encantar Imperfect Conjugation
encantar — to love (something/doing something)
The imperfect of encantar is regular: encantaba, encantabas, encantaba, encantábamos, encantabais, encantaban.
encantar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe things you used to love as a habit or a general state in the past, such as a childhood hobby or a place you visited often.
Notes on encantar in the Imperfect
Encantar is regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent on the 'nosotros' form: encantábamos.
Example Sentences
De niña, me encantaba jugar en el parque.
As a child, I loved playing in the park.
él/ella/usted
A ellos les encantaban los veranos en la playa.
They loved the summers at the beach.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos encantábamos cuando éramos jóvenes.
We were enchanted with each other when we were young.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on encantábamos.
Correct: encantábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'a' of the nosotros ending.
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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.
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.
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.