Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encajo | |
| tú | encajas | |
| él / ella / usted | encaja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encajamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encajáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encajan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encajé | |
| tú | encajaste | |
| él / ella / usted | encajó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encajamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encajasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encajaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encajaba | |
| tú | encajabas | |
| él / ella / usted | encajaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encajábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encajabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encajaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encajaré | |
| tú | encajarás | |
| él / ella / usted | encajará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encajaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encajaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encajarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encajaría | |
| tú | encajarías | |
| él / ella / usted | encajaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encajaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encajaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encajarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encaje | |
| tú | encajes | |
| él / ella / usted | encaje | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encajemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encajéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encajen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to insert, put into
- to fit, to dovetail
- to push in
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations