Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encaro | |
| tú | encaras | |
| él / ella / usted | encara | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encaramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encaráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encaran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encaré | |
| tú | encaraste | |
| él / ella / usted | encaró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encaramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encarasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encararon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encaraba | |
| tú | encarabas | |
| él / ella / usted | encaraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encarábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encarabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encaraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encararé | |
| tú | encararás | |
| él / ella / usted | encarará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encararemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encararéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encararán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encararía | |
| tú | encararías | |
| él / ella / usted | encararía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encararíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encararíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encararían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encare | |
| tú | encares | |
| él / ella / usted | encare | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encaren |
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 confront, to face
- to aim
- to place face to face
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