divinar — Spanish conjugation

to divine

Frequency#459Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanish
yodivino
divinas
vosdivinás
él/ella/Ud.divina
nosotrosdivinamos
vosotrosdivináis
ellos/ellas/Uds.divinan

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanish
yodiviné
divinaste
vosdivinaste
él/ella/Ud.divinó
nosotrosdivinamos
vosotrosdivinasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.divinaron

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yodivinaba
divinabas
vosdivinabas
él/ella/Ud.divinaba
nosotrosdivinábamos
vosotrosdivinabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.divinaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanish
yodivinaría
divinarías
vosdivinarías
él/ella/Ud.divinaría
nosotrosdivinaríamos
vosotrosdivinaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.divinarían

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanish
yodivinaré
divinarás
vosdivinarás
él/ella/Ud.divinará
nosotrosdivinaremos
vosotrosdivinaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.divinarán

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanish
yohe divinado
has divinado
voshas divinado
él/ella/Ud.ha divinado
nosotroshemos divinado
vosotroshabéis divinado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han divinado

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanish
yohabía divinado
habías divinado
voshabías divinado
él/ella/Ud.había divinado
nosotroshabíamos divinado
vosotroshabíais divinado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían divinado

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría divinado
habrías divinado
voshabrías divinado
él/ella/Ud.habría divinado
nosotroshabríamos divinado
vosotroshabríais divinado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían divinado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanish
yohabré divinado
habrás divinado
voshabrás divinado
él/ella/Ud.habrá divinado
nosotroshabremos divinado
vosotroshabréis divinado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán divinado

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yodivine
divines
vosdivines
él/ella/Ud.divine
nosotrosdivinemos
vosotrosdivinéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.divinen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodivinara
divinaras
vosdivinaras
él/ella/Ud.divinara
nosotrosdivináramos
vosotrosdivinarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.divinaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodivinase
divinases
vosdivinases
él/ella/Ud.divinase
nosotrosdivinásemos
vosotrosdivinaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.divinasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya divinado
hayas divinado
voshayas divinado
él/ella/Ud.haya divinado
nosotroshayamos divinado
vosotroshayáis divinado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan divinado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera divinado
hubieras divinado
voshubieras divinado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera divinado
nosotroshubiéramos divinado
vosotroshubierais divinado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran divinado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
divina
vosdiviná
él/ella/Ud.divine
nosotrosdivinemos
vosotrosdivinad
ustedesdivinen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no divines
vosno divines
él/ella/Ud.no divine
nosotrosno divinemos
vosotrosno divinéis
ustedesno divinen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy divinando
estás divinando
vosestás divinando
él/ella/Ud.está divinando
nosotrosestamos divinando
vosotrosestáis divinando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están divinando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve divinando
estuviste divinando
vosestuviste divinando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo divinando
nosotrosestuvimos divinando
vosotrosestuvisteis divinando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron divinando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba divinando
estabas divinando
vosestabas divinando
él/ella/Ud.estaba divinando
nosotrosestábamos divinando
vosotrosestabais divinando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban divinando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría divinando
estarías divinando
vosestarías divinando
él/ella/Ud.estaría divinando
nosotrosestaríamos divinando
vosotrosestaríais divinando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían divinando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré divinando
estarás divinando
vosestarás divinando
él/ella/Ud.estará divinando
nosotrosestaremos divinando
vosotrosestaréis divinando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán divinando