disgustar — Spanish conjugation

to displease

Frequency#1245RegularReflexivedisgustarse — to become upset

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
yodisgustoI displease
disgustasyou displease
vosdisgustásyou displease
él/ella/Ud.disgustahe/she/it displeases
nosotrosdisgustamoswe displease
vosotrosdisgustáisyou (pl.) displease
ellos/ellas/Uds.disgustanthey displease

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

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
yodisgustéI displeased
disgustasteyou displeased
vosdisgustasteyou displeased
él/ella/Ud.disgustóhe/she/it displeased
nosotrosdisgustamoswe displeased
vosotrosdisgustasteisyou (pl.) displeased
ellos/ellas/Uds.disgustaronthey displeased

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
yodisgustaba
disgustabas
vosdisgustabas
él/ella/Ud.disgustaba
nosotrosdisgustábamos
vosotrosdisgustabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.disgustaban

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
yodisgustaríaI would displease
disgustaríasyou would displease
vosdisgustaríasyou would displease
él/ella/Ud.disgustaríahe/she/it would displease
nosotrosdisgustaríamoswe would displease
vosotrosdisgustaríaisyou (pl.) would displease
ellos/ellas/Uds.disgustaríanthey would displease

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
yodisgustaréI will displease
disgustarásyou will displease
vosdisgustarásyou will displease
él/ella/Ud.disgustaráhe/she/it will displease
nosotrosdisgustaremoswe will displease
vosotrosdisgustaréisyou (pl.) will displease
ellos/ellas/Uds.disgustaránthey will displease

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 disgustadoI have displeased
has disgustadoyou have displeased
voshas disgustadoyou have displeased
él/ella/Ud.ha disgustadohe/she/it has displeased
nosotroshemos disgustadowe have displeased
vosotroshabéis disgustadoyou (pl.) have displeased
ellos/ellas/Uds.han disgustadothey have displeased

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 disgustadoI had displeased
habías disgustadoyou had displeased
voshabías disgustadoyou had displeased
él/ella/Ud.había disgustadohe/she/it had displeased
nosotroshabíamos disgustadowe had displeased
vosotroshabíais disgustadoyou (pl.) had displeased
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían disgustadothey had displeased

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 disgustado
habrías disgustado
voshabrías disgustado
él/ella/Ud.habría disgustado
nosotroshabríamos disgustado
vosotroshabríais disgustado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían disgustado

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 disgustadoI will have displeased
habrás disgustadoyou will have displeased
voshabrás disgustadoyou will have displeased
él/ella/Ud.habrá disgustadohe/she/it will have displeased
nosotroshabremos disgustadowe will have displeased
vosotroshabréis disgustadoyou (pl.) will have displeased
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán disgustadothey will have displeased

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

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
yodisguste
disgustes
vosdisgustes
él/ella/Ud.disguste
nosotrosdisgustemos
vosotrosdisgustéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.disgusten

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
yodisgustara
disgustaras
vosdisgustaras
él/ella/Ud.disgustara
nosotrosdisgustáramos
vosotrosdisgustarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.disgustaran

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
yodisgustase
disgustases
vosdisgustases
él/ella/Ud.disgustase
nosotrosdisgustásemos
vosotrosdisgustaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.disgustasen

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 disgustado
hayas disgustado
voshayas disgustado
él/ella/Ud.haya disgustado
nosotroshayamos disgustado
vosotroshayáis disgustado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan disgustado

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 disgustado
hubieras disgustado
voshubieras disgustado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera disgustado
nosotroshubiéramos disgustado
vosotroshubierais disgustado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran disgustado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

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
disgusta
vosdisgustá
él/ella/Ud.disguste
nosotrosdisgustemos
vosotrosdisgustad
ustedesdisgusten

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 disgustes
vosno disgustes
él/ella/Ud.no disguste
nosotrosno disgustemos
vosotrosno disgustéis
ustedesno disgusten

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 disgustando
estás disgustando
vosestás disgustando
él/ella/Ud.está disgustando
nosotrosestamos disgustando
vosotrosestáis disgustando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están disgustando

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 disgustando
estuviste disgustando
vosestuviste disgustando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo disgustando
nosotrosestuvimos disgustando
vosotrosestuvisteis disgustando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron disgustando

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 disgustando
estabas disgustando
vosestabas disgustando
él/ella/Ud.estaba disgustando
nosotrosestábamos disgustando
vosotrosestabais disgustando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban disgustando

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 disgustando
estarías disgustando
vosestarías disgustando
él/ella/Ud.estaría disgustando
nosotrosestaríamos disgustando
vosotrosestaríais disgustando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían disgustando

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 disgustando
estarás disgustando
vosestarás disgustando
él/ella/Ud.estará disgustando
nosotrosestaremos disgustando
vosotrosestaréis disgustando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán disgustando