encantar Preterite Conjugation
encantar — to love (something/doing something)
The preterite of encantar is regular: encanté, encantaste, encantó, encantamos, encantasteis, encantaron.
encantar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when you loved something at a specific moment or for a specific event that is now over, such as a movie you just finished watching or a meal you just ate.
Notes on encantar in the Preterite
Encantar is fully regular in the preterite; simply add the standard -ar preterite endings to the stem.
Example Sentences
Me encantó la película que vimos ayer.
I loved the movie we saw yesterday.
él/ella/usted
¿Te encantaron los regalos de Navidad?
Did you love the Christmas gifts?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
A todos nos encantó el concierto.
We all loved the concert.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'encantaba' when talking about a specific one-time event.
Correct: Me encantó.
Why: The preterite marks a completed reaction to a specific finished event.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encanto
The present of encantar is regular: encanto, encantas, encanta, encantamos, encantáis, encantan.
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.