Diversificar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of diversificar — "to diversify" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for diversificar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Diversificar means to diversify, and it is used for diversifying a company's production, investments, a restaurant's menu and crops on a farm. It is a spelling-change verb: the c becomes qu before e. To see it in a real sentence: Él diversifica la producción de la empresa. — "He/she diversifies the company's production." Work through the table below, then the formation notes, the usage rules and the contrast with the preterite, and test yourself at the end.

Present tense conjugation table: diversificar

Every person of diversificar in the present tense. The gerund is diversificando and the past participle is diversificado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo diversifico
tú diversificas
él/ella/Ud. diversifica
nosotros/as diversificamos
vosotros/as diversificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. diversifican

How the present indicative of diversificar is formed

The present indicative of diversificar is built from the stem diversific- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o diversifico
tú -as diversificas
él/ella/Ud. -a diversifica
nosotros/as -amos diversificamos
vosotros/as -áis diversificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an diversifican

diversificar is a spelling-change verb: c becomes qu before e. That is why the written form changes in some persons — the sound stays the same, and only the spelling adapts. In this tense, watch the first-person form diversifico in particular.

The gerund of diversificar is diversificando and the past participle is diversificado. Both are regular for this verb, and the participle is the form you need for all the perfect tenses with haber.

When to use the present tense of diversificar

The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and diversificar appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.

Habits and routines

The present tense describes things you do regularly. If you do it every day, every week or every morning, the present is the tense to use. For diversificar, this use looks like this: "Yo diversifico la producción de la empresa." — "I diversify the company's production." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

General facts

The present tense states facts that are generally true, not tied to one moment. It is the tense for definitions and permanent situations. For diversificar, this use looks like this: "Él diversifica sus inversiones en bolsa." — "He/she diversifies his stock-market investments." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

What is happening now

The present tense also covers what is happening at this moment, especially with verbs that describe an action in progress. For diversificar, this use looks like this: "Nosotros diversificamos la oferta del restaurante." — "We diversify the restaurant's menu." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Timetables and schedules

The present tense is used for fixed plans and timetables, such as trains, classes and opening times, even when they refer to the future. For diversificar, this use looks like this: "Ellos diversifican los cultivos de la finca." — "They diversify the crops on the farm." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Instructions and requests

The present tense appears in instructions and polite requests, where it sounds softer than a direct command. For diversificar, this use looks like this: "Tú diversificas la producción de la empresa." — "You diversify the company's production." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

The present tense vs the preterite

Learners often mix up the present and the preterite with diversificar. The rule is simple: the present is for habits, facts and what is happening now, while the preterite is for one finished action in the past. The three pairs below show the same idea in both tenses, so you can feel the difference.

Pair 1: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Yo diversifico la producción de la empresa." — "I diversify the company's production."
  • Preterite: "Yo diversifiqué la producción de la empresa." — "I diversified the company's production." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 2: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Él diversifica sus inversiones en bolsa." — "He/she diversifies his stock-market investments."
  • Preterite: "Él diversificó sus inversiones en bolsa." — "He/she diversified his stock-market investments." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 3: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Nosotros diversificamos la oferta del restaurante." — "We diversify the restaurant's menu."
  • Preterite: "Nosotros diversificamos la oferta del restaurante." — "We diversified the restaurant's menu." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Example sentences in the present tense

Eight natural sentences with diversificar in the present tense only. Each one uses a form from the table above.

  1. Yo diversifico la producción de la empresa. — I diversify the company's production.
  2. Tú diversificas sus inversiones en bolsa. — You diversify his stock-market investments.
  3. Él diversifica la oferta del restaurante. — He/she diversifies the restaurant's menu.
  4. Nosotros diversificamos los cultivos de la finca. — We diversify the crops on the farm.
  5. Vosotros diversificáis la producción de la empresa. — You all diversify the company's production.
  6. Ellos diversifican sus inversiones en bolsa. — They diversify his stock-market investments.
  7. Yo diversifico la oferta del restaurante. — I diversify the restaurant's menu.
  8. Él diversifica los cultivos de la finca. — He/she diversifies the crops on the farm.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Vosotros diversificais sus inversiones en bolsa. — Right: Vosotros diversificáis sus inversiones en bolsa. — The vosotros present form carries a written accent: diversificáis, not diversificais.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo diversifico la oferta del restaurante. — Right: Ayer, yo diversifiqué la oferta del restaurante. — Ayer means yesterday, so it needs the preterite (diversifiqué), not the present (diversifico). The present is for now, not for yesterday.
  3. Wrong: Yo diversifica la producción de la empresa. — Right: Yo diversifico la producción de la empresa. — The person matters: diversifica is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is diversifico.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy diversificado sus inversiones en bolsa. — Right: Yo he diversificado sus inversiones en bolsa. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he diversificado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

Quiz: test yourself

Eight questions on the present tense of diversificar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la producción de la empresa. (present tense) A. diversifico B. diversificas C. diversifica D. diversificamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ sus inversiones en bolsa. (present tense) A. diversificas B. diversifico C. diversifica D. diversificamos

  3. Complete the sentence: Él ___ la oferta del restaurante. (present tense) A. diversifica B. diversifico C. diversificas D. diversificamos

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ los cultivos de la finca. (present tense) A. diversificamos B. diversifico C. diversificas D. diversifica

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros ___ la producción de la empresa. (present tense) A. diversificáis B. diversifico C. diversificas D. diversifica

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ___ sus inversiones en bolsa. (present tense) A. diversifican B. diversifico C. diversificas D. diversifica

  7. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la oferta del restaurante. (present tense) A. diversifico B. diversificas C. diversifica D. diversificamos

  8. Complete the sentence: Él ___ los cultivos de la finca. (present tense) A. diversifica B. diversifico C. diversificas D. diversificamos

Answer key

  1. diversifico — The yo present form of diversificar is diversifico. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  2. diversificas — The tu present form of diversificar is diversificas. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  3. diversifica — The el present form of diversificar is diversifica. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  4. diversificamos — The nosotros present form of diversificar is diversificamos. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  5. diversificáis — The vosotros present form of diversificar is diversificáis. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  6. diversifican — The ellos present form of diversificar is diversifican. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  7. diversifico — The yo present form of diversificar is diversifico. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  8. diversifica — The el present form of diversificar is diversifica. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.

Frequently asked questions

When do I use the present tense of diversificar?

Use the present tense of diversificar for habits, facts and what is happening now. For example: Yo diversifico la producción de la empresa. — "I diversify the company's production." The usage rules above give five situations with examples.

How is the present tense of diversificar formed?

Take the stem diversific- and add the present endings for -ar verbs. The full table is at the top of this page. Remember the spelling change: c becomes qu before e.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of diversificar?

The present describes a habit or a present fact, while the preterite describes a finished action. Compare Yo diversifico sus inversiones en bolsa. with Yo diversifiqué sus inversiones en bolsa. — the verb is the same, but the time meaning changes.

How do I practise the present tense of diversificar?

Drill the six forms in the table above until you can say them without looking, then use the diversificar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and test yourself with the Diversificar conjugation page for the full picture across all tenses.

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