encantar Present Conjugation
encantar — to love (something/doing something)
The present of encantar is regular: encanto, encantas, encanta, encantamos, encantáis, encantan.
encantar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to express things you love or enjoy right now. Like the verb 'gustar', you will almost always use the él/ella form (encanta) for singular items or the ellos/ellas form (encantan) for plural items.
Notes on encantar in the Present
Encantar is completely regular in the present tense, following the standard -ar ending pattern.
Example Sentences
Me encanta esta canción de rock.
I love this rock song.
él/ella/usted
A mis padres les encantan las flores.
My parents love flowers.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos encantamos el uno al otro.
We love each other (romantic/charming context).
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'Yo encanto el café' to mean 'I love coffee'.
Correct: Me encanta el café.
Why: Encantar works like 'gustar'; the coffee is the subject that 'enchants' you, so you use the indirect object 'me'.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.