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A silver shovel digging into brown earth to create a deep hole.

cavar

to dig

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb cavar means to dig.

Present tense:

yocavo
cavas
él/ella/ustedcava
nosotroscavamos
vosotroscaváis
ellos/ellas/ustedescavan

Complete Conjugation Tables

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🔄 Conjugations

imperative

negative

ustedno cave
nosotrosno cavemos
no caves
ustedesno caven
vosotrosno cavéis

Use negative commands like 'no caves' (tú) and 'no caven' (ustedes) to tell someone not to dig.

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affirmative

ustedcave
nosotroscavemos
cava
ustedescaven
vosotroscavad

Use imperative forms like 'cava' (tú) and 'caven' (ustedes) for direct commands related to digging.

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subjunctive

present

yocave
nosotroscavemos
ellos/ellas/ustedescaven
caves
vosotroscavéis
él/ella/ustedcave

Use present subjunctive forms like 'cave' (yo) and 'caven' (ellos) after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.

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imperfect

yocavara
nosotroscaváramos
ellos/ellas/ustedescavaran
cavaras
vosotroscavarais
él/ella/ustedcavara

Use the imperfect subjunctive like 'cavara' or 'cavase' for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.

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indicative

present

yocavo
nosotroscavamos
ellos/ellas/ustedescavan
cavas
vosotroscaváis
él/ella/ustedcava

Use the present tense like 'cavo' (yo) and 'cavan' (ellos) for current actions, habits, or general truths about digging.

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future

yocavaré
nosotroscavaremos
ellos/ellas/ustedescavarán
cavarás
vosotroscavaréis
él/ella/ustedcavará

Future forms like 'cavaré' (yo) and 'cavarán' (ellos) indicate actions that will happen.

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imperfect

yocavaba
nosotroscavábamos
ellos/ellas/ustedescavaban
cavabas
vosotroscavabais
él/ella/ustedcavaba

Use the imperfect like 'cavaba' (yo) and 'cavaban' (ellos) for ongoing or habitual past actions (used to dig, was digging).

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conditional

yocavaría
nosotroscavaríamos
ellos/ellas/ustedescavarían
cavarías
vosotroscavaríais
él/ella/ustedcavaría

Use conditional forms like 'cavaría' (yo) and 'cavarían' (ellos) for hypothetical ('would dig') or polite requests.

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preterite

yocavé
nosotroscavamos
ellos/ellas/ustedescavaron
cavaste
vosotroscavasteis
él/ella/ustedcavó

Use preterite forms like 'cavé' (yo) and 'cavaron' (ellos) for completed digging actions in the past.

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