promulgar — Spanish conjugation

to promulgate

Frequency#1180Regular

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yopromulgoI promulgate
promulgasyou promulgate
vospromulgásyou promulgate
él/ella/Ud.promulgahe/she/it promulgates
nosotrospromulgamoswe promulgate
vosotrospromulgáisyou (pl.) promulgate
ellos/ellas/Uds.promulganthey promulgate

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yopromulguéI promulgated
promulgasteyou promulgated
vospromulgasteyou promulgated
él/ella/Ud.promulgóhe/she/it promulgated
nosotrospromulgamoswe promulgated
vosotrospromulgasteisyou (pl.) promulgated
ellos/ellas/Uds.promulgaronthey promulgated

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
yopromulgaba
promulgabas
vospromulgabas
él/ella/Ud.promulgaba
nosotrospromulgábamos
vosotrospromulgabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.promulgaban

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?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yopromulgaríaI would promulgate
promulgaríasyou would promulgate
vospromulgaríasyou would promulgate
él/ella/Ud.promulgaríahe/she/it would promulgate
nosotrospromulgaríamoswe would promulgate
vosotrospromulgaríaisyou (pl.) would promulgate
ellos/ellas/Uds.promulgaríanthey would promulgate

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yopromulgaréI will promulgate
promulgarásyou will promulgate
vospromulgarásyou will promulgate
él/ella/Ud.promulgaráhe/she/it will promulgate
nosotrospromulgaremoswe will promulgate
vosotrospromulgaréisyou (pl.) will promulgate
ellos/ellas/Uds.promulgaránthey will promulgate

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe promulgadoI have promulgated
has promulgadoyou have promulgated
voshas promulgadoyou have promulgated
él/ella/Ud.ha promulgadohe/she/it has promulgated
nosotroshemos promulgadowe have promulgated
vosotroshabéis promulgadoyou (pl.) have promulgated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han promulgadothey have promulgated

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía promulgadoI had promulgated
habías promulgadoyou had promulgated
voshabías promulgadoyou had promulgated
él/ella/Ud.había promulgadohe/she/it had promulgated
nosotroshabíamos promulgadowe had promulgated
vosotroshabíais promulgadoyou (pl.) had promulgated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían promulgadothey had promulgated

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 promulgado
habrías promulgado
voshabrías promulgado
él/ella/Ud.habría promulgado
nosotroshabríamos promulgado
vosotroshabríais promulgado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían promulgado

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré promulgadoI will have promulgated
habrás promulgadoyou will have promulgated
voshabrás promulgadoyou will have promulgated
él/ella/Ud.habrá promulgadohe/she/it will have promulgated
nosotroshabremos promulgadowe will have promulgated
vosotroshabréis promulgadoyou (pl.) will have promulgated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán promulgadothey will have promulgated

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
yopromulgue
promulgues
vospromulgues
él/ella/Ud.promulgue
nosotrospromulguemos
vosotrospromulguéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.promulguen

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
yopromulgara
promulgaras
vospromulgaras
él/ella/Ud.promulgara
nosotrospromulgáramos
vosotrospromulgarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.promulgaran

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
yopromulgase
promulgases
vospromulgases
él/ella/Ud.promulgase
nosotrospromulgásemos
vosotrospromulgaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.promulgasen

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 promulgado
hayas promulgado
voshayas promulgado
él/ella/Ud.haya promulgado
nosotroshayamos promulgado
vosotroshayáis promulgado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan promulgado

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 promulgado
hubieras promulgado
voshubieras promulgado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera promulgado
nosotroshubiéramos promulgado
vosotroshubierais promulgado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran promulgado

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
promulga
vospromulgá
él/ella/Ud.promulgue
nosotrospromulguemos
vosotrospromulgad
ustedespromulguen

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 promulgues
vosno promulgues
él/ella/Ud.no promulgue
nosotrosno promulguemos
vosotrosno promulguéis
ustedesno promulguen

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 promulgando
estás promulgando
vosestás promulgando
él/ella/Ud.está promulgando
nosotrosestamos promulgando
vosotrosestáis promulgando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están promulgando

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 promulgando
estuviste promulgando
vosestuviste promulgando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo promulgando
nosotrosestuvimos promulgando
vosotrosestuvisteis promulgando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron promulgando

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 promulgando
estabas promulgando
vosestabas promulgando
él/ella/Ud.estaba promulgando
nosotrosestábamos promulgando
vosotrosestabais promulgando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban promulgando

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 promulgando
estarías promulgando
vosestarías promulgando
él/ella/Ud.estaría promulgando
nosotrosestaríamos promulgando
vosotrosestaríais promulgando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían promulgando

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 promulgando
estarás promulgando
vosestarás promulgando
él/ella/Ud.estará promulgando
nosotrosestaremos promulgando
vosotrosestaréis promulgando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán promulgando