Socavar

to undermine

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

socavar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

socavando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

socavado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	socavo I undermine	I undermine
tú	socavas you undermine	you undermine
él/ella/usted	socava he/she/you undermines	he/she/you undermines
nosotros	socavamos we undermine	we undermine
vosotros	socaváis you all undermine	you all undermine
ellos/ustedes	socavan they/you all undermine	they/you all undermine

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	socavaba I used to undermine	I used to undermine
tú	socavabas you used to undermine	you used to undermine
él/ella/usted	socavaba he/she/you used to undermine	he/she/you used to undermine
nosotros	socavábamos we used to undermine	we used to undermine
vosotros	socavabais you all used to undermine	you all used to undermine
ellos/ustedes	socavaban they/you all used to undermine	they/you all used to undermine

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	socavé I undermined	I undermined
tú	socavaste you undermined	you undermined
él/ella/usted	socavó he/she/you undermined	he/she/you undermined
nosotros	socavamos we undermined	we undermined
vosotros	socavasteis you all undermined	you all undermined
ellos/ustedes	socavaron they/you all undermined	they/you all undermined

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	socavaré I will undermine	I will undermine
tú	socavarás you will undermine	you will undermine
él/ella/usted	socavará he/she/you will undermine	he/she/you will undermine
nosotros	socavaremos we will undermine	we will undermine
vosotros	socavaréis you all will undermine	you all will undermine
ellos/ustedes	socavarán they/you all will undermine	they/you all will undermine

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	socavaría I would undermine	I would undermine
tú	socavarías you would undermine	you would undermine
él/ella/usted	socavaría he/she/you would undermine	he/she/you would undermine
nosotros	socavaríamos we would undermine	we would undermine
vosotros	socavaríais you all would undermine	you all would undermine
ellos/ustedes	socavarían they/you all would undermine	they/you all would undermine

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	socave that I undermine	that I undermine
tú	socaves that you undermine	that you undermine
él/ella/usted	socave that he/she/you undermine	that he/she/you undermine
nosotros	socavemos that we undermine	that we undermine
vosotros	socavéis that you all undermine	that you all undermine
ellos/ustedes	socaven that they/you all undermine	that they/you all undermine

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	socavara or socavase that I undermined	that I undermined
tú	socavaras or socavases that you undermined	that you undermined
él/ella/usted	socavara or socavase that he/she/you undermined	that he/she/you undermined
nosotros	socaváramos or socavásemos that we undermined	that we undermined
vosotros	socavarais or socavaseis that you all undermined	that you all undermined
ellos/ustedes	socavaran or socavasen that they/you all undermined	that they/you all undermined

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	socava	undermine! (you)
usted	socave	undermine! (you formal)
nosotros	socavemos	let's undermine!
vosotros	socavad	undermine! (you all)
ustedes	socaven	undermine! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no socaves	don't undermine! (you)
usted	no socave	don't undermine! (you formal)
nosotros	no socavemos	let's not undermine!
vosotros	no socavéis	don't undermine! (you all)
ustedes	no socaven	don't undermine! (you all)

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