ocultar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
ocultar — to hide
The present subjunctive of ocultar changes the 'a' to 'e': oculte, ocultes, oculte, ocultemos, ocultéis, oculten.
ocultar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone else to hide something, or when expressing doubt or hope that they are hiding it.
Notes on ocultar in the Present Subjunctive
Ocultar is regular. Since it's an -ar verb, it takes the -er style endings in the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Espero que no me ocultes nada.
I hope you aren't hiding anything from me.
tú
Dudo que ellos oculten la información.
I doubt they are hiding the information.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que ocultemos los cables.
It is important that we hide the cables.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Ocultas (in a subjunctive context)
Correct: Ocultes
Why: After 'Espero que' or 'Dudo que', you must switch the 'a' to 'e' for -ar verbs.
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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.
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.