enterrar Future Conjugation
enterrar — to bury
The future tense of enterrar is completely regular: enterraré, enterrarás, enterrará.
enterrar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to describe what will be buried later or to express probability about someone burying something right now.
Notes on enterrar in the Future
Enterrar is fully regular in the future. You simply add the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Enterraremos los cables bajo tierra mañana.
We will bury the cables underground tomorrow.
nosotros
Algún día enterrarán el hacha de guerra.
Someday they will bury the hatchet (stop fighting).
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mañana enterraré mis miedos.
Tomorrow I will bury my fears.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Entierraré el tesoro.
Correct: Enterraré el tesoro.
Why: Do not use the stem-change 'ie' in the future tense; use the full infinitive instead.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entierro
Enterrar is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: enterré
The preterite of enterrar is regular in its endings, but note the spelling change in the 'yo' form: enterré.
Imperfect
yo: enterraba
The imperfect of enterrar is regular: enterraba, enterrabas, enterraba, enterrábamos, enterrabais, enterraban.
Conditional
yo: enterraría
The conditional uses the infinitive as a base: enterraría, enterrarías, enterraría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entierre
The present subjunctive follows the e > ie stem change: entierre, entierres, entierre, enterremos, enterréis, entierren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enterrara
Formed from the third-person plural preterite: enterrara, enterraras, enterrara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entierra
Give direct commands to bury something: entierra (tú), entierre (usted), enterremos (nosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no entierres
Use 'no' + present subjunctive: no entierres, no entierre, no enterremos.