desenterrar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
desenterrar — to dig up
The imperative uses 'desentierra' for tú and 'desentierre' for usted.
desenterrar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to dig something up or to uncover something.
Notes on desenterrar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the stem change (desentierra). The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the subjunctive stem.
Example Sentences
¡Desentierra el hueso!
Dig up the bone!
tú
Desentierre usted el jardín, por favor.
Dig up the garden, please (formal).
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desentierra' for the negative command.
Correct: No desentierres
Why: Negative commands must switch to the subjunctive forms.
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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...).
Conditional
yo: desenterraría
The conditional is regular: desenterraría, desenterrarías, desenterraría...
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...
Negative Imperative
yo: no desentierres
Always uses the present subjunctive forms: no desentierres, no desentierre...