
encantar Conditional Conjugation
encantar — to love (something/doing something)
The conditional of encantar is regular: encantaría, encantarías, encantaría, encantaríamos, encantaríais, encantarían.
encantar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would love' something to happen, or to express a hypothetical situation (e.g., 'I would love to go to Italy').
Notes on encantar in the Conditional
Encantar is regular. All forms have an accent on the first 'í' of the ending.
Example Sentences
Me encantaría viajar por todo el mundo.
I would love to travel all over the world.
él/ella/usted
¿Te encantaría vivir en la playa?
Would you love to live on the beach?
él/ella/usted
A ellos les encantaría conocerte.
They would love to meet you.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'encantaría' with 'encantaba'.
Correct: Use encantaría for 'would love' and encantaba for 'used to love'.
Why: Learners often mix up descriptions of the past with hypothetical statements.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encanto
The present of encantar is regular: encanto, encantas, encanta, encantamos, encantáis, encantan.
Preterite
yo: encanté
The preterite of encantar is regular: encanté, encantaste, encantó, encantamos, encantasteis, encantaron.
Imperfect
yo: encantaba
The imperfect of encantar is regular: encantaba, encantabas, encantaba, encantábamos, encantabais, encantaban.
Future
yo: encantaré
The future of encantar uses the infinitive plus endings: encantaré, encantarás, encantará, encantaremos, encantaréis, encantarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: encante
The present subjunctive of encantar swaps -ar endings for -er endings: encante, encantes, encante, encantemos, encantéis, encanten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encantara
The imperfect subjunctive of encantar uses the preterite stem: encantara, encantaras, encantara, encantáramos, encantarais, encantaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: encanta
The imperative of encantar is used to command or charm: encanta, encante, encantemos, encantad, encanten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no encantes
The negative imperative of encantar uses the present subjunctive: no encantes, no encante, no encantemos, no encantéis, no encanten.