-ar verb C1 · Advanced

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.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo embosco
emboscas
él/ella/Ud. embosca
nosotros emboscamos
vosotros emboscáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. emboscan
Example

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
emboscaste
él/ella/Ud. emboscó
nosotros emboscamos
vosotros emboscasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. emboscaron
Example

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
emboscabas
él/ella/Ud. emboscaba
nosotros emboscábamos
vosotros emboscabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. emboscaban
Example

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
emboscarás
él/ella/Ud. emboscará
nosotros emboscaremos
vosotros emboscaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. emboscarán
Example

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
emboscarías
él/ella/Ud. emboscaría
nosotros emboscaríamos
vosotros emboscaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. emboscarían
Example

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
embosques
él/ella/Ud. embosque
nosotros embosquemos
vosotros embosquéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. embosquen
Example

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 -
embosca
él/ella/Ud. embosque
nosotros embosquemos
vosotros emboscad
ellos/ellas/Uds. embosquen
Example

¡Embosca!

Ambush!

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