Excavar

to excavate

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

excavar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

excavando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

excavado

Simple Tenses

⚡

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	excavo I excavate	I excavate
tú	excavas you excavate	you excavate
él/ella/usted	excava he/she/you excavates	he/she/you excavates
nosotros	excavamos we excavate	we excavate
vosotros	excaváis you all excavate	you all excavate
ellos/ustedes	excavan they/you all excavate	they/you all excavate

🕰️

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	excavaba I used to excavate	I used to excavate
tú	excavabas you used to excavate	you used to excavate
él/ella/usted	excavaba he/she/you used to excavate	he/she/you used to excavate
nosotros	excavábamos we used to excavate	we used to excavate
vosotros	excavabais you all used to excavate	you all used to excavate
ellos/ustedes	excavaban they/you all used to excavate	they/you all used to excavate

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	excavé I excavated	I excavated
tú	excavaste you excavated	you excavated
él/ella/usted	excavó he/she/you excavated	he/she/you excavated
nosotros	excavamos we excavated	we excavated
vosotros	excavasteis you all excavated	you all excavated
ellos/ustedes	excavaron they/you all excavated	they/you all excavated

🔮

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	excavaré I will excavate	I will excavate
tú	excavarás you will excavate	you will excavate
él/ella/usted	excavará he/she/you will excavate	he/she/you will excavate
nosotros	excavaremos we will excavate	we will excavate
vosotros	excavaréis you all will excavate	you all will excavate
ellos/ustedes	excavarán they/you all will excavate	they/you all will excavate

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	excavaría I would excavate	I would excavate
tú	excavarías you would excavate	you would excavate
él/ella/usted	excavaría he/she/you would excavate	he/she/you would excavate
nosotros	excavaríamos we would excavate	we would excavate
vosotros	excavaríais you all would excavate	you all would excavate
ellos/ustedes	excavarían they/you all would excavate	they/you all would excavate

💭

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	excave that I excavate	that I excavate
tú	excaves that you excavate	that you excavate
él/ella/usted	excave that he/she/you excavate	that he/she/you excavate
nosotros	excavemos that we excavate	that we excavate
vosotros	excavéis that you all excavate	that you all excavate
ellos/ustedes	excaven that they/you all excavate	that they/you all excavate

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	excavara or excavase that I excavated	that I excavated
tú	excavaras or excavases that you excavated	that you excavated
él/ella/usted	excavara or excavase that he/she/you excavated	that he/she/you excavated
nosotros	excaváramos or excavásemos that we excavated	that we excavated
vosotros	excavarais or excavaseis that you all excavated	that you all excavated
ellos/ustedes	excavaran or excavasen that they/you all excavated	that they/you all excavated

Compound Tenses

✅

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

⏪

Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

💫

Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

❗

Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	excava	excavate! (you)
usted	excave	excavate! (you formal)
nosotros	excavemos	let's excavate!
vosotros	excavad	excavate! (you all)
ustedes	excaven	excavate! (you all)

🚫

Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no excaves	don't excavate! (you)
usted	no excave	don't excavate! (you formal)
nosotros	no excavemos	let's not excavate!
vosotros	no excavéis	don't excavate! (you all)
ustedes	no excaven	don't excavate! (you all)

Continue Learning

Explore more resources to master Spanish verb conjugations

Interactive Lessons

Learn conjugation patterns step-by-step with guided lessons and exercises

Practice with Quizzes

Test your knowledge with customizable quizzes and track your progress

Explore More Verbs

Browse 3,500+ Spanish verbs with audio pronunciations in all tenses

Back to Home

Return to the homepage to explore all VerbRocket features