encantar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
encantar — to love (something/doing something)
The imperative of encantar is used to command or charm: encanta, encante, encantemos, encantad, encanten.
encantar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative of encantar is rare because you can't really command someone to 'love' something. However, it is used in its original sense of 'to enchant' or 'to charm' (like a wizard or a performer).
Notes on encantar in the Affirmative Imperative
Encantar is regular in the imperative. The tú form matches the present indicative third-person singular.
Example Sentences
Encanta a tu público con tu voz.
Enchant your audience with your voice.
tú
Encanten a los clientes con su sonrisa.
Charm the customers with your smile.
ustedes
Encantemos a todos con esta presentación.
Let's charm everyone with this presentation.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'encanta' as a command to mean 'Love this!'.
Correct: The imperative is usually for 'enchanting' someone, not the feeling of liking something.
Why: The 'to love' meaning of encantar is a state of being, which doesn't work well as a command.
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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.
Conditional
yo: encantaría
The conditional of encantar is regular: encantaría, encantarías, encantaría, encantaríamos, encantaríais, encantarían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no encantes
The negative imperative of encantar uses the present subjunctive: no encantes, no encante, no encantemos, no encantéis, no encanten.