ocultar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
ocultar — to hide
The imperfect subjunctive of ocultar uses the -ra endings: ocultara, ocultaras, ocultara, ocultáramos, ocultarais, ocultaran.
ocultar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I hid it...') or after past-tense expressions of emotion, doubt, or will.
Notes on ocultar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It is regular. It stems from the third-person plural preterite (ocultaron), dropping the -ron and adding the endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo ocultara el mapa, no lo encontrarías.
If I hid the map, you wouldn't find it.
yo
Me sorprendió que él ocultara sus sentimientos.
It surprised me that he hid his feelings.
él/ella/usted
Si nosotros ocultáramos la evidencia, estaríamos en problemas.
If we hid the evidence, we would be in trouble.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Ocultarais (without the 'i')
Correct: ocultarais
Why: Learners sometimes forget the 'i' in the vosotros ending, though it is less common in Latin American Spanish.
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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.
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.