrazas, disfraza, disfrazamos, disfrazáis, disfrazan.
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.
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.