cavar

B1#2,914

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verb

to excavate, dig
to penetrate into

Forms

Present

I	cavo
you	cavas
he, she, it	cava
we	cavamos
you (plural)	caváis
they	cavan

Preterite

I	cavé
you	cavaste
he, she, it	cavó
we	cavamos
you (plural)	cavasteis
they	cavaron

Imperfect

I	cavaba
you	cavabas
he, she, it	cavaba
we	cavábamos
you (plural)	cavabais
they	cavaban

Future

I	cavaré
you	cavarás
he, she, it	cavará
we	cavaremos
you (plural)	cavaréis
they	cavarán

Conditional

I	cavaría
you	cavarías
he, she, it	cavaría
we	cavaríamos
you (plural)	cavaríais
they	cavarían

Subjunctive

I	cave
you	caves
he, she, it	cave
we	cavemos
you (plural)	cavéis
they	caven

Imperfect subjunctive

I	cavara / cavase
you	cavaras / cavases
he, she, it	cavara / cavase
we	caváramos / cavásemos
you (plural)	cavarais / cavaseis
they	cavaran / cavasen

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Hay que cavar alrededor de la cepa antes de la lluvia.You have to dig around the vine before the rain.B1Otra vez, por favor (11) — Once more, please (11) (B1)
Hay que cavar en el cementerio con permiso del ayuntamiento.You have to dig in the graveyard with the council's permission.B1Otra vez, por favor (18) — Once more, please (18) (B1)
Una compañía francesa, dirigida por el constructor del canal de Suez, empezó a cavar en 1881.A French company, led by the builder of the Suez Canal, began digging in 1881.B1El canal de Panamá — The Panama Canal
El jardinero cava la tierra con una pala vieja.The gardener digs the soil with an old spade.B2Otra vez, por favor (25) — Once more, please (25) (B2)

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