ocultar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ocultar — to hide
The affirmative imperative forms are: oculta (tú), oculte (usted), ocultemos (nosotros), ocultad (vosotros), oculten (ustedes).
ocultar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct command to hide something.
Notes on ocultar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'oculta' (identical to the present 'él/ella' form). The 'vosotros' form replaces the 'r' of the infinitive with a 'd'.
Example Sentences
Oculta el dinero rápido.
Hide the money fast.
tú
Oculte el documento en la caja fuerte.
Hide the document in the safe.
usted
Ocultad las herramientas en el garaje.
Hide the tools in the garage.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Ocultar! (as a command)
Correct: Oculta / Ocultad
Why: While you see infinitives on signs, to tell a person to do something, you must conjugate the imperative.
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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.
Future
yo: ocultaré
The future of ocultar uses the full infinitive as a base: ocultaré, ocultarás, ocultará, ocultaremos, ocultaréis, ocultarán.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ocultes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no ocultes, no oculte, no ocultemos, no ocultéis, no oculten.