Diversificar Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb diversificar means to diversify, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. 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. Like every Spanish verb, diversificar 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 diversifico la producción de la empresa, and in the preterite you say diversifiqué la oferta del restaurante. 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: diversificar
  • English: to diversify
  • Verb type: irregular verb
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: diversificando
  • Past participle: diversificado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + diversificado)

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for diversificar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Spelling change: c becomes qu before e, so the preterite is diversifiqué and the subjunctive is diversifique.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for diversificar. 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 diversifico
tú diversificas
él/ella/Ud. diversifica
nosotros/as diversificamos
vosotros/as diversificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. diversifican

Preterite

Person Form
yo diversifiqué
tú diversificaste
él/ella/Ud. diversificó
nosotros/as diversificamos
vosotros/as diversificasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. diversificaron

Imperfect

Person Form
yo diversificaba
tú diversificabas
él/ella/Ud. diversificaba
nosotros/as diversificábamos
vosotros/as diversificabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. diversificaban

Future

Person Form
yo diversificaré
tú diversificarás
él/ella/Ud. diversificará
nosotros/as diversificaremos
vosotros/as diversificaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. diversificarán

Conditional

Person Form
yo diversificaría
tú diversificarías
él/ella/Ud. diversificaría
nosotros/as diversificaríamos
vosotros/as diversificaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. diversificarían

Present perfect

Person Form
yo he diversificado
tú has diversificado
él/ella/Ud. ha diversificado
nosotros/as hemos diversificado
vosotros/as habéis diversificado
ellos/ellas/Uds. han diversificado

Pluperfect

Person Form
yo había diversificado
tú habías diversificado
él/ella/Ud. había diversificado
nosotros/as habíamos diversificado
vosotros/as habíais diversificado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habían diversificado

Future perfect

Person Form
yo habré diversificado
tú habrás diversificado
él/ella/Ud. habrá diversificado
nosotros/as habremos diversificado
vosotros/as habréis diversificado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrán diversificado

Conditional perfect

Person Form
yo habría diversificado
tú habrías diversificado
él/ella/Ud. habría diversificado
nosotros/as habríamos diversificado
vosotros/as habríais diversificado
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrían diversificado

Present subjunctive

Person Form
yo diversifique
tú diversifiques
él/ella/Ud. diversifique
nosotros/as diversifiquemos
vosotros/as diversifiquéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. diversifiquen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Person Form
yo diversificara
tú diversificaras
él/ella/Ud. diversificara
nosotros/as diversificáramos
vosotros/as diversificarais
ellos/ellas/Uds. diversificaran

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Form
tú diversifica
él/ella/Ud. diversifique
nosotros/as diversifiquemos
vosotros/as diversificad
ellos/ellas/Uds. diversifiquen

Imperative (negative)

Person Form
tú diversifiques
él/ella/Ud. diversifique
nosotros/as diversifiquemos
vosotros/as diversifiquéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. diversifiquen

Gerund and past participle

Form Spanish Use
Gerund diversificando with estar for the progressive: estoy diversificando
Past participle diversificado with haber for the perfect tenses: he diversificado

How to use each tense

Present indicative

Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For diversificar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Diversifico la producción de la empresa. 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. Note the spelling change in the first person: c becomes qu before e, so the preterite first person is diversifiqué. For diversificar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, diversifiqué sus inversiones en bolsa. 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 diversificar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, diversificaba la oferta del restaurante. 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 diversificar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, diversificaré los cultivos de la finca. 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 diversificar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Diversificaría la producción de la empresa 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 diversificar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he diversificado sus inversiones en bolsa. 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 diversificar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había diversificado la oferta del restaurante 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 diversificar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré diversificado los cultivos de la finca. 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 diversificar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría diversificado la producción de la empresa 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. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For diversificar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él diversifique sus inversiones en bolsa. 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 diversificar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él diversificara la oferta del restaurante, 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. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For diversificar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Diversifica los cultivos de la finca! 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. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For diversificar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No diversifiques la producción de la empresa. 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 diversificar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. Diversifico la producción de la empresa. — I diversify the company's production.
  2. Diversifica sus inversiones en bolsa. — He/she diversifies his stock-market investments.
  3. Ayer, diversifiqué la oferta del restaurante. — Yesterday, I diversified the restaurant's menu.
  4. Antes, nosotros diversificábamos los cultivos de la finca. — Before, we used to diversify the crops on the farm.
  5. Mañana, tú diversificarás la producción de la empresa. — Tomorrow, you will diversify the company's production.
  6. Yo diversificaría sus inversiones en bolsa si tuviera más tiempo. — I would diversify his stock-market investments if I had more time.
  7. Él ha diversificado la oferta del restaurante. — He has diversified the restaurant's menu.
  8. Espero que él diversifique los cultivos de la finca. — I hope he diversifies the crops on the farm.
  9. Yo ya había diversificado la producción de la empresa antes de salir. — I had already diversified the company's production before leaving.
  10. Ellos diversificaban sus inversiones en bolsa cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to diversify his stock-market investments when they were young.

Common mistakes

  1. 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. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  2. Wrong: Yo diversificé sus inversiones en bolsa. — Right: Yo diversifiqué sus inversiones en bolsa. — In the preterite, the correct first-person form is diversifiqué, not diversificé. diversificar is a spelling-change verb: c becomes qu before e, so the written form changes to keep the same sound. The regular-looking form is wrong.
  3. Wrong: Treating diversificar and variar as identical in every context. — Right: Diversificar means to diversify, while variar means to vary, the close verb. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: diversificar fits sentences such as Diversifico la producción de la empresa, while variar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  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, has diversificado, ha diversificado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  5. Wrong: De niño, yo diversifiqué la oferta del restaurante todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo diversificaba la oferta del restaurante todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (diversificaba), not the preterite. The preterite (diversifiqué) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on 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: Ayer, él ___ sus inversiones en bolsa. (preterite) A. diversifiqué B. diversificaste C. diversificaron D. diversificó

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ la oferta del restaurante. (imperfect) A. diversificabas B. diversificaban C. diversificábamos D. diversificaba

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ los cultivos de la finca. (future) A. diversificaremos B. diversificarás C. diversificaré D. diversificará

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la producción de la empresa si pudiera. (conditional) A. diversificaría B. diversificarías C. diversificarían D. diversifico

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ sus inversiones en bolsa. (present subjunctive) A. diversifiques B. diversifiquemos C. diversifico D. diversifique

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ la oferta del restaurante, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. diversificáramos B. diversifico C. diversificara D. diversificaras

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ los cultivos de la finca. (present perfect) A. han diversificado B. hemos diversificado C. he diversificado D. has diversificado

  9. Complete the command: ¡___ la producción de la empresa! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. diversifica B. diversifique C. diversifiquemos D. diversificad

  10. Which is the gerund of diversificar, used with estar for the progressive? A. diversificado B. diversifico C. diversifiqué D. diversificando

Answer key

  1. diversifico — The first-person present of diversificar is diversifico. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
  2. diversificó — The third-person preterite of diversificar is diversificó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
  3. diversificábamos — The nosotros imperfect of diversificar is diversificábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
  4. diversificarás — The second-person future of diversificar is diversificarás.
  5. diversificaría — The first-person conditional of diversificar is diversificaría, the form for what would happen.
  6. diversifique — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of diversificar is diversifique.
  7. diversificara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of diversificar is diversificara.
  8. hemos diversificado — The nosotros present perfect of diversificar is hemos diversificado: hemos + diversificado.
  9. diversifica — The affirmative tú imperative of diversificar is diversifica.
  10. diversificando — The gerund of diversificar is diversificando: estoy diversificando. The participle diversificado is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does diversificar mean in English?

Diversificar means to diversify. It is used in everyday situations such as Diversifico la producción de la empresa. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is diversificar regular or irregular?

Diversificar is a fully regular -ar 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 diversifico in the present and diversifiqué in the preterite.

What is the difference between diversificar and variar?

Diversificar means to diversify, while variar means to vary, the close verb. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use diversificar when you mean to diversify, as in Diversifico la producción de la empresa, and use variar for to vary, the close verb. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.

How do I say “I diversify” in the past?

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo diversifiqué sus inversiones en bolsa. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo diversificaba la oferta del restaurante. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he diversificado sus inversiones en bolsa.

How do I practise diversificar?

Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the diversificar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.

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