Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | enciendo | |
| tú | enciendes | |
| él / ella / usted | enciende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encienden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encendí | |
| tú | encendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | encendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encendía | |
| tú | encendías | |
| él / ella / usted | encendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encenderé | |
| tú | encenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | encenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encendería | |
| tú | encenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | encendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encienda | |
| tú | enciendas | |
| él / ella / usted | encienda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | enciendan |
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 light, ignite
- to turn on, switch on, power up
- (reflexive) to burn, have a burning sensation
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