enterrar Present Conjugation
enterrar — to bury
Enterrar is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
enterrar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits, general facts, or things happening right now, such as a dog burying a bone.
Notes on enterrar in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb (e > ie). This change occurs in the 'boot' forms: entierro, entierras, entierra, entierran.
Example Sentences
Mi perro siempre entierra sus juguetes.
My dog always buries his toys.
él/ella/usted
Si no tenemos cuidado, enterramos el pasado.
If we aren't careful, we bury the past.
nosotros
¿Por qué entierras ese dinero en el patio?
Why are you burying that money in the yard?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Nosotros entierramos.
Correct: Nosotros enterramos.
Why: The stem change e > ie never applies to the 'nosotros' or 'vosotros' forms.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.