Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | socavar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | socavando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar socavando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Socavar conjugation
socavar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning undermine / erode. In the present tense: yo socavo, tú socavas, él/ella socava, nosotros socavamos, vosotros socaváis, ellos socavan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- socavar
- Gerundio
- socavando
- Meaning
- undermine / erode
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Socavar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | socavo | Yo socavo mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.I undermine my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | socavas | Tú normalmente socavas la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.You usually undermine the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | socava | Hoy, la humedad lenta socava la base del muro desde abajo.Today, the slow dampness undermines the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | socavamos | A veces, nosotros socavamos el acuerdo común con silencios largos.At times, we undermine the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | socaváis | Ahora, vosotros socaváis la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.Right now, you all undermine the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | socavan | Casi siempre, los rumores constantes socavan la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.Most of the time, the constant rumors undermine anyone's calm after a while. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he socavado | Este año, yo he socavado mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.This year, I have undermined my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | has socavado | Últimamente, tú has socavado la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.Lately, you have undermined the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | ha socavado | En estos meses, la humedad lenta ha socavado la base del muro desde abajo.In these months, the slow dampness has undermined the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | hemos socavado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos socavado el acuerdo común con silencios largos.So far, we have undermined the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | habéis socavado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis socavado la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.This term, you all have undermined the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | han socavado | En este tiempo, los rumores constantes han socavado la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.During this time, the constant rumors have undermined anyone's calm after a while. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | socavé | Ayer, yo socavé mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.Yesterday, I undermined my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | socavaste | Hace un rato, tú socavaste la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.A little while ago, you undermined the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | socavó | Esta mañana, la humedad lenta socavó la base del muro desde abajo.This morning, the slow dampness undermined the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | socavamos | Anoche, nosotros socavamos el acuerdo común con silencios largos.Last night, we undermined the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | socavasteis | El sábado, vosotros socavasteis la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.On Saturday, you all undermined the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | socavaron | Hace poco, los rumores constantes socavaron la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.Not long ago, the constant rumors undermined anyone's calm after a while. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | socavaba | Antes, yo socavaba mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.Before, I used to undermine my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | socavabas | Por entonces, tú socavabas la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.Back then, you used to undermine the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | socavaba | En esa época, la humedad lenta socavaba la base del muro desde abajo.At that time, the slow dampness used to undermine the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | socavábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros socavábamos el acuerdo común con silencios largos.When that was normal, we used to undermine the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | socavabais | Hace años, vosotros socavabais la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.Years ago, you all used to undermine the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | socavaban | En aquellos días, los rumores constantes socavaban la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.In those days, the constant rumors used to undermine anyone's calm after a while. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había socavado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había socavado mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.When you arrived, I had already undermined my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | habías socavado | Para entonces, tú ya habías socavado la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.By then, you had already undermined the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | había socavado | Al volver, la humedad lenta ya había socavado la base del muro desde abajo.When we came back, the slow dampness had already undermined the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | habíamos socavado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos socavado el acuerdo común con silencios largos.Before talking it through, we had already undermined the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | habíais socavado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais socavado la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.When you looked again, you all had already undermined the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | habían socavado | Para ese momento, los rumores constantes ya habían socavado la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.By that moment, the constant rumors had already undermined anyone's calm after a while. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube socavado | Apenas yo hube socavado mi propia paciencia con tanta duda, todo cambió.As soon as I had undermined my own patience with so much doubt, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste socavado | En cuanto tú hubiste socavado la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas, se notó.The moment you had undermined the group's trust with mean jokes, it showed. |
| él | hubo socavado | No bien la humedad lenta hubo socavado la base del muro desde abajo, hubo ruido.As soon as the slow dampness had undermined the base of the wall from below, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos socavado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos socavado el acuerdo común con silencios largos, seguimos adelante.Once we had undermined the shared agreement with long silences, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis socavado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis socavado la energía del equipo con tantas prisas, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had undermined the team's energy with so much rushing, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron socavado | En cuanto los rumores constantes hubieron socavado la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato, el ambiente cambió.The moment the constant rumors had undermined anyone's calm after a while, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | socavaré | Mañana, yo socavaré mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.Tomorrow, I will undermine my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | socavarás | Dentro de poco, tú socavarás la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.Soon, you will undermine the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | socavará | Esta tarde, la humedad lenta socavará la base del muro desde abajo.This afternoon, the slow dampness will undermine the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | socavaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros socavaremos el acuerdo común con silencios largos.Next week, we will undermine the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | socavaréis | Pronto, vosotros socavaréis la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.Before long, you all will undermine the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | socavarán | Más adelante, los rumores constantes socavarán la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.Later on, the constant rumors will undermine anyone's calm after a while. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré socavado | Para entonces, yo ya habré socavado mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.By then, I will already have undermined my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | habrás socavado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás socavado la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.Before closing time, you will already have undermined the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | habrá socavado | Al final del día, la humedad lenta ya habrá socavado la base del muro desde abajo.By the end of the day, the slow dampness will already have undermined the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | habremos socavado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos socavado el acuerdo común con silencios largos.By tomorrow, we will already have undermined the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | habréis socavado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis socavado la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.Before leaving, you all will already have undermined the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | habrán socavado | Para esa hora, los rumores constantes ya habrán socavado la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.By that hour, the constant rumors will already have undermined anyone's calm after a while. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | socavaría | En un caso así, yo socavaría mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.In a case like that, I would undermine my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | socavarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú socavarías la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.With a little more time, you would undermine the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | socavaría | En esa situación, la humedad lenta socavaría la base del muro desde abajo.In that situation, the slow dampness would undermine the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | socavaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros socavaríamos el acuerdo común con silencios largos.With that outlook, we would undermine the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | socavaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros socavaríais la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.If it came to that, you all would undermine the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | socavarían | En un día así, los rumores constantes socavarían la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.On a day like that, the constant rumors would undermine anyone's calm after a while. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría socavado | En otro momento, yo habría socavado mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.At another moment, I would have undermined my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | habrías socavado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías socavado la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.With a little more margin, you would have undermined the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | habría socavado | A esas alturas, la humedad lenta habría socavado la base del muro desde abajo.By then, the slow dampness would have undermined the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | habríamos socavado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos socavado el acuerdo común con silencios largos.With that turn, we would have undermined the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | habríais socavado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais socavado la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.At that point, you all would have undermined the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | habrían socavado | En ese punto, los rumores constantes habrían socavado la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.From there, the constant rumors would have undermined anyone's calm after a while. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | socave | Es mejor que yo socave mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.It is better that I undermine my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | socaves | Hace falta que tú socaves la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.It is necessary that you undermine the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | socave | Conviene que la humedad lenta socave la base del muro desde abajo.It is wise that the slow dampness undermine the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | socavemos | Importa que nosotros socavemos el acuerdo común con silencios largos.It matters that we undermine the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | socavéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros socavéis la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.It may help if you all undermine the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | socaven | Es posible que los rumores constantes socaven la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.It is possible that the constant rumors undermine anyone's calm after a while. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya socavado | Ojalá yo haya socavado mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.Hopefully I have undermined my own patience with so much doubt. |
| tú | hayas socavado | Puede que tú ya hayas socavado la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.Maybe you already have undermined the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | haya socavado | Tal vez la humedad lenta haya socavado la base del muro desde abajo.Perhaps the slow dampness has undermined the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | hayamos socavado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos socavado el acuerdo común con silencios largos.Maybe we already have undermined the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | hayáis socavado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis socavado la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.It is likely that you all have undermined the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | hayan socavado | Puede ser que los rumores constantes ya hayan socavado la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.It may be that the constant rumors already have undermined anyone's calm after a while. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | socavara | Si yo socavara mi propia paciencia con tanta duda, se notaría enseguida.If I undermined my own patience with so much doubt, it would show right away. |
| tú | socavaras | Si tú socavaras la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas, costaría ocultarlo.If you undermined the group's trust with mean jokes, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | socavara | Si la humedad lenta socavara la base del muro desde abajo, daría mucho que hablar.If the slow dampness undermined the base of the wall from below, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | socaváramos | Si nosotros socaváramos el acuerdo común con silencios largos, todo iría por otro lado.If we undermined the shared agreement with long silences, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | socavarais | Si vosotros socavarais la energía del equipo con tantas prisas, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all undermined the team's energy with so much rushing, the mood would change. |
| ellos | socavaran | Si los rumores constantes socavaran la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato, la escena sería otra.If the constant rumors undermined anyone's calm after a while, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera socavado | Si yo hubiera socavado mi propia paciencia con tanta duda, aún se recordaría.If I had undermined my own patience with so much doubt, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras socavado | Si tú hubieras socavado la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas, eso habría dejado marca.If you had undermined the group's trust with mean jokes, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera socavado | Si la humedad lenta hubiera socavado la base del muro desde abajo, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the slow dampness had undermined the base of the wall from below, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos socavado | Si nosotros hubiéramos socavado el acuerdo común con silencios largos, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had undermined the shared agreement with long silences, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais socavado | Si vosotros hubierais socavado la energía del equipo con tantas prisas, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had undermined the team's energy with so much rushing, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran socavado | Si los rumores constantes hubieran socavado la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato, nada habría quedado igual.If the constant rumors had undermined anyone's calm after a while, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | socavare | Si yo socavare mi propia paciencia con tanta duda, se notará enseguida.If I undermine my own patience with so much doubt, it will show right away. |
| tú | socavares | Si tú socavares la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas, costará ignorarlo.If you undermine the group's trust with mean jokes, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | socavare | Si la humedad lenta socavare la base del muro desde abajo, dará mucho que hablar.If the slow dampness undermines the base of the wall from below, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | socaváremos | Si nosotros socaváremos el acuerdo común con silencios largos, todo irá por otro camino.If we undermine the shared agreement with long silences, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | socavareis | Si vosotros socavareis la energía del equipo con tantas prisas, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all undermine the team's energy with so much rushing, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | socavaren | Si los rumores constantes socavaren la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato, la escena será distinta.If the constant rumors undermine anyone's calm after a while, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere socavado | Cuando yo hubiere socavado mi propia paciencia con tanta duda, ya se notará.When I have undermined my own patience with so much doubt, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres socavado | En cuanto tú hubieres socavado la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have undermined the group's trust with mean jokes, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere socavado | Cuando la humedad lenta hubiere socavado la base del muro desde abajo, se verá de inmediato.When the slow dampness has undermined the base of the wall from below, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos socavado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos socavado el acuerdo común con silencios largos, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have undermined the shared agreement with long silences, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis socavado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis socavado la energía del equipo con tantas prisas, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have undermined the team's energy with so much rushing, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren socavado | En cuanto los rumores constantes hubieren socavado la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the constant rumors have undermined anyone's calm after a while, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | socava | socava la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.Undermine the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | socave | Que la humedad lenta socave la base del muro desde abajo.Let the slow dampness Undermine the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | socavemos | socavemos el acuerdo común con silencios largos.Undermine the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | socavad | socavad la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.Undermine the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | socaven | Que los rumores constantes socaven la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.Let the constant rumors Undermine anyone's calm after a while. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no socaves | No no socaves la confianza del grupo con bromas pesadas.Do not undermine the group's trust with mean jokes. |
| él | no socave | Que la humedad lenta no no socave la base del muro desde abajo.Let the slow dampness not undermine the base of the wall from below. |
| nosotros | no socavemos | No no socavemos el acuerdo común con silencios largos.Let us not undermine the shared agreement with long silences. |
| vosotros | no socavéis | No no socavéis la energía del equipo con tantas prisas.Do not undermine the team's energy with so much rushing. |
| ellos | no socaven | Que los rumores constantes no no socaven la calma de cualquiera al cabo de un rato.Let the constant rumors not undermine anyone's calm after a while. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ mi propia paciencia con tanta duda.
I undermine my own patience with so much doubt.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'socavar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'socavar' means to undermine / erode. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is socavar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Socavar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate socavar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of socavar: yo socavo, tú socavas, él/ella/usted socava, nosotros socavamos, vosotros socaváis, ellos/ellas/ustedes socavan.
- How do you conjugate socavar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of socavar: yo socavé, tú socavaste, él/ella/usted socavó, nosotros socavamos, vosotros socavasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes socavaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of socavar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of socavar: yo socavaba, tú socavabas, él/ella/usted socavaba, nosotros socavábamos, vosotros socavabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes socavaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of socavar?
- The past participle of socavar is 'socavado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he socavado' (I have undermine / erodeed), 'has socavado', 'ha socavado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of socavar?
- The gerundio of socavar is 'socavando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy socavando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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