Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargo | |
| tú | encargas | |
| él / ella / usted | encarga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encargamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encargáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encargan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargué | |
| tú | encargaste | |
| él / ella / usted | encargó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encargamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encargasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encargaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargaba | |
| tú | encargabas | |
| él / ella / usted | encargaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encargábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encargabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encargaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargaré | |
| tú | encargarás | |
| él / ella / usted | encargará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encargaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encargaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encargarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargaría | |
| tú | encargarías | |
| él / ella / usted | encargaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encargaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encargaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encargarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargue | |
| tú | encargues | |
| él / ella / usted | encargue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encarguemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encarguéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encarguen |
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 entrust
- to order (goods)
- (reflexive) to handle, take care of, to deal with, to take charge of something
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