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“Divertirse” (to have fun) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Divertirse”

The Imperfect Tense of Divertirse is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Me divertía jugando videojuegos con mis amigos. (I used to have fun playing video games with my friends.)

Divertirse is a regular -ir verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the regular pattern for this verb type.

How to Use Divertirse in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of divertirse is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.

To have fun or enjoy oneself: For example, De niño, me divertía jugando al fútbol con mis amigos. (As a child, I enjoyed playing soccer with my friends.)

To be entertained or amused: For example, Nos divertíamos viendo películas de terror. (We were entertained watching horror movies.)

To joke around or mess around (colloquial): For example, Siempre se divertían gastando bromas pesadas. (They were always messing around playing mean pranks.)

To have a good time or party (colloquial): For example, Nos divertíamos mucho en las fiestas de la universidad. (We had a great time at college parties.)

Real Life Examples of Divertirse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me divertía jugando al fútbol con mis amigos. (When I was a child, I had fun playing soccer with my friends.)

Ellos se divertían mucho en las fiestas de la universidad. (They had a lot of fun at college parties.)

Nosotros nos divertíamos un montón viendo películas de comedia los viernes por la noche. (We had a great time watching comedy movies on Friday nights.)

Tú te divertías mucho con tus primos cuando ibas de vacaciones, ¿verdad? (You had a lot of fun with your cousins when you went on vacation, didn’t you?)

Vosotros os divertíais mucho en el parque de atracciones el año pasado. (You all had a lot of fun at the amusement park last year.)

Ella se divertía un chingo en las fiestas de la cuadra. (She had a blast at the neighborhood parties.)

Ustedes se divertían de lo lindo en las reuniones familiares. (You all had a great time at family gatherings.)

Yo me divertía un mundo viendo los programas de comedia en la tele. (I had a world of fun watching comedy shows on TV.)

¿Te divertías mucho cuando ibas de camping con tus padres? (Did you have a lot of fun when you went camping with your parents?)

Ellas se divertían un montón en los conciertos de rock. (They had a great time at rock concerts.)

Nosotros nos divertíamos un rato bailando en los clubes nocturnos. (We had a good time dancing at nightclubs.)

Vosotros os divertíais de lo lindo en las excursiones escolares. (You all had a great time on school field trips.)

Él se divertía un chingo jugando videojuegos con sus amigos. (He had a blast playing video games with his friends.)

Ustedes se divertían mucho en las fiestas de cumpleaños cuando eran niños. (You all had a lot of fun at birthday parties when you were kids.)

Yo me divertía un mundo viendo los partidos de fútbol con mi papá. (I had a world of fun watching soccer games with my dad.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Divertirse (to have fun) in the Imperfect Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.