divertirse Negative Imperative Conjugation
divertirse — to have fun
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no te diviertas, no se diviertan.
divertirse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to have fun (though rare!) or in specific contexts like 'Don't have fun without me!'
Notes on divertirse in the Negative Imperative
Since it uses the present subjunctive, remember the stem changes: 'ie' for most, but 'i' for nosotros (no nos divirtamos).
Example Sentences
¡No te diviertas demasiado sin mí!
Don't have too much fun without me!
tú
No se diviertan tanto, que tenemos que estudiar.
Don't have so much fun, we have to study.
No nos divirtamos todavía, primero terminemos el trabajo.
Let's not have fun yet; first, let's finish the work.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Putting the pronoun at the end: 'no diviértaste'.
Correct: no te diviertas
Why: In negative commands, pronouns must always come before the verb.
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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-.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: diviértete
Use the imperative to tell someone to have fun: '¡Diviértete!' or '¡Diviértanse!'