Conjugation of encantar in Spanish
encantarto enchant; to delight; to love (be very fond of)regular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encanto | |
| tú | encantas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encanta | |
| nosotros | encantamos | |
| vosotros | encantáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encantan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- vosotros
encantaisencantáisRemember the written accent on -áis in the vosotros present form.
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encanté | |
| tú | encantaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantó | |
| nosotros | encantamos | |
| vosotros | encantasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encantaron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encantaba | |
| tú | encantabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantaba | |
| nosotros | encantábamos | |
| vosotros | encantabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encantaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encantaré | |
| tú | encantarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantará | |
| nosotros | encantaremos | |
| vosotros | encantaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encantarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encantaría | |
| tú | encantarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantaría | |
| nosotros | encantaríamos | |
| vosotros | encantaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encantarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encante | |
| tú | encantes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encante | |
| nosotros | encantemos | |
| vosotros | encantéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encanten |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- nosotros
encantamosencantemosThe present subjunctive nosotros form needs the stressed ending -emos: encantemos.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encantara | |
| tú | encantaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantara | |
| nosotros | encantáramos | |
| vosotros | encantarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encantaran |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Imperfecto
- nosotros
encantariamosencantáramosKeep the accent in the imperfect subjunctive nosotros form: encantáramos.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | encanta | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encante | |
| nosotros | encantemos | |
| vosotros | encantad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encanten |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
encantesencantaAffirmative tú imperative uses the present indicative stem: encanta.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encantando | |
| tú | encantando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantando | |
| nosotros | encantando | |
| vosotros | encantando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encantando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encantado | |
| tú | encantado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantado | |
| nosotros | encantados | |
| vosotros | encantados | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encantados |
encantar — frequently asked questions
Is encantar a regular verb?
Yes — encantar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does encantar mean?
encantar is a Spanish verb meaning "to enchant; to delight; to love (be very fond of)".