Exhumar means to dig out or remove a body or remains from the ground, typically for investigation or reburial purposes. It is used in contexts related to archaeology, forensics, or legal procedures.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhumo | Yo exhumo objetos antiguos en el museo. I exhume old objects in the museum.  | |
| Tú | exhumas | Tú exhumas restos en el cementerio. You exhume remains in the cemetery.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhuma | Él exhuma documentos históricos. He exhumes historical documents.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhumamos | Nosotros exhumamos cuerpos en la excavación. We exhume bodies during the excavation.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhumáis | Vosotros exhumáis objetos en la cripta. You all exhume objects in the crypt.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhumen | Ellos exhumen restos en la investigación. They exhume remains in the investigation.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhumé | Yo exhumé el cuerpo ayer. I exhumed the body yesterday.  | |
| Tú | exhumaste | Tú exhumaste los restos la semana pasada. You exhumed the remains last week.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhumó | Ella exhumó el fósil en 2020. She exhumed the fossil in 2020.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhumamos | Nosotros exhumamos la tumba ayer. We exhumed the grave yesterday.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhumasteis | Vosotros exhumasteis los restos en la excavación. You all exhumed the remains during the excavation.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhumaron | Ellos exhumaron los restos en 1995. They exhumed the remains in 1995.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhumaba | Yo exhumaba restos antiguos en la excavación. I was exhuming ancient remains during the excavation.  | |
| Tú | exhumabas | Tú exhumabas objetos en el cementerio. You were exhuming objects in the cemetery.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhumaba | Ella exhumaba documentos históricos ayer. She was exhuming historical documents yesterday.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhumábamos | Nosotros exhumábamos restos en la finca. We were exhuming remains on the farm.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhumabais | Vosotros exhumabais objetos en el sótano. You all were exhuming objects in the basement.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhumaban | Ellos exhumaban cuerpos en la excavación. They were exhuming bodies during the excavation.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy exhumando | Estoy exhumando el ataúd ahora mismo. I am exhuming the coffin right now.  | |
| Tú | estás exhumando | Estás exhumando los restos en este momento. You are exhuming the remains at this moment.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está exhumando | Ella está exhumando el cuerpo hoy. She is exhuming the body today.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos exhumando | Estamos exhumando las muestras para el análisis. We are exhuming the samples for analysis.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis exhumando | Vosotros estáis exhumando los restos ahora. You all are exhuming the remains now.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están exhumando | Ellos están exhumando los objetos antiguos. They are exhuming the ancient objects.  | 
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a exhumar | Voy a exhumar el cuerpo mañana. I am going to exhume the body tomorrow.  | |
| Tú | vas a exhumar | Tú vas a exhumar las reliquias hoy. You are going to exhume the relics today.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a exhumar | Ella va a exhumar el fósil pronto. She is going to exhume the fossil soon.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a exhumar | Vamos a exhumar los restos esta semana. We are going to exhume the remains this week.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a exhumar | Vosotros vais a exhumar los objetos antiguos. You all are going to exhume the ancient objects.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a exhumar | Ellos van a exhumar las evidencias mañana. They are going to exhume the evidence tomorrow.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhumaré | Exhumaré los restos mañana. I will exhume the remains tomorrow.  | |
| Tú | exhumarás | Tú exhumarás el cuerpo pronto. You will exhume the body soon.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhumará | Ella exhumará la tumba la próxima semana. She will exhume the grave next week.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhumaremos | Exhumaremos los restos en verano. We will exhume the remains in summer.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhumaréis | Vosotros exhumaréis el cadáver mañana. You all will exhume the corpse tomorrow.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhumarán | Ellos exhumarán los restos en octubre. They will exhume the remains in October.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhumaría | Yo exhumaría el cuerpo si fuera necesario. I would exhume the body if it were necessary.  | |
| Tú | exhumarías | Tú exhumarías la tumba por la evidencia. You would exhume the grave for the evidence.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhumaría | Él exhumaría el cadáver si lo pidieran. He would exhume the corpse if asked.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhumaríamos | Nosotros exhumaríamos los restos si fuera necesario. We would exhume the remains if necessary.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhumaríais | Vosotros exhumaríais la tumba en esa situación. You all would exhume the grave in that situation.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhumarían | Ellos exhumarían los restos si lo ordenaran. They would exhume the remains if ordered.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he exhumado | Yo he exhumado varios restos recientemente. I have exhumed several remains recently.  | |
| Tú | has exhumado | Tú has exhumado esa tumba ya. You have exhumed that grave already.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha exhumado | Ella ha exhumado el cuerpo hoy. She has exhumed the body today.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos exhumado | Nosotros hemos exhumado los restos esta semana. We have exhumed the remains this week.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis exhumado | Vosotros habéis exhumado varias tumbas. You all have exhumed several graves.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han exhumado | Ellos han exhumado los restos hoy. They have exhumed the remains today.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había exhumado | Yo había exhumado el cuerpo antes del funeral. I had exhumed the body before the funeral.  | |
| Tú | habías exhumado | Tú habías exhumado los restos ayer. You had exhumed the remains yesterday.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había exhumado | Ella había exhumado la tumba la semana pasada. She had exhumed the grave last week.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos exhumado | Nosotros habíamos exhumado los objetos antiguos. We had exhumed the ancient objects.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais exhumado | Vosotros habíais exhumado los restos antes de la inspección. You all had exhumed the remains before the inspection.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían exhumado | Ellos habían exhumado varias tumbas ese día. They had exhumed several graves that day.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré exhumado | Para entonces, habré exhumado el cuerpo. By then, I will have exhumed the body.  | |
| Tú | habrás exhumado | Tú habrás exhumado el fósil pronto. You will have exhumed the fossil soon.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá exhumado | Ella habrá exhumado los restos mañana. She will have exhumed the remains tomorrow.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos exhumado | Nosotros habremos exhumado los objetos antiguos. We will have exhumed the ancient objects.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis exhumado | Vosotros habréis exhumado las tumbas. You all will have exhumed the graves.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán exhumado | Ellos habrán exhumado los restos para entonces. They will have exhumed the remains by then.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría exhumado | Yo habría exhumado el cuerpo ayer. I would have exhumed the body yesterday.  | |
| Tú | habrías exhumado | Tú habrías exhumado las reliquias si hubieras podido. You would have exhumed the relics if you could have.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría exhumado | Él habría exhumado la tumba si hubiera sabido. He would have exhumed the grave if he had known.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos exhumado | Nosotros habríamos exhumado los restos juntos. We would have exhumed the remains together.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais exhumado | Vosotros habríais exhumado el objeto si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have exhumed the object if you had had time.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían exhumado | Ellos habrían exhumado las evidencias si fuera necesario. They would have exhumed the evidence if it was necessary.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhume | Es importante que yo exhume el documento. It is important that I exhume the document.  | |
| Tú | exhumes | Espero que tú exhumes la historia. I hope that you exhume the history.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhume | Es posible que él exhume la tumba. It is possible that he exhume the tomb.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhumemos | Queremos que nosotros exhumemos los restos. We want us to exhume the remains.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhuméis | Es necesario que vosotros exhuméis el cuerpo. It is necessary that you exhume the body.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhumen | Dudo que ellos exhumen la evidencia. I doubt that they exhume the evidence.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhumara | Esperaba que exhumara el cuerpo pronto. I hoped that he exhumed the body soon.  | |
| Tú | exhumaras | Dudaba que exhumaras la evidencia. I doubted that you exhumed the evidence.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhumara | No creía que exhumara el secreto. He didn't believe that he exhumed the secret.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhumáramos | Queríamos que exhumáramos los restos. We wanted us to exhumed the remains.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhumarais | Pensaba que exhumarais la verdad. I thought that you all exhumed the truth.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhumaran | Era posible que exhumaran las pruebas. It was possible that they exhumed the evidence.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhumare | Si encontrara el documento, exhumare el cuerpo. If I find the document, I will exhume the body.  | |
| Tú | exhumares | Cuando llegues, exhumares la evidencia. When you arrive, you will exhume the evidence.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhumare | El arqueólogo exhumare la tumba antigua. The archaeologist will exhume the ancient tomb.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhumáremos | Nosotros exhumáremos los restos mañana. We will exhume the remains tomorrow.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhumareis | Vosotros exhumareis el sitio si es necesario. You all will exhume the site if necessary.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhumaren | Ellos exhumaren las evidencias en el futuro. They will exhume the evidence in the future.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya exhumado | Espero que haya exhumado el cuerpo. I hope I have exhumed the body.  | |
| Tú | hayas exhumado | Es posible que hayas exhumado la tumba. It's possible that you have exhumed the grave.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya exhumado | Es importante que haya exhumado el sitio. It's important that he/she/you have exhumed the site.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos exhumado | Creemos que hayamos exhumado todo. We believe that we have exhumed everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis exhumado | No creo que hayáis exhumado nada aún. I don't think that you all have exhumed anything yet.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan exhumado | Es probable que hayan exhumado los restos. It's likely that they/you all have exhumed the remains.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera exhumado | Si hubiera exhumado el cuerpo, habría sido más fácil. If I had exhumed the body, it would have been easier.  | |
| Tú | hubieras exhumado | Si hubieras exhumado la tumba, lo habrías visto. If you had exhumed the grave, you would have seen it.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera exhumado | Ella habría exhumado el fósil si hubiera sabido. She would have exhumed the fossil if she had known.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos exhumado | Si hubiéramos exhumado los restos, habríamos encontrado algo. If we had exhumed the remains, we would have found something.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais exhumado | Si hubierais exhumado el tesoro, sería famoso. If you had exhumed the treasure, you would be famous.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran exhumado | Si hubieran exhumado las evidencias, habrían resuelto el caso. If they had exhumed the evidence, they would have solved the case.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere exhumado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere exhumado el cuerpo. When I arrive, I will have exhumed the body.  | |
| Tú | hubieres exhumado | Para entonces, tú hubieres exhumado la evidencia. By then, you will have exhumed the evidence.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere exhumado | Es posible que él hubiere exhumado los restos. It is possible that he will have exhumed the remains.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos exhumado | Para mañana, nosotros hubiéremos exhumado todo. By tomorrow, we will have exhumed everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis exhumado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis exhumado las pruebas. Maybe you will have exhumed the evidence.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren exhumado | Cuando regresen, ellos hubieren exhumado los objetos. When they return, they will have exhumed the objects.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exhuma | ¡Exhuma el cuerpo ahora! Exhume the body now!  | |
| Tú | exhuma | ¡Exhuma la tumba mañana! Exhume the tomb tomorrow!  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exhume | ¡Exhume el documento, por favor! Exhume the document, please!  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exhumemos | ¡Exhumemos los restos juntos! Let's exhume the remains together!  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exhumad | ¡Exhumad las evidencias ya! Exhume the evidence now!  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exhumen | ¡Exhumen los archivos antiguos! Exhume the old files!  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no exhumes | No exhumes ese objeto sin permiso. Don't exhume that object without permission.  | |
| Tú | no exhumes | No exhumes esa tumba ahora. Don't exhume that grave now.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no exhumé | Por favor, no exhumé esa evidencia. Please, don't exhume that evidence.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no exhumemos | No exhumemos los restos sin autorización. Let's not exhume the remains without authorization.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no exhuméis | No exhuméis esa sepultura todavía. Don't exhume that burial yet.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no exhuman | No exhuman esas tumbas sin permiso. They don't exhume those graves without permission.  | 
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