enfadar — Spanish conjugation

to anger (to make angry)

Frequency#903RegularReflexiveenfadarse — to get angry

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
yoenfadoI anger
enfadasyou anger
vosenfadásyou anger
él/ella/Ud.enfadahe/she/it angers
nosotrosenfadamoswe anger
vosotrosenfadáisyou (pl.) anger
ellos/ellas/Uds.enfadanthey anger

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
yoenfadéI angered
enfadasteyou angered
vosenfadasteyou angered
él/ella/Ud.enfadóhe/she/it angered
nosotrosenfadamoswe angered
vosotrosenfadasteisyou (pl.) angered
ellos/ellas/Uds.enfadaronthey angered

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
yoenfadaba
enfadabas
vosenfadabas
él/ella/Ud.enfadaba
nosotrosenfadábamos
vosotrosenfadabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.enfadaban

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
yoenfadaríaI would anger
enfadaríasyou would anger
vosenfadaríasyou would anger
él/ella/Ud.enfadaríahe/she/it would anger
nosotrosenfadaríamoswe would anger
vosotrosenfadaríaisyou (pl.) would anger
ellos/ellas/Uds.enfadaríanthey would anger

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
yoenfadaréI will anger
enfadarásyou will anger
vosenfadarásyou will anger
él/ella/Ud.enfadaráhe/she/it will anger
nosotrosenfadaremoswe will anger
vosotrosenfadaréisyou (pl.) will anger
ellos/ellas/Uds.enfadaránthey will anger

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 enfadadoI have angered
has enfadadoyou have angered
voshas enfadadoyou have angered
él/ella/Ud.ha enfadadohe/she/it has angered
nosotroshemos enfadadowe have angered
vosotroshabéis enfadadoyou (pl.) have angered
ellos/ellas/Uds.han enfadadothey have angered

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 enfadadoI had angered
habías enfadadoyou had angered
voshabías enfadadoyou had angered
él/ella/Ud.había enfadadohe/she/it had angered
nosotroshabíamos enfadadowe had angered
vosotroshabíais enfadadoyou (pl.) had angered
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían enfadadothey had angered

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

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 enfadadoI will have angered
habrás enfadadoyou will have angered
voshabrás enfadadoyou will have angered
él/ella/Ud.habrá enfadadohe/she/it will have angered
nosotroshabremos enfadadowe will have angered
vosotroshabréis enfadadoyou (pl.) will have angered
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán enfadadothey will have angered

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
yoenfade
enfades
vosenfades
él/ella/Ud.enfade
nosotrosenfademos
vosotrosenfadéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.enfaden

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
yoenfadara
enfadaras
vosenfadaras
él/ella/Ud.enfadara
nosotrosenfadáramos
vosotrosenfadarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.enfadaran

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
yoenfadase
enfadases
vosenfadases
él/ella/Ud.enfadase
nosotrosenfadásemos
vosotrosenfadaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.enfadasen

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

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

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
enfada
vosenfadá
él/ella/Ud.enfade
nosotrosenfademos
vosotrosenfadad
ustedesenfaden

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 enfades
vosno enfades
él/ella/Ud.no enfade
nosotrosno enfademos
vosotrosno enfadéis
ustedesno enfaden

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

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

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

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

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