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envolver

to wrap

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is an irregular (stem-changing) -er verb.

The Spanish verb envolver means to wrap.

Present tense:

yoenvuelvo
envuelves
él/ella/ustedenvuelve
nosotrosenvolvemos
vosotrosenvolvéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesenvuelven

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subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesenvolvieran
yoenvolviera
envolvieras
vosotrosenvolvierais
nosotrosenvolviéramos
él/ella/ustedenvolviera

The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: envolvier-.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesenvuelvan
yoenvuelva
envuelvas
vosotrosenvuelváis
nosotrosenvuelvamos
él/ella/ustedenvuelva

The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form of the present (envuelvo) and changes the ending to -a.

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imperative

negative

no envuelvas
vosotrosno envolvéis
ustedesno envuelvan
nosotrosno envuelvamos
ustedno envuelva

Negative commands for envolver always use the present subjunctive forms.

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affirmative

envuelve
vosotrosenvolved
ustedesenvuelvan
nosotrosenvuelvamos
ustedenvuelva

Use 'envuelve' for informal commands (tú) and 'envuelva' for formal ones (usted).

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesenvolverían
yoenvolvería
envolverías
vosotrosenvolveríais
nosotrosenvolveríamos
él/ella/ustedenvolvería

The conditional is regular: envolvería, envolverías, envolvería, envolveríamos, envolveríais, envolverían.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesenvolvieron
yoenvolví
envolviste
vosotrosenvolvisteis
nosotrosenvolvimos
él/ella/ustedenvolvió

Envolver is regular in the preterite, but remember that the past participle is the irregular 'envuelto'.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesenvolvían
yoenvolvía
envolvías
vosotrosenvolvíais
nosotrosenvolvíamos
él/ella/ustedenvolvía

Envolver is completely regular in the imperfect: envolvía, envolvías, envolvía, envolvíamos, envolvíais, envolvían.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesenvuelven
yoenvuelvo
envuelves
vosotrosenvolvéis
nosotrosenvolvemos
él/ella/ustedenvuelve

Envolver is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'o' to 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesenvolverán
yoenvolveré
envolverás
vosotrosenvolveréis
nosotrosenvolveremos
él/ella/ustedenvolverá

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

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