encantar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
encantar — to love (something/doing something)
The imperfect subjunctive of encantar uses the preterite stem: encantara, encantaras, encantara, encantáramos, encantarais, encantaran.
encantar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses with the conditional or after past-tense triggers of emotion (e.g., 'I wanted you to love it').
Notes on encantar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Encantar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive, derived from the 'ellos' preterite form 'encantaron'.
Example Sentences
Si me encantara el fútbol, iría al estadio.
If I loved soccer, I would go to the stadium.
yo
Quería que te encantara el libro.
I wanted you to love the book.
él/ella/usted
Si nos encantaran las verduras, seríamos más sanos.
If we loved vegetables, we would be healthier.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: encantáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos.
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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.
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.