enterrar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
enterrar — to bury
Formed from the third-person plural preterite: enterrara, enterraras, enterrara.
enterrar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations (e.g., 'If I buried...') or after past-tense triggers of emotion or doubt.
Notes on enterrar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the preterite stem 'enterrar-'. It does not have the e > ie stem change.
Example Sentences
Si yo enterrara este dinero, nadie lo encontraría.
If I buried this money, nobody would find it.
yo
Me gustaría que enterraras tus rencores.
I would like you to bury your grudges.
tú
Era necesario que enterraran los cables.
It was necessary for them to bury the cables.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Si yo entierrara...
Correct: Si yo enterrara...
Why: Learners often mistakenly bring the present-tense stem change into the imperfect subjunctive.
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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.
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.
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.