Conjugation of encargar in Spanish
encargarto assign, entrust; to order (goods); to take charge ofirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargo | |
| tú | encargas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encarga | |
| nosotros | encargamos | |
| vosotros | encargáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encargan |
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargué | |
| tú | encargaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encargó | |
| nosotros | encargamos | |
| vosotros | encargasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encargaron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargaba | |
| tú | encargabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encargaba | |
| nosotros | encargábamos | |
| vosotros | encargabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encargaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargaré | |
| tú | encargarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encargará | |
| nosotros | encargaremos | |
| vosotros | encargaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encargarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargaría | |
| tú | encargarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encargaría | |
| nosotros | encargaríamos | |
| vosotros | encargaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encargarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargue | |
| tú | encargues | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encargue | |
| nosotros | encarguemos | |
| vosotros | encarguéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encarguen |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- yo
encargoencargueThe present subjunctive changes the stem vowel in encargar: encargue, not encargo. - nosotros
encargamosencarguemosThis form needs the subjunctive ending -emos: encarguemos, not the present indicative form. - vosotros
encargaisencarguéisThe correct form has a written accent and -u-: encarguéis.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargara | |
| tú | encargaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encargara | |
| nosotros | encargáramos | |
| vosotros | encargarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encargaran |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Imperfecto
- nosotros
encargabamosencargáramosThe imperfect subjunctive comes from encargara/encargase, so the correct form is encargáramos with an accent.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | encarga | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encargue | |
| nosotros | encarguemos | |
| vosotros | encargad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encarguen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
encargasencargaAffirmative tú commands use the imperative form encarga, not the indicative present. - vosotros
encargarencargadThe plural informal imperative is encargad, not the infinitive.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargando | |
| tú | encargando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encargando | |
| nosotros | encargando | |
| vosotros | encargando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encargando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encargado | |
| tú | encargado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | encargado | |
| nosotros | encargado | |
| vosotros | encargado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encargado |
encargar — frequently asked questions
Is encargar a regular verb?
No — encargar is an irregular Spanish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does encargar mean?
encargar is a Spanish verb meaning "to assign, entrust; to order (goods); to take charge of".