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 standard pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Divertirse (to have fun) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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 videojuegos. (As a child, I enjoyed playing video games.)

To amuse or entertain oneself: For example, Mis amigos y yo nos divertíamos haciendo bromas. (My friends and I amused ourselves by playing pranks.)

To have a good time (colloquial): For example, Anoche me divertí un montón en la fiesta. (I had a great time at the party last night.)

To fool around or mess around (slang, sometimes rude): For example, Los chicos se divertían molestando a las chicas. (The boys fooled around by bothering the girls.)

Examples

Examples of Divertirse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me divertía jugando con mis amigos en el parque. (When I was a child, I had fun playing with my friends at the park.)

Mis padres se divertían bailando en las fiestas familiares. (My parents had fun dancing at family parties.)

Ella se divertía mucho viendo películas cómicas con sus amigas. (She had a lot of fun watching comedy movies with her friends.)

Nosotros nos divertíamos haciendo bromas inocentes a nuestros compañeros de clase. (We had fun making harmless jokes on our classmates.)

Ellos se divertían explorando nuevos lugares durante sus vacaciones. (They had fun exploring new places during their vacations.)

Tú te divertías mucho cuando ibas de camping con tu familia. (You had a lot of fun when you went camping with your family.)

¿Te acuerdas de cuando nos divertíamos jugando videojuegos juntos? (Do you remember when we had fun playing video games together?)

En la fiesta, todos se divertían bailando y cantando canciones populares. (At the party, everyone had fun dancing and singing popular songs.)

Mis abuelos se divertían contando historias de su juventud. (My grandparents had fun telling stories from their youth.)

Aunque era un trabajo duro, los obreros se divertían bromeando entre ellos. (Although it was hard work, the workers had fun joking with each other.)

Los niños se divertían jugando a las escondidas en el patio trasero. (The children had fun playing hide-and-seek in the backyard.)

Yo me divertía mucho aprendiendo nuevos idiomas y culturas. (I had a lot of fun learning new languages and cultures.)

En la playa, la gente se divertía practicando deportes acuáticos. (At the beach, people had fun practicing water sports.)

Mis primos se divertían haciendo travesuras durante las reuniones familiares. (My cousins had fun playing pranks during family gatherings.)

Aunque era un trabajo estresante, los empleados se divertían organizando actividades sociales después del trabajo. (Although it was a stressful job, the employees had fun organizing social activities after work.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Divertirse (to have fun) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American 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.