encomendar Conditional Conjugation
encomendar — to entrust
The conditional uses the infinitive encomendar plus the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
encomendar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you 'would' entrust to someone under certain conditions, or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on encomendar in the Conditional
This tense is regular. Do not use the 'ie' stem change here.
Example Sentences
Yo no le encomendaría mi coche a ese hombre.
I would not entrust my car to that man.
yo
¿Encomendarías tu vida a un desconocido?
Would you entrust your life to a stranger?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: encomiendaria
Correct: encomendaría
Why: Learners often forget the accent on the 'í' or incorrectly apply the stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encomiendo
In the present tense, encomendar follows an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: encomendé
The preterite of encomendar is completely regular, following standard -ar verb endings.
Imperfect
yo: encomendaba
The imperfect of encomendar is regular: encomendaba, encomendabas, encomendaba, etc.
Future
yo: encomendaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive encomendar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: encomiende
The present subjunctive follows the e-to-ie stem change (encomiende), mirroring the present indicative's pattern.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encomendara
Formed from the third-person plural preterite, it is regular: encomendara, encomendaras, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: encomienda
The imperative uses the stem change 'ie' for tú, usted, and ustedes (encomienda, encomiende, encomienden).
Negative Imperative
yo: no encomiendes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no encomiendes, no encomiende, etc.