desenterrar Conditional Conjugation
desenterrar — to dig up
The conditional is regular: desenterraría, desenterrarías, desenterraría...
desenterrar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios—if you had a shovel, you would dig it up, or to express politeness and probability in the past.
Notes on desenterrar in the Conditional
This tense is fully regular. It uses the infinitive 'desenterrar' plus the -ía endings.
Example Sentences
Yo lo desenterraría si tuviera tiempo.
I would dig it up if I had time.
yo
¿Desenterrarías tú el cofre?
Would you dig up the chest?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: desenterraría
Why: All conditional endings (-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían) carry a written accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desentierro
Desenterrar features an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: desenterré
The preterite of desenterrar is completely regular, following standard -ar patterns.
Imperfect
yo: desenterraba
The imperfect of desenterrar is regular: desenterraba, desenterrabas, desenterraba...
Future
yo: desenterraré
The future is regular: add endings to the full infinitive (desenterrar + é, ás, á...).
Present Subjunctive
yo: desentierre
The present subjunctive follows the e-to-ie stem change: desentierre, desentierres...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desenterrara
Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: desenterrara, desenterraras, desenterrara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desentierra
The imperative uses 'desentierra' for tú and 'desentierre' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no desentierres
Always uses the present subjunctive forms: no desentierres, no desentierre...