disfrazar — Spanish conjugation

to disguise (to change the appearance)

Frequency#685IrregularReflexivedisfrazarse — to disguise oneself

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodisfrazoI disguise
disfrazasyou disguise
vosdisfrazásyou disguise
él/ella/Ud.disfrazahe/she/it disguises
nosotrosdisfrazamoswe disguise
vosotrosdisfrazáisyou (pl.) disguise
ellos/ellas/Uds.disfrazanthey disguise

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodisfracéI disguised
disfrazasteyou disguised
vosdisfrazasteyou disguised
él/ella/Ud.disfrazóhe/she/it disguised
nosotrosdisfrazamoswe disguised
vosotrosdisfrazasteisyou (pl.) disguised
ellos/ellas/Uds.disfrazaronthey disguised

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yodisfrazaba
disfrazabas
vosdisfrazabas
él/ella/Ud.disfrazaba
nosotrosdisfrazábamos
vosotrosdisfrazabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.disfrazaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodisfrazaríaI would disguise
disfrazaríasyou would disguise
vosdisfrazaríasyou would disguise
él/ella/Ud.disfrazaríahe/she/it would disguise
nosotrosdisfrazaríamoswe would disguise
vosotrosdisfrazaríaisyou (pl.) would disguise
ellos/ellas/Uds.disfrazaríanthey would disguise

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodisfrazaréI will disguise
disfrazarásyou will disguise
vosdisfrazarásyou will disguise
él/ella/Ud.disfrazaráhe/she/it will disguise
nosotrosdisfrazaremoswe will disguise
vosotrosdisfrazaréisyou (pl.) will disguise
ellos/ellas/Uds.disfrazaránthey will disguise

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe disfrazadoI have disguised
has disfrazadoyou have disguised
voshas disfrazadoyou have disguised
él/ella/Ud.ha disfrazadohe/she/it has disguised
nosotroshemos disfrazadowe have disguised
vosotroshabéis disfrazadoyou (pl.) have disguised
ellos/ellas/Uds.han disfrazadothey have disguised

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía disfrazadoI had disguised
habías disfrazadoyou had disguised
voshabías disfrazadoyou had disguised
él/ella/Ud.había disfrazadohe/she/it had disguised
nosotroshabíamos disfrazadowe had disguised
vosotroshabíais disfrazadoyou (pl.) had disguised
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían disfrazadothey had disguised

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría disfrazado
habrías disfrazado
voshabrías disfrazado
él/ella/Ud.habría disfrazado
nosotroshabríamos disfrazado
vosotroshabríais disfrazado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían disfrazado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré disfrazadoI will have disguised
habrás disfrazadoyou will have disguised
voshabrás disfrazadoyou will have disguised
él/ella/Ud.habrá disfrazadohe/she/it will have disguised
nosotroshabremos disfrazadowe will have disguised
vosotroshabréis disfrazadoyou (pl.) will have disguised
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán disfrazadothey will have disguised

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yodisfrace
disfraces
vosdisfraces
él/ella/Ud.disfrace
nosotrosdisfracemos
vosotrosdisfracéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.disfracen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodisfrazara
disfrazaras
vosdisfrazaras
él/ella/Ud.disfrazara
nosotrosdisfrazáramos
vosotrosdisfrazarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.disfrazaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodisfrazase
disfrazases
vosdisfrazases
él/ella/Ud.disfrazase
nosotrosdisfrazásemos
vosotrosdisfrazaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.disfrazasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya disfrazado
hayas disfrazado
voshayas disfrazado
él/ella/Ud.haya disfrazado
nosotroshayamos disfrazado
vosotroshayáis disfrazado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan disfrazado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera disfrazado
hubieras disfrazado
voshubieras disfrazado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera disfrazado
nosotroshubiéramos disfrazado
vosotroshubierais disfrazado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran disfrazado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
disfraza
vosdisfrazá
él/ella/Ud.disfrace
nosotrosdisfracemos
vosotrosdisfrazad
ustedesdisfracen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no disfraces
vosno disfraces
él/ella/Ud.no disfrace
nosotrosno disfracemos
vosotrosno disfracéis
ustedesno disfracen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy disfrazando
estás disfrazando
vosestás disfrazando
él/ella/Ud.está disfrazando
nosotrosestamos disfrazando
vosotrosestáis disfrazando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están disfrazando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve disfrazando
estuviste disfrazando
vosestuviste disfrazando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo disfrazando
nosotrosestuvimos disfrazando
vosotrosestuvisteis disfrazando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron disfrazando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba disfrazando
estabas disfrazando
vosestabas disfrazando
él/ella/Ud.estaba disfrazando
nosotrosestábamos disfrazando
vosotrosestabais disfrazando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban disfrazando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría disfrazando
estarías disfrazando
vosestarías disfrazando
él/ella/Ud.estaría disfrazando
nosotrosestaríamos disfrazando
vosotrosestaríais disfrazando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían disfrazando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré disfrazando
estarás disfrazando
vosestarás disfrazando
él/ella/Ud.estará disfrazando
nosotrosestaremos disfrazando
vosotrosestaréis disfrazando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán disfrazando