Cavar

to dig

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

cavar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cavando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cavado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavo I dig	I dig
tú	cavas you dig	you dig
él/ella/usted	cava he/she/you digs	he/she/you digs
nosotros	cavamos we dig	we dig
vosotros	caváis you all dig	you all dig
ellos/ustedes	cavan they/you all dig	they/you all dig

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavaba I used to dig	I used to dig
tú	cavabas you used to dig	you used to dig
él/ella/usted	cavaba he/she/you used to dig	he/she/you used to dig
nosotros	cavábamos we used to dig	we used to dig
vosotros	cavabais you all used to dig	you all used to dig
ellos/ustedes	cavaban they/you all used to dig	they/you all used to dig

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavé I diged	I diged
tú	cavaste you diged	you diged
él/ella/usted	cavó he/she/you diged	he/she/you diged
nosotros	cavamos we diged	we diged
vosotros	cavasteis you all diged	you all diged
ellos/ustedes	cavaron they/you all diged	they/you all diged

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavaré I will dig	I will dig
tú	cavarás you will dig	you will dig
él/ella/usted	cavará he/she/you will dig	he/she/you will dig
nosotros	cavaremos we will dig	we will dig
vosotros	cavaréis you all will dig	you all will dig
ellos/ustedes	cavarán they/you all will dig	they/you all will dig

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavaría I would dig	I would dig
tú	cavarías you would dig	you would dig
él/ella/usted	cavaría he/she/you would dig	he/she/you would dig
nosotros	cavaríamos we would dig	we would dig
vosotros	cavaríais you all would dig	you all would dig
ellos/ustedes	cavarían they/you all would dig	they/you all would dig

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cave that I dig	that I dig
tú	caves that you dig	that you dig
él/ella/usted	cave that he/she/you dig	that he/she/you dig
nosotros	cavemos that we dig	that we dig
vosotros	cavéis that you all dig	that you all dig
ellos/ustedes	caven that they/you all dig	that they/you all dig

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavara or cavase that I diged	that I diged
tú	cavaras or cavases that you diged	that you diged
él/ella/usted	cavara or cavase that he/she/you diged	that he/she/you diged
nosotros	caváramos or cavásemos that we diged	that we diged
vosotros	cavarais or cavaseis that you all diged	that you all diged
ellos/ustedes	cavaran or cavasen that they/you all diged	that they/you all diged

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he cavado I have diged	I have diged
tú	has cavado you have diged	you have diged
él/ella/usted	ha cavado he/she/you have diged	he/she/you have diged
nosotros	hemos cavado we have diged	we have diged
vosotros	habéis cavado you all have diged	you all have diged
ellos/ustedes	han cavado they/you all have diged	they/you all have diged

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había cavado I had diged	I had diged
tú	habías cavado you had diged	you had diged
él/ella/usted	había cavado he/she/you had diged	he/she/you had diged
nosotros	habíamos cavado we had diged	we had diged
vosotros	habíais cavado you all had diged	you all had diged
ellos/ustedes	habían cavado they/you all had diged	they/you all had diged

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube cavado I had diged	I had diged
tú	hubiste cavado you had diged	you had diged
él/ella/usted	hubo cavado he/she/you had diged	he/she/you had diged
nosotros	hubimos cavado we had diged	we had diged
vosotros	hubisteis cavado you all had diged	you all had diged
ellos/ustedes	hubieron cavado they/you all had diged	they/you all had diged

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré cavado I will have diged	I will have diged
tú	habrás cavado you will have diged	you will have diged
él/ella/usted	habrá cavado he/she/you will have diged	he/she/you will have diged
nosotros	habremos cavado we will have diged	we will have diged
vosotros	habréis cavado you all will have diged	you all will have diged
ellos/ustedes	habrán cavado they/you all will have diged	they/you all will have diged

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría cavado I would have diged	I would have diged
tú	habrías cavado you would have diged	you would have diged
él/ella/usted	habría cavado he/she/you would have diged	he/she/you would have diged
nosotros	habríamos cavado we would have diged	we would have diged
vosotros	habríais cavado you all would have diged	you all would have diged
ellos/ustedes	habrían cavado they/you all would have diged	they/you all would have diged

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya cavado that I have diged	that I have diged
tú	hayas cavado that you have diged	that you have diged
él/ella/usted	haya cavado that he/she/you have diged	that he/she/you have diged
nosotros	hayamos cavado that we have diged	that we have diged
vosotros	hayáis cavado that you all have diged	that you all have diged
ellos/ustedes	hayan cavado that they/you all have diged	that they/you all have diged

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera cavado that I had diged	that I had diged
tú	hubieras cavado that you had diged	that you had diged
él/ella/usted	hubiera cavado that he/she/you had diged	that he/she/you had diged
nosotros	hubiéramos cavado that we had diged	that we had diged
vosotros	hubierais cavado that you all had diged	that you all had diged
ellos/ustedes	hubieran cavado that they/you all had diged	that they/you all had diged

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cava	dig! (you)
usted	cave	dig! (you formal)
nosotros	cavemos	let's dig!
vosotros	cavad	dig! (you all)
ustedes	caven	dig! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no caves	don't dig! (you)
usted	no cave	don't dig! (you formal)
nosotros	no cavemos	let's not dig!
vosotros	no cavéis	don't dig! (you all)
ustedes	no caven	don't dig! (you all)

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