Conjugate emboscar in Spanish
to ambush
emboscar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1344 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Los guerrilleros emboscaron al convoy en la montaña." (The guerrillas ambushed the convoy in the mountains.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
emboscar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to ambush · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | embosco |
| tú | emboscas |
| él/ella/Ud. | embosca |
| nosotros | emboscamos |
| vosotros | emboscáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | emboscan |
Yo embosco todos los días.
I ambush every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | embosqué |
| tú | emboscaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | emboscó |
| nosotros | emboscamos |
| vosotros | emboscasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | emboscaron |
Los guerrilleros emboscaron al convoy en la montaña.
The guerrillas ambushed the convoy in the mountains.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | emboscaba |
| tú | emboscabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | emboscaba |
| nosotros | emboscábamos |
| vosotros | emboscabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | emboscaban |
Antes yo emboscaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to ambush often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | emboscaré |
| tú | emboscarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | emboscará |
| nosotros | emboscaremos |
| vosotros | emboscaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | emboscarán |
Mañana yo emboscaré.
Tomorrow I will ambush.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | emboscaría |
| tú | emboscarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | emboscaría |
| nosotros | emboscaríamos |
| vosotros | emboscaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | emboscarían |
Si pudiera, yo emboscaría.
If I could, I would ambush.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | embosque |
| tú | embosques |
| él/ella/Ud. | embosque |
| nosotros | embosquemos |
| vosotros | embosquéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | embosquen |
Espero que tú embosques.
I hope that you ambush.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | embosca |
| él/ella/Ud. | embosque |
| nosotros | embosquemos |
| vosotros | emboscad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | embosquen |
¡Embosca!
Ambush!
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Example sentences
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Los guerrilleros emboscaron al convoy en la montaña.
The guerrillas ambushed the convoy in the mountains.
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Se emboscaron detrás de los árboles para sorprender al enemigo.
They hid behind the trees to surprise the enemy.
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El ejército temía que los rebeldes los emboscaran en el desfiladero.
The army feared the rebels would ambush them in the gorge.
Common phrases with emboscar
- emboscar al enemigo to ambush the enemy
- emboscarse en el bosque to hide in ambush in the forest
- caer en una emboscada to fall into an ambush