
encerrar Conditional Conjugation
encerrar — to lock up
The conditional of encerrar is regular: encerraría, encerrarías, encerraría, encerraríamos, encerraríais, encerrarían.
encerrar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you 'would' lock up under certain circumstances or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on encerrar in the Conditional
The verb is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo no encerraría al pájaro en una jaula tan pequeña.
I wouldn't lock the bird in such a small cage.
yo
¿Encerrarías tú la puerta con doble llave?
Would you lock the door with a double lock?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: encierraría
Correct: encerraría
Why: The infinitive stem 'encerrar' does not change in the conditional.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encierro
Encerrar is a stem-changing verb (e to ie) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: encerré
Encerrar is completely regular in the preterite; it does NOT have a stem change here.
Imperfect
yo: encerraba
Encerrar is regular in the imperfect: encerraba, encerrabas, encerraba, encerrábamos, encerrabais, encerraban.
Future
yo: encerraré
The future of encerrar is regular: just add the endings (é, ás, á, emos, éis, án) to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: encierre
The present subjunctive follows the e-to-ie stem change of the present indicative for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encerrara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: encerrara, encerraras, encerrara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: encierra
Use 'encierra' for tú and 'encierre' for usted to give direct orders to lock something up.
Negative Imperative
yo: no encierres
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no encierres, no encierre.