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encomendarConjugation

encomendar means to entrust.

irregular stem-changing-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoencomendara
encomendaras
él/ella/ustedencomendara
nosotrosencomendáramos
vosotrosencomendarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesencomendaran

Formed from the third-person plural preterite, it is regular: encomendara, encomendaras, etc.

Present Subjunctive

yoencomiende
encomiendes
él/ella/ustedencomiende
nosotrosencomendemos
vosotrosencomendéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesencomienden

The present subjunctive follows the e-to-ie stem change (encomiende), mirroring the present indicative's pattern.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no encomiendes
ustedno encomiende
nosotrosno encomendemos
vosotrosno encomendéis
ustedesno encomienden

The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no encomiendes, no encomiende, etc.

Imperative

encomienda
ustedencomiende
nosotrosencomendemos
vosotrosencomendad
ustedesencomienden

The imperative uses the stem change 'ie' for tú, usted, and ustedes (encomienda, encomiende, encomienden).

Indicative

Conditional

yoencomendaría
encomendarías
él/ella/ustedencomendaría
nosotrosencomendaríamos
vosotrosencomendaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesencomendarían

The conditional uses the infinitive encomendar plus the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.

Preterite

yoencomendé
encomendaste
él/ella/ustedencomendó
nosotrosencomendamos
vosotrosencomendasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesencomendaron

The preterite of encomendar is completely regular, following standard -ar verb endings.

Imperfect

yoencomendaba
encomendabas
él/ella/ustedencomendaba
nosotrosencomendábamos
vosotrosencomendabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesencomendaban

The imperfect of encomendar is regular: encomendaba, encomendabas, encomendaba, etc.

Present

yoencomiendo
encomiendas
él/ella/ustedencomienda
nosotrosencomendamos
vosotrosencomendáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesencomiendan

In the present tense, encomendar follows an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Future

yoencomendaré
encomendarás
él/ella/ustedencomendará
nosotrosencomendaremos
vosotrosencomendaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesencomendarán

The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive encomendar.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does encomendar mean in Spanish?

encomendar means "to entrust".

Is encomendar a regular or irregular verb?

encomendar is a irregular stem-changing -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate encomendar in the present tense?

The present tense of encomendar is: yo encomiendo, tú encomiendas, él/ella/usted encomienda, nosotros encomendamos, vosotros encomendáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encomiendan.

How do you conjugate encomendar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of encomendar is: yo encomendé, tú encomendaste, él/ella/usted encomendó, nosotros encomendamos, vosotros encomendasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encomendaron.

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