propagar — Spanish conjugation

to propagate

Frequency#470IrregularReflexivepropagarse — to spread, propagate

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
yopropagoI propagate
propagasyou propagate
vospropagásyou propagate
él/ella/Ud.propagahe/she/it propagates
nosotrospropagamoswe propagate
vosotrospropagáisyou (pl.) propagate
ellos/ellas/Uds.propaganthey propagate

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

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
yopropaguéI propagated
propagasteyou propagated
vospropagasteyou propagated
él/ella/Ud.propagóhe/she/it propagated
nosotrospropagamoswe propagated
vosotrospropagasteisyou (pl.) propagated
ellos/ellas/Uds.propagaronthey propagated

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
yopropagaba
propagabas
vospropagabas
él/ella/Ud.propagaba
nosotrospropagábamos
vosotrospropagabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.propagaban

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
yopropagaríaI would propagate
propagaríasyou would propagate
vospropagaríasyou would propagate
él/ella/Ud.propagaríahe/she/it would propagate
nosotrospropagaríamoswe would propagate
vosotrospropagaríaisyou (pl.) would propagate
ellos/ellas/Uds.propagaríanthey would propagate

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
yopropagaréI will propagate
propagarásyou will propagate
vospropagarásyou will propagate
él/ella/Ud.propagaráhe/she/it will propagate
nosotrospropagaremoswe will propagate
vosotrospropagaréisyou (pl.) will propagate
ellos/ellas/Uds.propagaránthey will propagate

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 propagadoI have propagated
has propagadoyou have propagated
voshas propagadoyou have propagated
él/ella/Ud.ha propagadohe/she/it has propagated
nosotroshemos propagadowe have propagated
vosotroshabéis propagadoyou (pl.) have propagated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han propagadothey have propagated

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 propagadoI had propagated
habías propagadoyou had propagated
voshabías propagadoyou had propagated
él/ella/Ud.había propagadohe/she/it had propagated
nosotroshabíamos propagadowe had propagated
vosotroshabíais propagadoyou (pl.) had propagated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían propagadothey had propagated

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

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 propagadoI will have propagated
habrás propagadoyou will have propagated
voshabrás propagadoyou will have propagated
él/ella/Ud.habrá propagadohe/she/it will have propagated
nosotroshabremos propagadowe will have propagated
vosotroshabréis propagadoyou (pl.) will have propagated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán propagadothey will have propagated

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

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
yopropague
propagues
vospropagues
él/ella/Ud.propague
nosotrospropaguemos
vosotrospropaguéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.propaguen

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
yopropagara
propagaras
vospropagaras
él/ella/Ud.propagara
nosotrospropagáramos
vosotrospropagarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.propagaran

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
yopropagase
propagases
vospropagases
él/ella/Ud.propagase
nosotrospropagásemos
vosotrospropagaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.propagasen

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

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

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

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
propaga
vospropagá
él/ella/Ud.propague
nosotrospropaguemos
vosotrospropagad
ustedespropaguen

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 propagues
vosno propagues
él/ella/Ud.no propague
nosotrosno propaguemos
vosotrosno propaguéis
ustedesno propaguen

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

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

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

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

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