sepultar Imperfect Conjugation
sepultar — to bury
The imperfect of sepultar is sepultaba, sepultabas, sepultaba, sepultábamos, sepultabais, sepultaban.
sepultar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect of sepultar to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to set the scene. For instance, 'He used to bury treasure every summer' or 'While they were burying the evidence...'.
Notes on sepultar in the Imperfect
Sepultar is regular in the imperfect. All forms are built from the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('sepulto') with standard imperfect endings.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, sepultaba mis juguetes en el jardín.
When I was a child, I used to bury my toys in the garden.
yo
Tú siempre sepultabas tus secretos.
You always used to bury your secrets.
tú
Ella sepultaba la basura en un hoyo profundo.
She was burying the trash in a deep hole.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros sepultábamos los cuerpos bajo el viejo roble.
We used to bury the bodies under the old oak tree.
nosotros
Ellos sepultaban sus esperanzas.
They were burying their hopes.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect for descriptions or habits.
Correct: Use 'sepultaba' for 'he used to bury' or 'he was burying', not 'sepultó'.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing states or repeated actions in the past, while the preterite describes completed actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'sepultábamos'.
Correct: It should be 'sepultábamos'.
Why: The accent on the 'a' is necessary for the nosotros imperfect form of regular -ar verbs to indicate the correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sepulto
The present indicative of sepultar is sepulto, sepultas, sepulta, sepultamos, sepultáis, sepultan.
Preterite
yo: sepulté
The preterite of sepultar is regular: sepulté, sepultaste, sepultó, sepultamos, sepultasteis, sepultaron.
Future
yo: sepultaré
The future of sepultar is sepultaré, sepultarás, sepultará, sepultaremos, sepultaréis, sepultarán.
Conditional
yo: sepultaría
The conditional of sepultar is sepultaría, sepultarías, sepultaría, sepultaríamos, sepultaríais, sepultarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sepulte
The present subjunctive of sepultar is sepulte, sepultes, sepultemos, sepultéis, sepulten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sepultara
The imperfect subjunctive of sepultar has two forms, like sepultara/sepultase and sepultarais/sepultaseis.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sepulta
Sepulta, sepultad, sepulte, sepultemos, sepulten are the commands for sepultar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sepultes
No sepultes, no sepultéis, no sepulte, no sepultemos, no sepulten are the negative commands for sepultar.