Emboscar

to ambush

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

emboscar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

emboscando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

emboscado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	embosco I ambush	I ambush
tú	emboscas you ambush	you ambush
él/ella/usted	embosca he/she/you ambushs	he/she/you ambushs
nosotros	emboscamos we ambush	we ambush
vosotros	emboscáis you all ambush	you all ambush
ellos/ustedes	emboscan they/you all ambush	they/you all ambush

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	emboscaba I used to ambush	I used to ambush
tú	emboscabas you used to ambush	you used to ambush
él/ella/usted	emboscaba he/she/you used to ambush	he/she/you used to ambush
nosotros	emboscábamos we used to ambush	we used to ambush
vosotros	emboscabais you all used to ambush	you all used to ambush
ellos/ustedes	emboscaban they/you all used to ambush	they/you all used to ambush

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	emboscé I ambushed	I ambushed
tú	emboscaste you ambushed	you ambushed
él/ella/usted	emboscó he/she/you ambushed	he/she/you ambushed
nosotros	emboscamos we ambushed	we ambushed
vosotros	emboscasteis you all ambushed	you all ambushed
ellos/ustedes	emboscaron they/you all ambushed	they/you all ambushed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	emboscaré I will ambush	I will ambush
tú	emboscarás you will ambush	you will ambush
él/ella/usted	emboscará he/she/you will ambush	he/she/you will ambush
nosotros	emboscaremos we will ambush	we will ambush
vosotros	emboscaréis you all will ambush	you all will ambush
ellos/ustedes	emboscarán they/you all will ambush	they/you all will ambush

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	emboscaría I would ambush	I would ambush
tú	emboscarías you would ambush	you would ambush
él/ella/usted	emboscaría he/she/you would ambush	he/she/you would ambush
nosotros	emboscaríamos we would ambush	we would ambush
vosotros	emboscaríais you all would ambush	you all would ambush
ellos/ustedes	emboscarían they/you all would ambush	they/you all would ambush

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	embosce that I ambush	that I ambush
tú	embosces that you ambush	that you ambush
él/ella/usted	embosce that he/she/you ambush	that he/she/you ambush
nosotros	emboscemos that we ambush	that we ambush
vosotros	emboscéis that you all ambush	that you all ambush
ellos/ustedes	emboscen that they/you all ambush	that they/you all ambush

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	emboscara or emboscase that I ambushed	that I ambushed
tú	emboscaras or emboscases that you ambushed	that you ambushed
él/ella/usted	emboscara or emboscase that he/she/you ambushed	that he/she/you ambushed
nosotros	emboscáramos or emboscásemos that we ambushed	that we ambushed
vosotros	emboscarais or emboscaseis that you all ambushed	that you all ambushed
ellos/ustedes	emboscaran or emboscasen that they/you all ambushed	that they/you all ambushed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	embosca	ambush! (you)
usted	embosce	ambush! (you formal)
nosotros	emboscemos	let's ambush!
vosotros	emboscad	ambush! (you all)
ustedes	emboscen	ambush! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no embosces	don't ambush! (you)
usted	no embosce	don't ambush! (you formal)
nosotros	no emboscemos	let's not ambush!
vosotros	no emboscéis	don't ambush! (you all)
ustedes	no emboscen	don't ambush! (you all)

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