encomendar Preterite Conjugation
encomendar — to entrust
The preterite of encomendar is completely regular, following standard -ar verb endings.
encomendar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to mention a specific moment in the past when a task or soul was officially entrusted to someone.
Notes on encomendar in the Preterite
Unlike the present tense, there is no stem change in the preterite. It behaves like a standard -ar verb.
Example Sentences
El jefe me encomendó la organización del evento.
The boss entrusted me with the organization of the event.
él/ella/usted
Encomendaron su seguridad a una empresa privada.
They entrusted their security to a private company.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Me encomendaste tú este trabajo?
Did you entrust this job to me?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: encomiendó
Correct: encomendó
Why: Learners mistakenly carry over the stem change from the present tense into the preterite.
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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.
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.
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.