Promulgar means to officially publish or declare a law, decree, or regulation. It is used in legal and governmental contexts to indicate the formal approval and dissemination of laws.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | promulgo | El gobierno promulga una nueva ley. The government enacts a new law. | |
| Tú | promulgas | Tú promulgas las decisiones importantes. You promulgate the important decisions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | promulga | Ella promulga las reglas del club. She promulgates the club's rules. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | promulgamos | Nosotros promulgamos la nueva política. We promulgate the new policy. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | promulgáis | Vosotros promulgáis las leyes locales. You all promulgate the local laws. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | promulgan | Los diputados promulgan la ley. The deputies promulgate the law. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | promulgué | El gobierno promulgó la ley ayer. The government promulgated the law yesterday. | |
| Tú | promulgaste | Tú promulgaste la nueva política. You promulgated the new policy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | promulgó | Ella promulgó el decreto la semana pasada. She promulgated the decree last week. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | promulgamos | Nosotros promulgamos la ley en 2010. We promulgated the law in 2010. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | promulgasteis | Vosotros promulgasteis la orden ayer. You all promulgated the order yesterday. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | promulgaron | Los diputados promulgieron la reforma. The deputies promulgated the reform. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | promulgaba | El gobierno promulgaba nuevas leyes. The government was enacting new laws. | |
| Tú | promulgabas | Tú promulgabas las reglas claramente. You used to promulgate the rules clearly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | promulgaba | Ella promulgaba las decisiones importantes. She used to promulgate the important decisions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | promulgábamos | Nosotros promulgábamos las leyes juntos. We used to promulgate the laws together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | promulgabais | Vosotros promulgabais las normas antiguas. You all used to promulgate the old rules. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | promulgaban | Ellos promulgaban las políticas cada año. They used to promulgate the policies every year. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy promulgando | Estoy promulgando la nueva ley ahora mismo. I am promulgating the new law right now. | |
| Tú | estás promulgando | Estás promulgando una decisión importante. You are promulgating an important decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está promulgando | Ella está promulgando las reglas nuevas. She is promulgating the new rules. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos promulgando | Estamos promulgando las leyes hoy. We are promulgating the laws today. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis promulgando | Vosotros estáis promulgando cambios importantes. You all are promulgating important changes. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están promulgando | Los abogados están promulgando el acuerdo. The lawyers are promulgating the agreement. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a promulgar | Voy a promulgar la ley mañana. I am going to promulgate the law tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a promulgar | Vas a promulgar el decreto hoy. You are going to promulgate the decree today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a promulgar | Ella va a promulgar la resolución pronto. She is going to promulgate the resolution soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a promulgar | Vamos a promulgar las nuevas reglas. We are going to promulgate the new rules. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a promulgar | Vosotros vais a promulgar la ley esta semana. You all are going to promulgate the law this week. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a promulgar | Ellos van a promulgar el acuerdo mañana. They are going to promulgate the agreement tomorrow. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | promulgaré | Promulgaré la nueva ley mañana. I will promulgate the new law tomorrow. | |
| Tú | promulgarás | Promulgarás el decreto la próxima semana. You will promulgate the decree next week. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | promulgará | Ella promulgara la resolución pronto. She will promulgate the resolution soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | promulgaremos | Promulgaremos las nuevas reglas mañana. We will promulgate the new rules tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | promulgaréis | Promulgaréis la ley en el congreso. You all will promulgate the law in the congress. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | promulgarán | Promulgarán el acuerdo la próxima semana. They will promulgate the agreement next week. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | promulgaría | Yo promulgaría la ley si tuviera poder. I would promulgate the law if I had power. | |
| Tú | promulgarías | Tú promulgarías esas reglas si fueras el jefe. You would promulgate those rules if you were the boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | promulgaría | Él promulgaría la orden si fuera necesario. He would promulgate the order if it were necessary. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | promulgaríamos | Nosotros promulgaríamos la ley en ese caso. We would promulgate the law in that case. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | promulgaríais | Vosotros promulgaríais la norma si la aprueban. You all would promulgate the rule if they approve it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | promulgarían | Ellos promulgarían la ley si tuvieran la mayoría. They would promulgate the law if they had the majority. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he promulgado | Yo he promulgado la nueva ley. I have enacted the new law. | |
| Tú | has promulgado | Tú has promulgado muchas reformas. You have enacted many reforms. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha promulgado | Ella ha promulgado el decreto. She has enacted the decree. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos promulgado | Nosotros hemos promulgado la ley. We have enacted the law. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis promulgado | Vosotros habéis promulgado nuevas reglas. You all have enacted new rules. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han promulgado | Ellos han promulgado varias leyes. They have enacted several laws. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había promulgado | Yo había promulgado la ley antes del debate. I had enacted the law before the debate. | |
| Tú | habías promulgado | Tú habías promulgado el decreto ayer. You had enacted the decree yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había promulgado | Él había promulgado la orden antes de irse. He had enacted the order before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos promulgado | Nosotros habíamos promulgado la ley en 2005. We had enacted the law in 2005. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais promulgado | Vosotros habíais promulgado el reglamento ya. You all had enacted the regulation already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían promulgado | Ellos habían promulgado la resolución antes del plazo. They had enacted the resolution before the deadline. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré promulgado | Para entonces, ya habré promulgado la ley. By then, I will have already enacted the law. | |
| Tú | habrás promulgado | Tú habrás promulgado la resolución mañana. You will have enacted the resolution tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá promulgado | Él habrá promulgado el decreto antes del viernes. He will have enacted the decree before Friday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos promulgado | Nosotros habremos promulgado la ley para entonces. We will have enacted the law by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis promulgado | Vosotros habréis promulgado la orden mañana. You all will have enacted the order tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán promulgado | Ellos habrán promulgado las nuevas reglas pronto. They will have enacted the new rules soon. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría promulgado | Yo habría promulgado la ley si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have promulgated the law if I had had time. | |
| Tú | habrías promulgado | Tú habrías promulgado la orden si hubieras estado allí. You would have promulgated the order if you had been there. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría promulgado | Él habría promulgado la resolución, pero no pudo. He would have promulgated the resolution, but he couldn't. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos promulgado | Nosotros habríamos promulgado la ley si hubiéramos sabido. We would have promulgated the law if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais promulgado | Vosotros habríais promulgado el decreto si hubierais tenido la oportunidad. You all would have promulgated the decree if you had had the chance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían promulgado | Ellos habrían promulgado la orden si hubieran podido. They would have promulgated the order if they had been able. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | promulgue | Espero que promulgue la ley pronto. I hope that he/she promulgates the law soon. | |
| Tú | promulgues | Es importante que promulgues el decreto. It's important that you promulgate the decree. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | promulgue | Es necesario que promulgue la resolución. It's necessary that he/she promulgates the resolution. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | promulguemos | Queremos que promulguemos la ley juntos. We want us to promulgate the law together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | promulguéis | Es crucial que promulguéis el acuerdo. It's crucial that you all promulgate the agreement. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | promulguen | Dudan que promulguen la orden rápidamente. They doubt that they will promulgate the order quickly. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | promulgara | Esperaba que promulgara la ley pronto. I hoped that he/she promulgated the law soon. | |
| Tú | promulgaras | Dudaba que promulgaras el decreto. I doubted that you promulgated the decree. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | promulgara | No creía que promulgara esa orden. I didn't believe that he/she promulgated that order. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | promulgáramos | Queríamos que promulgáramos nuevas leyes. We wanted us to promulgate new laws. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | promulgárais | No pensaba que promulgarais esas reglas. I didn't think that you all promulgated those rules. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | promulgaran | Era posible que promulgaran la ley anoche. It was possible that they promulgated the law last night. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | promulgare | Si el gobierno promulgare la ley, cambiaría mucho. If the government promulgated the law, it would change a lot. | |
| Tú | promulgares | Cuando tú promulgare la orden, todos obedecerán. When you promulgate the order, everyone will obey. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | promulgare | El presidente promulgare la nueva legislación. The president will promulgate the new legislation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | promulgáremos | Nosotros promulgáremos las reglas mañana. We will promulgate the rules tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | promulgareis | Vosotros promulgareis la ley en la próxima reunión. You all will promulgate the law at the next meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | promulgaren | Es probable que ellos promulgaren nuevas normas. It is likely that they will promulgate new rules. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya promulgado | Espero que haya promulgado la ley. I hope he/she has enacted the law. | |
| Tú | hayas promulgado | Es posible que hayas promulgado la orden. It's possible that you have enacted the order. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya promulgado | Es importante que haya promulgado el decreto. It's important that he/she has enacted the decree. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos promulgado | Creemos que hayamos promulgado la ley. We believe that we have enacted the law. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis promulgado | ¿Habéis promulgado la resolución? Have you all enacted the resolution? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan promulgado | Es probable que hayan promulgado la norma. It's likely that they have enacted the rule. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera promulgado | Si hubiera promulgado la ley, habría sido mejor. If I had promulgated the law, it would have been better. | |
| Tú | hubieras promulgado | Es posible que tú hubieras promulgado esa orden. It's possible that you had promulgated that order. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera promulgado | Ella pensó que él hubiera promulgado la ley. She thought that he had promulgated the law. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos promulgado | Si nosotros hubiéramos promulgado la norma, sería diferente. If we had promulgated the rule, it would be different. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais promulgado | No creía que vosotros hubierais promulgado eso. I didn't believe that you all had promulgated that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran promulgado | Es probable que ellos hubieran promulgado la ley. It's likely that they had promulgated the law. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere promulgado | Cuando haya terminado, hubiere promulgado la ley. When I have finished, I will have promulgated the law. | |
| Tú | hubieres promulgado | Si hubieres promulgado la orden, todos lo sabrán. If you will have promulgated the order, everyone will know. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere promulgado | Es posible que él hubiere promulgado la resolución. It is possible that he will have promulgated the resolution. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos promulgado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos promulgado la ley. By then, we will have promulgated the law. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis promulgado | Cuando lleguéis, ya hubiereis promulgado el decreto. When you all arrive, you will have already promulgated the decree. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren promulgado | Es probable que ellos hubieren promulgado la norma. It is likely that they will have promulgated the standard. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | promulga | Promulga la ley lo antes posible. Promulgate the law as soon as possible. | |
| Tú | promulga | Promulga el decreto hoy mismo. Promulgate the decree today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | promulgue | Promulgue la resolución mañana. Promulgate the resolution tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | promulguemos | Promulguemos la ley juntos. Let's promulgate the law together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | promulgad | Promulgad la orden ahora. Promulgate the order now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | promulguen | Promulguen las leyes necesarias. Promulgate the necessary laws. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no promulgue | No promulgue leyes sin consultar. Don't promulgate laws without consulting. | |
| Tú | no promulgues | No promulgues esa orden todavía. Don't promulgate that order yet. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no promulgue | Por favor, no promulgue esa decisión. Please, don't promulgate that decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no promulguemos | No promulguemos leyes sin debate. Let's not promulgate laws without debate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no promulguéis | No promulguéis esa norma aún. Don't promulgate that rule yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no promulguen | No promulguen esas reformas ahora. Don't promulgate those reforms now. |
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