disfrazar Preterite Conjugation
disfrazar — to dress up
Disfrazar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes Z to C: disfracé.
disfrazar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific time someone dressed up in the past, like last Halloween or a specific party.
Notes on disfrazar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (disfracé) to keep the pronunciation consistent. All other forms (disfrazaste, disfrazó, etc.) use the 'z'.
Example Sentences
Me disfracé de vampiro el año pasado.
I dressed up as a vampire last year.
yo
¿De qué te disfrazaste para la fiesta?
What did you dress up as for the party?
tú
Ellos se disfrazaron de personajes de Star Wars.
They dressed up as Star Wars characters.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: disfrazé
Correct: disfracé
Why: The letter 'z' is replaced by 'c' before an 'e' in Spanish spelling.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disfrazo
The present tense of disfrazar is completely regular: disfrazo, disfrazas, disfraza, disfrazamos, disfrazáis, disfrazan.
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.