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Conjugation Chart

cavar

to excavate, to penetrate into

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cavar present indicative

Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.

01
yocavo
túcavas
él/ellacava
nos.cavamos
vos.caváis
elloscavan

cavar present continuous

Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.

02
yoestoy cavando
túestás cavando
él/ellaestá cavando
nos.estamos cavando
vos.estáis cavando
ellosestán cavando

cavar preterite

Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.

03
yocavé
túcavaste
él/ellacavó
nos.cavamos
vos.cavasteis
elloscavaron

cavar imperfect

Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.

04
yocavaba
túcavabas
él/ellacavaba
nos.cavábamos
vos.cavabais
elloscavaban

cavar present perfect

Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.

05
yohe cavado
túhas cavado
él/ellaha cavado
nos.hemos cavado
vos.habéis cavado
elloshan cavado

cavar future

Actions yet to happen.

06
yocavaré
túcavarás
él/ellacavará
nos.cavaremos
vos.cavaréis
elloscavarán

cavar informal future

Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.

07
yovoy a cavar
túvas a cavar
él/ellava a cavar
nos.vamos a cavar
vos.vais a cavar
ellosvan a cavar

cavar future perfect

Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.

08
yohabré cavado
túhabrás cavado
él/ellahabrá cavado
nos.habremos cavado
vos.habréis cavado
elloshabrán cavado

cavar conditional

Hypothetical or polite would-actions.

09
yocavaría
túcavarías
él/ellacavaría
nos.cavaríamos
vos.cavaríais
elloscavarían

cavar conditional perfect

Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.

10
yohabría cavado
túhabrías cavado
él/ellahabría cavado
nos.habríamos cavado
vos.habríais cavado
elloshabrían cavado

cavar pluperfect

An action completed before another past action.

11
yohabía cavado
túhabías cavado
él/ellahabía cavado
nos.habíamos cavado
vos.habíais cavado
elloshabían cavado

cavar subjunctive present

Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.

12
yocave
túcaves
él/ellacave
nos.cavemos
vos.cavéis
elloscaven

cavar subjunctive imperfect

Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.

13
yocavara
túcavaras
él/ellacavara
nos.caváramos
vos.cavarais
elloscavaran

cavar subjunctive present perfect

Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.

14
yohaya cavado
túhayas cavado
él/ellahaya cavado
nos.hayamos cavado
vos.hayáis cavado
elloshayan cavado

cavar subjunctive pluperfect

Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.

15
yohubiera cavado
túhubieras cavado
él/ellahubiera cavado
nos.hubiéramos cavado
vos.hubierais cavado
elloshubieran cavado

cavar imperative (affirmative)

Affirmative commands.

16
túcava
él/ellacave
nos.cavemos
vos.cavad
elloscaven

cavar imperative (negative)

Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.

17
túno caves
él/ellano cave
nos.no cavemos
vos.no cavéis
ellosno caven