divertirse Imperfect Conjugation
divertirse — to have fun
The imperfect of divertirse is regular for -ir verbs: me divertía, te divertías, etc.
divertirse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how you 'used to' have fun as a child or to set the scene for a story in the past.
Notes on divertirse in the Imperfect
Divertirse is regular in the imperfect. There are no stem changes (e→ie or e→i) in this tense.
Example Sentences
De niño, me divertía mucho con mis primos.
As a child, I used to have a lot of fun with my cousins.
yo
Ellos se divertían siempre que venían a visitarnos.
They always had fun whenever they came to visit us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos divertíamos mucho en esa casa vieja.
We used to have a lot of fun in that old house.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'me diviertía' with a stem change.
Correct: me divertía
Why: The imperfect tense does not have stem changes for -ir verbs.
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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.
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-.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: diviértete
Use the imperative to tell someone to have fun: '¡Diviértete!' or '¡Diviértanse!'
Negative Imperative
yo: no te diviertas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no te diviertas, no se diviertan.