Key facts

Divertir

To entertain · to entertain/to amuse/to divert

B2Regular
Stem
divert
Past participle
diverti

Examples

Je divertis Paul.

I entertain Paul.

Il ne divertit pas son fils.

He doesn't entertain his son.

Nous divertissions tout.

We were entertaining everyone.

Nous avons diverti Marc.

We entertained Marc.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 2
Jedivertis
Ientertain
Tudivertis
Youentertain
Ildivertit
Heentertains
Nousdivertissons
Weentertain
Vousdivertissez
Youentertain
Ilsdivertissent
Theyentertain

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais divertir
Iam going to entertain
Tuvas divertir
Youare going to entertain
Ilva divertir
Heis going to entertain
Nousallons divertir
Weare going to entertain
Vousallez divertir
Youare going to entertain
Ilsvont divertir
Theyare going to entertain

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de divertir
Ihave just entertained
Tuviens de divertir
Youhave just entertained
Ilvient de divertir
Hehas just entertained
Nousvenons de divertir
Wehave just entertained
Vousvenez de divertir
Youhave just entertained
Ilsviennent de divertir
Theyhave just entertained

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai diverti
Ihave entertained
Tuas diverti
Youhave entertained
Ila diverti
Hehas entertained
Nousavons diverti
Wehave entertained
Vousavez diverti
Youhave entertained
Ilsont diverti
Theyhave entertained

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jedivertirais
Iwould entertain
Tudivertirais
Youwould entertain
Ildivertirait
Hewould entertain
Nousdivertirions
Wewould entertain
Vousdivertiriez
Youwould entertain
Ilsdivertiraient
Theywould entertain

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jedivertirai
Iwill entertain
Tudivertiras
Youwill entertain
Ildivertira
Hewill entertain
Nousdivertirons
Wewill entertain
Vousdivertirez
Youwill entertain
Ilsdivertiront
Theywill entertain

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jedivertissais
Iwas entertaining
Tudivertissais
Youwere entertaining
Ildivertissait
Hewas entertaining
Nousdivertissions
Were entertaining
Vousdivertissiez
Youwere entertaining
Ilsdivertissaient
Theywere entertaining

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)divertis
Youentertain
(Nous)divertissons
Weentertain
(Vous)divertissez
Youentertain

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

divertissant
entertaining

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en divertissant
entertaining

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