divulgar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
divulgar — to spread
The imperfect subjunctive of divulgar is regular: divulgara, divulgaras, divulgara, divulgáramos, divulgarais, divulgaran.
divulgar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding the spreading of news. For example, 'If I spread the news (but I won't), everyone would know.'
Notes on divulgar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for divulgar. It follows the standard pattern based on the third-person plural of the preterite (divulgaron).
Example Sentences
Si yo divulgara la noticia, habría un escándalo.
If I were to spread the news, there would be a scandal.
yo
Me pidió que no divulgara sus datos personales.
He asked me not to disclose his personal data.
él/ella/usted
Si ellos divulgaran el plan, fallaríamos.
If they spread the plan, we would fail.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'divulgaramos'.
Correct: divulgáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: divulgaba
The imperfect of divulgar is regular: divulgaba, divulgabas, divulgaba, divulgábamos, divulgabais, divulgaban.
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.
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.