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desenterrarConjugation

desenterrar means to dig up.

irregular stem-changing (e-ie)-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yodesenterrara
desenterraras
él/ella/usteddesenterrara
nosotrosdesenterráramos
vosotrosdesenterrarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesenterraran

Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: desenterrara, desenterraras, desenterrara...

Present Subjunctive

yodesentierre
desentierres
él/ella/usteddesentierre
nosotrosdesenterremos
vosotrosdesenterréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesentierren

The present subjunctive follows the e-to-ie stem change: desentierre, desentierres...

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no desentierres
ustedno desentierre
nosotrosno desenterremos
vosotrosno desenterréis
ustedesno desentierren

Always uses the present subjunctive forms: no desentierres, no desentierre...

Imperative

desentierra
usteddesentierre
nosotrosdesenterremos
vosotrosdesenterrad
ustedesdesentierren

The imperative uses 'desentierra' for tú and 'desentierre' for usted.

Indicative

Conditional

yodesenterraría
desenterrarías
él/ella/usteddesenterraría
nosotrosdesenterraríamos
vosotrosdesenterraríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesenterrarían

The conditional is regular: desenterraría, desenterrarías, desenterraría...

Preterite

yodesenterré
desenterraste
él/ella/usteddesenterró
nosotrosdesenterramos
vosotrosdesenterrasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesenterraron

The preterite of desenterrar is completely regular, following standard -ar patterns.

Imperfect

yodesenterraba
desenterrabas
él/ella/usteddesenterraba
nosotrosdesenterrábamos
vosotrosdesenterrabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesenterraban

The imperfect of desenterrar is regular: desenterraba, desenterrabas, desenterraba...

Present

yodesentierro
desentierras
él/ella/usteddesentierra
nosotrosdesenterramos
vosotrosdesenterráis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesentierran

Desenterrar features an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Future

yodesenterraré
desenterrarás
él/ella/usteddesenterrará
nosotrosdesenterraremos
vosotrosdesenterraréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesenterrarán

The future is regular: add endings to the full infinitive (desenterrar + é, ás, á...).

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does desenterrar mean in Spanish?

desenterrar means "to dig up".

Is desenterrar a regular or irregular verb?

desenterrar is a irregular stem-changing (e-ie) -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate desenterrar in the present tense?

The present tense of desenterrar is: yo desentierro, tú desentierras, él/ella/usted desentierra, nosotros desenterramos, vosotros desenterráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desentierran.

How do you conjugate desenterrar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of desenterrar is: yo desenterré, tú desenterraste, él/ella/usted desenterró, nosotros desenterramos, vosotros desenterrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desenterraron.

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