divertirse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
divertirse — to have fun
Use the imperative to tell someone to have fun: '¡Diviértete!' or '¡Diviértanse!'
divertirse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for commands or warm wishes when saying goodbye to someone going to an event.
Notes on divertirse in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the present indicative 'él' form (divierte), while others use subjunctive stems. Remember to attach reflexive pronouns to the end.
Example Sentences
¡Diviértete en la fiesta esta noche!
Have fun at the party tonight!
tú
¡Diviértanse mucho en sus vacaciones!
Have a lot of fun on your vacation!
ustedes
Divirtámonos hoy porque mañana hay que trabajar.
Let's have fun today because tomorrow we have to work.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'divertite' (unless in Rioplatense Spanish).
Correct: diviértete
Why: Standard Spanish requires the stem change 'e' to 'ie' in the informal tú command.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent in 'diviértete'.
Correct: diviértete
Why: When you attach pronouns to a command, you often need an accent to keep the stress on the original syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me divierto
In the present tense, divertirse is a stem-changing verb where 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: me divertí
The preterite of divertirse has a special 'e' to 'i' stem change in the third-person forms: se divirtió and se divirtieron.
Imperfect
yo: me divertía
The imperfect of divertirse is regular for -ir verbs: me divertía, te divertías, etc.
Future
yo: me divertiré
The future tense of divertirse is completely regular: just add the future endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: me divertiría
The conditional uses the full infinitive 'divertir' plus endings like -ía, -ías, -ía.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me divierta
The present subjunctive of divertirse has a 'ie' stem change in most forms and a 'i' change in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me divirtiera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the 3rd person plural preterite stem: divirtie-.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te diviertas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no te diviertas, no se diviertan.