Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encierro | |
| tú | encierras | |
| él / ella / usted | encierra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encerramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encerráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encierran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encerré | |
| tú | encerraste | |
| él / ella / usted | encerró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encerramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encerrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encerraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encerraba | |
| tú | encerrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | encerraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encerrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encerrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encerraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encerraré | |
| tú | encerrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | encerrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encerraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encerraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encerrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encerraría | |
| tú | encerrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | encerraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encerraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encerraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encerrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encierre | |
| tú | encierres | |
| él / ella / usted | encierre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | encerremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | encerréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | encierren |
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 lock up, to coop up
- to lock away, put away, to imprison, to nail (in a prison or mental hospital)
- to enclose, to confine, to immure
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