sepultar Preterite Conjugation
sepultar — to bury
The preterite of sepultar is regular: sepulté, sepultaste, sepultó, sepultamos, sepultasteis, sepultaron.
sepultar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite of sepultar for actions in the past that were completed. Think of burying something at a specific time or finishing the act of burying.
Notes on sepultar in the Preterite
Sepultar is fully regular in the preterite. The nosotros form 'sepultamos' is the same as the present indicative, so context is key.
Example Sentences
Ayer sepulté el viejo diario.
Yesterday I buried the old diary.
yo
¿Sepultaste las cartas de amor?
Did you bury the love letters?
tú
El jardinero sepultó las semillas.
The gardener buried the seeds.
él/ella/usted
Sepultamos el tiempo perdido.
We buried the lost time.
nosotros
Ellos sepultaron el secreto hace años.
They buried the secret years ago.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a completed action.
Correct: Use 'sepulté' for 'I buried it once', not 'sepultaba'.
Why: The preterite marks a specific, finished event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Omitting the accent on 'sepultó' and 'sepulté'.
Correct: It should be 'sepultó' and 'sepulté'.
Why: The written accent is crucial to indicate the stress on the final syllable for these preterite forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sepulto
The present indicative of sepultar is sepulto, sepultas, sepulta, sepultamos, sepultáis, sepultan.
Imperfect
yo: sepultaba
The imperfect of sepultar is sepultaba, sepultabas, sepultaba, sepultábamos, sepultabais, sepultaban.
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.