Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Enterrar in Spanish
To bury Irregular Verb
At a glance: Enterrar (to bury) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: entierro, entierras, entierra, enterramos, enterráis, entierran. Its irregularities include: Add an i before e for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Enterrar
- Enterrar in the Indicative Present
- Enterrar in the Indicative Preterite
- Enterrar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Enterrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Enterrar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Enterrar in the Indicative Future
- Enterrar in the Indicative Conditional
- Enterrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Enterrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Enterrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Enterrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Enterrar
- Imperative tenses of Enterrar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Enterrar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Enterrar is the Spanish verb for "to bury". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to enterrar include: sepultar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | enterrar | to bury |
| Past participle | enterrado | buried |
| Gerund | enterrando | burying |
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Play nowIndicative Tenses of Enterrar
Enterrar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of enterrar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "entierro", meaning "I bury".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | entierro | I bury |
| Tú | entierras | you bury |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entierra | s/he buries |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enterramos | we bury |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enterráis | you (plural) bury |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entierran | they bury |
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Enterrar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of enterrar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "enterré", meaning "I buried".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enterré | I buried |
| Tú | enterraste | you buried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enterró | s/he buried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enterramos | we buried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enterrasteis | you (plural) buried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enterraron | they buried |
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Enterrar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of enterrar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "enterraba", meaning "I used to bury".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enterraba | I used to bury |
| Tú | enterrabas | you used to bury |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enterraba | s/he used to bury |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enterrábamos | we used to bury |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enterrabais | you (plural) used to bury |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enterraban | they used to bury |
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Enterrar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of enterrar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy enterrando", meaning "I am burying".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy enterrando | I am burying |
| Tú | estás enterrando | you are burying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está enterrando | s/he is burying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos enterrando | we are burying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis enterrando | you (plural) are burying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están enterrando | they are burying |
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Enterrar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of enterrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a enterrar", meaning "I am going to bury".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a enterrar | I am going to bury |
| Tú | vas a enterrar | you are going to bury |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a enterrar | s/he is going to bury |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a enterrar | we are going to bury |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a enterrar | you (plural) are going to bury |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a enterrar | they are going to bury |
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Enterrar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of enterrar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "enterraré", meaning "I will bury".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enterraré | I will bury |
| Tú | enterrarás | you will bury |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enterrará | s/he will bury |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enterraremos | we will bury |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enterraréis | you (plural) will bury |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enterrarán | they will bury |
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Enterrar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of enterrar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "enterraría", meaning "I would bury".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enterraría | I would bury |
| Tú | enterrarías | you would bury |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enterraría | s/he would bury |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enterraríamos | we would bury |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enterraríais | you (plural) would bury |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enterrarían | they would bury |
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Enterrar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of enterrar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he enterrado", meaning "I have buried".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he enterrado | I have buried |
| Tú | has enterrado | you have buried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha enterrado | s/he has buried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos enterrado | we have buried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis enterrado | you (plural) have buried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han enterrado | they have buried |
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Enterrar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of enterrar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había enterrado", meaning "I had buried".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había enterrado | I had buried |
| Tú | habías enterrado | you had buried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había enterrado | s/he had buried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos enterrado | we had buried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais enterrado | you (plural) had buried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían enterrado | they had buried |
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Enterrar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of enterrar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré enterrado", meaning "I will have buried".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré enterrado | I will have buried |
| Tú | habrás enterrado | you will have buried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá enterrado | s/he will have buried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos enterrado | we will have buried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis enterrado | you (plural) will have buried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán enterrado | they will have buried |
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Enterrar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of enterrar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría enterrado", meaning "I would have buried".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría enterrado | I would have buried |
| Tú | habrías enterrado | you would have buried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría enterrado | s/he would have buried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos enterrado | we would have buried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais enterrado | you (plural) would have buried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían enterrado | they would have buried |
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Enterrar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "entierre", meaning "I bury".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | entierre | I bury |
| Tú | entierres | you bury |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entierre | s/he buries |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enterremos | we bury |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enterréis | you (plural) bury |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entierren | they bury |
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Enterrar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "enterrara", meaning "I buried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enterrara | I buried |
| Tú | enterraras | you buried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enterrara | s/he buried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enterráramos | we buried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enterrarais | you (plural) buried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enterraran | they buried |
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Enterrar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "enterrare", meaning "I will bury".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enterrare | I will bury |
| Tú | enterrares | you will bury |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enterrare | s/he will bury |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enterráremos | we will bury |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enterrareis | you (plural) will bury |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enterraren | they will bury |
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Enterrar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya enterrado", meaning "I have buried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya enterrado | I have buried |
| Tú | hayas enterrado | you have buried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya enterrado | s/he has buried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos enterrado | we have buried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis enterrado | you (plural) have buried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan enterrado | they have buried |
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Enterrar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera enterrado", meaning "I had buried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera enterrado | I had buried |
| Tú | hubieras enterrado | you had buried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera enterrado | s/he had buried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos enterrado | we had buried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais enterrado | you (plural) had buried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran enterrado | they had buried |
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Enterrar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere enterrado", meaning "I will have buried".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere enterrado | I will have buried |
| Tú | hubieres enterrado | you will have buried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere enterrado | s/he will have buried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos enterrado | we will have buried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis enterrado | you (plural) will have buried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren enterrado | they will have buried |
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Enterrar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "entierre", meaning "(to you formal) bury!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | entierra | (to you) bury! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | entierre | (to you formal) bury! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enterremos | let's bury! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enterrad | (to you plural) bury! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | entierren | (to you plural formal) bury! |
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Enterrar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no entierre", meaning "(to you formal) don't bury!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no entierres | (to you) don't bury! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no entierre | (to you formal) don't bury! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no enterremos | let's not bury! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no enterréis | (to you plural) don't bury! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no entierren | (to you plural formal) don't bury! |
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Frequently asked questions about Enterrar
Is enterrar a regular or irregular verb?
Enterrar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Add an i before e for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
How do you conjugate enterrar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), enterrar is conjugated as: yo entierro, tú entierras, él/ella/usted entierra, nosotros enterramos, vosotros enterráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes entierran. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate enterrar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), enterrar is conjugated as: yo enterré, tú enterraste, él/ella/usted enterró, nosotros enterramos, vosotros enterrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enterraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate enterrar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), enterrar is conjugated as: yo enterraba, tú enterrabas, él/ella/usted enterraba, nosotros enterrábamos, vosotros enterrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes enterraban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate enterrar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), enterrar is conjugated as: yo enterraré, tú enterrarás, él/ella/usted enterrará, nosotros enterraremos, vosotros enterraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enterrarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate enterrar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), enterrar is conjugated as: yo entierre, tú entierres, él/ella/usted entierre, nosotros enterremos, vosotros enterréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes entierren. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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