Escarbar

to scratch

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

escarbar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

escarbando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

escarbado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escarbo I scratch	I scratch
tú	escarbas you scratch	you scratch
él/ella/usted	escarba he/she/you scratchs	he/she/you scratchs
nosotros	escarbamos we scratch	we scratch
vosotros	escarbáis you all scratch	you all scratch
ellos/ustedes	escarban they/you all scratch	they/you all scratch

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escarbaba I used to scratch	I used to scratch
tú	escarbabas you used to scratch	you used to scratch
él/ella/usted	escarbaba he/she/you used to scratch	he/she/you used to scratch
nosotros	escarbábamos we used to scratch	we used to scratch
vosotros	escarbabais you all used to scratch	you all used to scratch
ellos/ustedes	escarbaban they/you all used to scratch	they/you all used to scratch

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escarbé I scratched	I scratched
tú	escarbaste you scratched	you scratched
él/ella/usted	escarbó he/she/you scratched	he/she/you scratched
nosotros	escarbamos we scratched	we scratched
vosotros	escarbasteis you all scratched	you all scratched
ellos/ustedes	escarbaron they/you all scratched	they/you all scratched

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escarbaré I will scratch	I will scratch
tú	escarbarás you will scratch	you will scratch
él/ella/usted	escarbará he/she/you will scratch	he/she/you will scratch
nosotros	escarbaremos we will scratch	we will scratch
vosotros	escarbaréis you all will scratch	you all will scratch
ellos/ustedes	escarbarán they/you all will scratch	they/you all will scratch

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escarbaría I would scratch	I would scratch
tú	escarbarías you would scratch	you would scratch
él/ella/usted	escarbaría he/she/you would scratch	he/she/you would scratch
nosotros	escarbaríamos we would scratch	we would scratch
vosotros	escarbaríais you all would scratch	you all would scratch
ellos/ustedes	escarbarían they/you all would scratch	they/you all would scratch

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escarbe that I scratch	that I scratch
tú	escarbes that you scratch	that you scratch
él/ella/usted	escarbe that he/she/you scratch	that he/she/you scratch
nosotros	escarbemos that we scratch	that we scratch
vosotros	escarbéis that you all scratch	that you all scratch
ellos/ustedes	escarben that they/you all scratch	that they/you all scratch

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escarbara or escarbase that I scratched	that I scratched
tú	escarbaras or escarbases that you scratched	that you scratched
él/ella/usted	escarbara or escarbase that he/she/you scratched	that he/she/you scratched
nosotros	escarbáramos or escarbásemos that we scratched	that we scratched
vosotros	escarbarais or escarbaseis that you all scratched	that you all scratched
ellos/ustedes	escarbaran or escarbasen that they/you all scratched	that they/you all scratched

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	escarba	scratch! (you)
usted	escarbe	scratch! (you formal)
nosotros	escarbemos	let's scratch!
vosotros	escarbad	scratch! (you all)
ustedes	escarben	scratch! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no escarbes	don't scratch! (you)
usted	no escarbe	don't scratch! (you formal)
nosotros	no escarbemos	let's not scratch!
vosotros	no escarbéis	don't scratch! (you all)
ustedes	no escarben	don't scratch! (you all)

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