divulgar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
divulgar — to spread
The present subjunctive of divulgar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: divulgue, divulgues, divulgue, divulguemos, divulguéis, divulguen.
divulgar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone to spread information, or when expressing doubt or emotion about the disclosure of data. It's common after phrases like 'espero que' or 'es importante que'.
Notes on divulgar in the Present Subjunctive
This tense features a spelling change (orthographic change). To keep the hard 'g' sound of the infinitive, the 'g' changes to 'gu' before the ending 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que no divulguen mi secreto.
I hope they don't spread my secret.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que divulguemos los resultados pronto.
It is important that we disclose the results soon.
nosotros
No quiero que tú divulgues esta información.
I don't want you to spread this information.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'divulge' instead of 'divulgue'.
Correct: divulgue
Why: Without the 'u', the 'g' would sound like an 'h' (divul-he) instead of a hard 'g'.
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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.
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.