Difundir Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb difundir means to spread, to broadcast, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Difundir means to spread or to broadcast, and it is used for news, rumours, music and ideas: difundir una noticia, difundir una canción. It is a regular -ir verb, common in media and communication. Like every Spanish verb, difundir changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say difundo una noticia por internet, and in the preterite you say difundí una canción en la radio. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: difundir
- English: to spread, to broadcast
- Verb type: regular -ir verb
- Ending: -ir
- Gerund: difundiendo
- Past participle: difundido
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + difundido)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for difundir, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Difundir is regular: difundí, difundía, difundiré.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for difundir. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | difundo |
| tú | difundes |
| él/ella/Ud. | difunde |
| nosotros/as | difundimos |
| vosotros/as | difundís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | difunden |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | difundí |
| tú | difundiste |
| él/ella/Ud. | difundió |
| nosotros/as | difundimos |
| vosotros/as | difundisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | difundieron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | difundía |
| tú | difundías |
| él/ella/Ud. | difundía |
| nosotros/as | difundíamos |
| vosotros/as | difundíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | difundían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | difundiré |
| tú | difundirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | difundirá |
| nosotros/as | difundiremos |
| vosotros/as | difundiréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | difundirán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | difundiría |
| tú | difundirías |
| él/ella/Ud. | difundiría |
| nosotros/as | difundiríamos |
| vosotros/as | difundiríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | difundirían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he difundido |
| tú | has difundido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha difundido |
| nosotros/as | hemos difundido |
| vosotros/as | habéis difundido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han difundido |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había difundido |
| tú | habías difundido |
| él/ella/Ud. | había difundido |
| nosotros/as | habíamos difundido |
| vosotros/as | habíais difundido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían difundido |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré difundido |
| tú | habrás difundido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá difundido |
| nosotros/as | habremos difundido |
| vosotros/as | habréis difundido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán difundido |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría difundido |
| tú | habrías difundido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría difundido |
| nosotros/as | habríamos difundido |
| vosotros/as | habríais difundido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían difundido |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | difunda |
| tú | difundas |
| él/ella/Ud. | difunda |
| nosotros/as | difundamos |
| vosotros/as | difundáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | difundan |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | difundiera |
| tú | difundieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | difundiera |
| nosotros/as | difundiéramos |
| vosotros/as | difundierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | difundieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | difunde |
| él/ella/Ud. | difunda |
| nosotros/as | difundamos |
| vosotros/as | difundid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | difundan |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | difundas |
| él/ella/Ud. | difunda |
| nosotros/as | difundamos |
| vosotros/as | difundáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | difundan |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | difundiendo | with estar for the progressive: estoy difundiendo |
| Past participle | difundido | with haber for the perfect tenses: he difundido |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Difundo una noticia por internet. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, difundí un rumor en la oficina. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, difundía una canción en la radio. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, difundiré las ideas del partido. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Difundiría una noticia por internet si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he difundido un rumor en la oficina. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había difundido una canción en la radio antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré difundido las ideas del partido. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría difundido una noticia por internet con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él difunda un rumor en la oficina. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él difundiera una canción en la radio, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Difunde las ideas del partido! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For difundir, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No difundas una noticia por internet. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with difundir, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Difundo una noticia por internet. — I spread news on the internet.
- Difunde un rumor en la oficina. — He/she spreads a rumour in the office.
- Ayer, difundí una canción en la radio. — Yesterday, I spread a song on the radio.
- Antes, nosotros difundíamos las ideas del partido. — Before, we used to spread the party's ideas.
- Mañana, tú difundirás una noticia por internet. — Tomorrow, you will spread news on the internet.
- Yo difundiría un rumor en la oficina si tuviera más tiempo. — I would spread a rumour in the office if I had more time.
- Él ha difundido una canción en la radio. — He has spread a song on the radio.
- Espero que él difunda las ideas del partido. — I hope he spreads the party's ideas.
- Yo ya había difundido una noticia por internet antes de salir. — I had already spread news on the internet before leaving.
- Ellos difundían un rumor en la oficina cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to spread a rumour in the office when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo difunde una noticia por internet. — Right: Yo difundo una noticia por internet. — The person matters: difunde is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is difundo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Ayer yo difundo un rumor en la oficina. — Right: Ayer yo difundí un rumor en la oficina. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: difundo is happening now, while difundí is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
- Wrong: Treating difundir and propagar as identical in every context. — Right: Difundir means to spread, to broadcast, while propagar means to spread. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: difundir fits sentences such as Difundo una noticia por internet, while propagar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy difundido un rumor en la oficina. — Right: Yo he difundido un rumor en la oficina. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he difundido, has difundido, ha difundido. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo difundí una canción en la radio todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo difundía una canción en la radio todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (difundía), not the preterite. The preterite (difundí) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on difundir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ una noticia por internet. (present tense) A. difundo B. difundes C. difunde D. difundimos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ un rumor en la oficina. (preterite) A. difundí B. difundiste C. difundimos D. difundió
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ una canción en la radio. (imperfect) A. difundías B. difundo C. difundíamos D. difundía
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ las ideas del partido. (future) A. difundiremos B. difundirás C. difundiré D. difundirá
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ una noticia por internet si pudiera. (conditional) A. difundiría B. difundirías C. difundiríamos D. difundo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ un rumor en la oficina. (present subjunctive) A. difundas B. difundamos C. difundo D. difunda
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ una canción en la radio, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. difundiéramos B. difundo C. difundiera D. difundieras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ las ideas del partido. (present perfect) A. ha difundido B. hemos difundido C. he difundido D. has difundido
Complete the command: ¡___ una noticia por internet! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. difunde B. difunda C. difundamos D. difundid
Which is the gerund of difundir, used with estar for the progressive? A. difundido B. difundo C. difundí D. difundiendo
Answer key
- difundo — The yo present tense of difundir is difundo.
- difundió — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of difundir is difundió.
- difundíamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of difundir is difundíamos.
- difundirás — The tú future of difundir is difundirás.
- difundiría — The yo conditional of difundir is difundiría.
- difunda — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of difundir is difunda.
- difundiera — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of difundir is difundiera.
- hemos difundido — The nosotros/as present perfect of difundir is hemos difundido.
- difunde — The affirmative tú imperative of difundir is difunde.
- difundiendo — The gerund of difundir is difundiendo: estoy difundiendo. The participle difundido is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does difundir mean in English?
Difundir means to spread, to broadcast. It is used in everyday situations such as Difundo una noticia por internet. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is difundir regular or irregular?
Difundir is a fully regular -ir verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including difundo in the present and difundí in the preterite.
What is the difference between difundir and propagar?
Difundir means to spread, to broadcast, while propagar means to spread. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use difundir when you mean to spread, to broadcast, as in Difundo una noticia por internet, and use propagar for to spread. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I spread” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo difundí un rumor en la oficina. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo difundía una canción en la radio. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he difundido un rumor en la oficina.
How do I practise difundir?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the difundir examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Difundir in the present tense — the full present-tense table for difundir.
- Difundir examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for difundir.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Diferir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with difundir.
- Dirigir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with difundir.
- Desistir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with difundir.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.