enterrar Imperfect Conjugation
enterrar — to bury
The imperfect of enterrar is regular: enterraba, enterrabas, enterraba, enterrábamos, enterrabais, enterraban.
enterrar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe habitual past actions (e.g., 'he used to bury') or to set the scene while something else happened.
Notes on enterrar in the Imperfect
Enterrar follows the standard -aba pattern for -ar verbs. There are no stem changes in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo enterraba mis tesoros en la playa.
As a child, I used to bury my treasures at the beach.
yo
Los piratas enterraban el oro en islas secretas.
Pirates used to bury gold on secret islands.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mientras enterrábamos la caja, empezó a llover.
While we were burying the box, it started to rain.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: enterrabamos (without accent)
Correct: enterrábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect always requires an accent on the antepenultimate syllable.
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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.
Future
yo: enterraré
The future tense of enterrar is completely regular: enterraré, enterrarás, enterrará.
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.