divulgar Imperfect Conjugation
divulgar — to spread
The imperfect of divulgar is regular: divulgaba, divulgabas, divulgaba, divulgábamos, divulgabais, divulgaban.
divulgar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing or habitual actions in the past—like a newspaper that used to spread gossip regularly.
Notes on divulgar in the Imperfect
Divulgar is a regular -ar verb in the imperfect. All forms use the '-aba' endings.
Example Sentences
Antes, la radio divulgaba todas las noticias locales.
Before, the radio used to spread all the local news.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros divulgábamos los eventos en el pueblo.
We used to spread the word about the events in town.
nosotros
Tú divulgabas rumores sin pensar en las consecuencias.
You were spreading rumors without thinking about the consequences.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using '-ía' endings (divulgaría) instead of '-aba' (divulgaba).
Correct: divulgaba
Why: -ar verbs use -aba in the imperfect; -ía is for -er and -ir verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: divulgo
The present tense of divulgar is fully regular: divulgo, divulgas, divulga, divulgamos, divulgáis, divulgan.
Preterite
yo: divulgué
The preterite of divulgar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (divulgué); all other forms are regular.
Future
yo: divulgaré
The future tense of divulgar is fully regular: divulgaré, divulgarás, divulgará, divulgaremos, divulgaréis, divulgarán.
Conditional
yo: divulgaría
The conditional of divulgar is regular: divulgaría, divulgarías, divulgaría, divulgaríamos, divulgaríais, divulgarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: divulgue
The present subjunctive of divulgar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: divulgue, divulgues, divulgue, divulguemos, divulguéis, divulguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: divulgara
The imperfect subjunctive of divulgar is regular: divulgara, divulgaras, divulgara, divulgáramos, divulgarais, divulgaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: divulga
The imperative of divulgar uses regular forms for 'tú' and 'vosotros', but requires a 'gu' spelling change for 'usted' and 'ustedes'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no divulgues
The negative imperative of divulgar always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no divulgues, no divulgue, no divulguemos, no divulguéis, no divulguen.