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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
excavar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
excavando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
excavado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | excavo I excavate |
tú | excavas you excavate |
él/ella/usted | excava he/she/you excavates |
nosotros | excavamos we excavate |
vosotros | excaváis you all excavate |
ellos/ustedes | excavan they/you all excavate |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | excavaba I used to excavate |
tú | excavabas you used to excavate |
él/ella/usted | excavaba he/she/you used to excavate |
nosotros | excavábamos we used to excavate |
vosotros | excavabais you all used to excavate |
ellos/ustedes | excavaban they/you all used to excavate |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | excavé I excavated |
tú | excavaste you excavated |
él/ella/usted | excavó he/she/you excavated |
nosotros | excavamos we excavated |
vosotros | excavasteis you all excavated |
ellos/ustedes | excavaron they/you all excavated |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | excavaré I will excavate |
tú | excavarás you will excavate |
él/ella/usted | excavará he/she/you will excavate |
nosotros | excavaremos we will excavate |
vosotros | excavaréis you all will excavate |
ellos/ustedes | excavarán they/you all will excavate |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | excavaría I would excavate |
tú | excavarías you would excavate |
él/ella/usted | excavaría he/she/you would excavate |
nosotros | excavaríamos we would excavate |
vosotros | excavaríais you all would excavate |
ellos/ustedes | excavarían they/you all would excavate |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | excave that I excavate |
tú | excaves that you excavate |
él/ella/usted | excave that he/she/you excavate |
nosotros | excavemos that we excavate |
vosotros | excavéis that you all excavate |
ellos/ustedes | excaven that they/you all excavate |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | excavara or excavase that I excavated |
tú | excavaras or excavases that you excavated |
él/ella/usted | excavara or excavase that he/she/you excavated |
nosotros | excaváramos or excavásemos that we excavated |
vosotros | excavarais or excavaseis that you all excavated |
ellos/ustedes | excavaran or excavasen that they/you all excavated |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he excavado I have excavated |
tú | has excavado you have excavated |
él/ella/usted | ha excavado he/she/you have excavated |
nosotros | hemos excavado we have excavated |
vosotros | habéis excavado you all have excavated |
ellos/ustedes | han excavado they/you all have excavated |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había excavado I had excavated |
tú | habías excavado you had excavated |
él/ella/usted | había excavado he/she/you had excavated |
nosotros | habíamos excavado we had excavated |
vosotros | habíais excavado you all had excavated |
ellos/ustedes | habían excavado they/you all had excavated |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube excavado I had excavated |
tú | hubiste excavado you had excavated |
él/ella/usted | hubo excavado he/she/you had excavated |
nosotros | hubimos excavado we had excavated |
vosotros | hubisteis excavado you all had excavated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron excavado they/you all had excavated |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré excavado I will have excavated |
tú | habrás excavado you will have excavated |
él/ella/usted | habrá excavado he/she/you will have excavated |
nosotros | habremos excavado we will have excavated |
vosotros | habréis excavado you all will have excavated |
ellos/ustedes | habrán excavado they/you all will have excavated |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría excavado I would have excavated |
tú | habrías excavado you would have excavated |
él/ella/usted | habría excavado he/she/you would have excavated |
nosotros | habríamos excavado we would have excavated |
vosotros | habríais excavado you all would have excavated |
ellos/ustedes | habrían excavado they/you all would have excavated |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya excavado that I have excavated |
tú | hayas excavado that you have excavated |
él/ella/usted | haya excavado that he/she/you have excavated |
nosotros | hayamos excavado that we have excavated |
vosotros | hayáis excavado that you all have excavated |
ellos/ustedes | hayan excavado that they/you all have excavated |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera excavado that I had excavated |
tú | hubieras excavado that you had excavated |
él/ella/usted | hubiera excavado that he/she/you had excavated |
nosotros | hubiéramos excavado that we had excavated |
vosotros | hubierais excavado that you all had excavated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran excavado that they/you all had excavated |
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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) |
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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) |
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