ocultar Future Conjugation
ocultar — to hide
The future of ocultar uses the full infinitive as a base: ocultaré, ocultarás, ocultará, ocultaremos, ocultaréis, ocultarán.
ocultar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that something will be hidden in the future, or to express a guess about what someone might be hiding right now.
Notes on ocultar in the Future
Ocultar is regular in the future. Just take the infinitive and add the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Ocultaremos los cables detrás del mueble.
We will hide the cables behind the furniture.
nosotros
No ocultarás nada a la policía.
You will not hide anything from the police.
tú
Me pregunto qué ocultarán en esa caja.
I wonder what they might be hiding in that box.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Ocultare
Correct: Ocultaré
Why: The future tense requires accents on all endings except 'nosotros'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: oculto
The present of ocultar is regular: oculto, ocultas, oculta, ocultamos, ocultáis, ocultan.
Preterite
yo: oculté
The preterite of ocultar is regular: oculté, ocultaste, ocultó, ocultamos, ocultasteis, ocultaron.
Imperfect
yo: ocultaba
The imperfect of ocultar is regular, using -aba endings: ocultaba, ocultabas, ocultaba, ocultábamos, ocultabais, ocultaban.
Conditional
yo: ocultaría
The conditional of ocultar is regular: ocultaría, ocultarías, ocultaría, ocultaríamos, ocultaríais, ocultarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: oculte
The present subjunctive of ocultar changes the 'a' to 'e': oculte, ocultes, oculte, ocultemos, ocultéis, oculten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ocultara
The imperfect subjunctive of ocultar uses the -ra endings: ocultara, ocultaras, ocultara, ocultáramos, ocultarais, ocultaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: oculta
The affirmative imperative forms are: oculta (tú), oculte (usted), ocultemos (nosotros), ocultad (vosotros), oculten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ocultes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no ocultes, no oculte, no ocultemos, no ocultéis, no oculten.