encomendar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
encomendar — to entrust
The imperative uses the stem change 'ie' for tú, usted, and ustedes (encomienda, encomiende, encomienden).
encomendar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order or request to delegate a task to someone.
Notes on encomendar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'vosotros' form (encomendad) is the only one that never has a stem change in the affirmative imperative.
Example Sentences
Encomienda tu alma a Dios.
Entrust your soul to God.
tú
Encomiende este paquete al mensajero, por favor.
Entrust this package to the courier, please.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: encomienda (for usted)
Correct: encomiende
Why: Learners often use the 'tú' form for formal 'usted' commands.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'encomendar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
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.
Conditional
yo: encomendaría
The conditional uses the infinitive encomendar plus the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no encomiendes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no encomiendes, no encomiende, etc.