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SPANISH VERB

divorciarse

to get divorced

  • #463 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: divorciándose
  • Past participle: divorciado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I get divorced
  2. tú you get divorced
  3. usted, él, ella he/she gets divorced
  4. nosotros we get divorced
  5. vosotros Spain you all get divorced
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they get divorced

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I got divorced
  2. tú you got divorced
  3. usted, él, ella he/she got divorced
  4. nosotros we got divorced
  5. vosotros Spain you all got divorced
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they got divorced

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to get divorced
  2. tú you used to get divorced
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to get divorced
  4. nosotros we used to get divorced
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to get divorced
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get divorced

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will get divorced
  2. tú you will get divorced
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will get divorced
  4. nosotros we will get divorced
  5. vosotros Spain you all will get divorced
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get divorced

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would get divorced
  2. tú you would get divorced
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would get divorced
  4. nosotros we would get divorced
  5. vosotros Spain you all would get divorced
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get divorced

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I get divorced
  2. tú (that) you get divorced
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she get divorced
  4. nosotros (that) we get divorced
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all get divorced
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get divorced

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I got divorced
  2. tú (if) you got divorced
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she got divorced
  4. nosotros (if) we got divorced
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all got divorced
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got divorced

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú get divorced!
  2. usted get divorced! (formal)
  3. nosotros get divorced! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain get divorced! (all of you)
  5. ustedes get divorced! (all of you)

How to use divorciarse

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Hoy en día muchas parejas se divorcian muy pronto.

    Nowadays many couples get divorced very soon.

  2. Past

    Mis padres se divorciaron cuando yo tenía doce años.

    My parents got divorced when I was twelve.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes casi nadie se divorciaba en mi pueblo.

    In the past almost nobody got divorced in my village.

  4. Future

    Dicen que la pareja de la tele se divorciará pronto.

    They say the couple from TV will get divorced soon.

  5. Conditional

    Yo nunca me divorciaría por una tontería así.

    I'd never get divorced over something that silly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que se divorcien sin intentarlo otra vez.

    I don't want them to get divorced without trying again.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Nadie creía que se divorciaran después de treinta años.

    Nobody believed they'd get divorced after thirty years.

  8. Imperative

    No te divorcies enojado, piénsalo con calma.

    Don't get divorced angry, think it over calmly.

Good to know

  • "Divorciarse de alguien": se divorció de su primer marido.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.