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enterrar

to bury

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a Stem-changing (e > ie) in the present tense forms, except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'. -ar verb.

The Spanish verb enterrar means to bury.

Present tense:

yoentierro
entierras
él/ella/ustedentierra
nosotrosenterramos
vosotrosenterráis
ellos/ellas/ustedesentierran

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indicative

conditional

vosotrosenterraríais
él/ella/ustedenterraría
enterrarías
yoenterraría
nosotrosenterraríamos
ellos/ellas/ustedesenterrarían

The conditional uses the infinitive as a base: enterraría, enterrarías, enterraría.

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present

vosotrosenterráis
él/ella/ustedentierra
entierras
yoentierro
nosotrosenterramos
ellos/ellas/ustedesentierran

Enterrar is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

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preterite

vosotrosenterrasteis
él/ella/ustedenterró
enterraste
yoenterré
nosotrosenterramos
ellos/ellas/ustedesenterraron

The preterite of enterrar is regular in its endings, but note the spelling change in the 'yo' form: enterré.

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imperfect

vosotrosenterrabais
él/ella/ustedenterraba
enterrabas
yoenterraba
nosotrosenterrábamos
ellos/ellas/ustedesenterraban

The imperfect of enterrar is regular: enterraba, enterrabas, enterraba, enterrábamos, enterrabais, enterraban.

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future

vosotrosenterraréis
él/ella/ustedenterrará
enterrarás
yoenterraré
nosotrosenterraremos
ellos/ellas/ustedesenterrarán

The future tense of enterrar is completely regular: enterraré, enterrarás, enterrará.

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imperative

affirmative

vosotrosenterrad
nosotrosenterremos
entierra
ustedentierre
ustedesentierren

Give direct commands to bury something: entierra (tú), entierre (usted), enterremos (nosotros).

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negative

vosotrosno enterréis
nosotrosno enterremos
no entierres
ustedno entierre
ustedesno entierren

Use 'no' + present subjunctive: no entierres, no entierre, no enterremos.

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subjunctive

present

vosotrosenterréis
él/ella/ustedentierre
entierres
yoentierre
nosotrosenterremos
ellos/ellas/ustedesentierren

The present subjunctive follows the e > ie stem change: entierre, entierres, entierre, enterremos, enterréis, entierren.

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imperfect

vosotrosenterrarais/enterraseis
él/ella/ustedenterrara/enterrase
enterraras/enterrases
yoenterrara/enterrase
nosotrosenterráramos/enterrásemos
ellos/ellas/ustedesenterraran/enterrasen

Formed from the third-person plural preterite: enterrara, enterraras, enterrara.

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