desenterrar Imperfect Conjugation
desenterrar — to dig up
The imperfect of desenterrar is regular: desenterraba, desenterrabas, desenterraba...
desenterrar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing digging in the past or to describe a habit of uncovering things (literal or metaphorical) without a specific end time.
Notes on desenterrar in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular. No stem changes occur in the imperfect for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
El perro siempre desenterraba mis flores.
The dog was always digging up my flowers.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros desenterrábamos piedras mientras jugábamos.
We used to dig up stones while we played.
nosotros
Yo desenterraba la verdad poco a poco.
I was uncovering the truth little by little.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Missing the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: desenterrábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'á' for the nosotros form.
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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.
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...
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...