divulgar Preterite Conjugation
divulgar — to spread
The preterite of divulgar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (divulgué); all other forms are regular.
divulgar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific moment when information was released or a discovery was made public.
Notes on divulgar in the Preterite
There is an orthographic change in the 'yo' form: the 'g' becomes 'gu' (divulgué) to maintain the hard 'g' sound. Other forms like 'divulgaste' or 'divulgó' are regular.
Example Sentences
Yo divulgué la noticia ayer por la tarde.
I spread the news yesterday afternoon.
yo
El científico divulgó sus hallazgos en la conferencia.
The scientist disclosed his findings at the conference.
él/ella/usted
¿Divulgaste los resultados de la encuesta?
Did you spread the survey results?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'divulge' for the 'yo' form.
Correct: divulgué
Why: Spanish spelling rules require 'gu' before 'e' to keep the hard 'g' sound, plus an accent to mark the past tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: divulgo
The present tense of divulgar is fully regular: divulgo, divulgas, divulga, divulgamos, divulgáis, divulgan.
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.
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.