Encabezar

to head

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

encabezar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

encabezando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

encabezado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encabezo I head	I head
tú	encabezas you head

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he encabezado I have headed	I have headed
tú	has encabezado

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	encabeza	head! (you)
usted	encabeze	head! (you formal)
nosotros	encabezemos	let's head!
vosotros	encabezad

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no encabezes	don't head! (you)
usted	no encabeze	don't head! (you formal)
nosotros	no encabezemos	let's not head!
vosotros

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encabezaba I used to head	I used to head
tú	encabezabas you used to head	you used to head
él/ella/usted	encabezaba he/she/you used to head	he/she/you used to head
nosotros	encabezábamos we used to head	we used to head
vosotros	encabezabais you all used to head	you all used to head
ellos/ustedes	encabezaban they/you all used to head	they/you all used to head

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encabezé I headed	I headed
tú	encabezaste you headed	you headed
él/ella/usted	encabezó he/she/you headed	he/she/you headed
nosotros	encabezamos we headed	we headed
vosotros	encabezasteis you all headed	you all headed
ellos/ustedes	encabezaron they/you all headed	they/you all headed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encabezaré I will head	I will head
tú	encabezarás you will head	you will head
él/ella/usted	encabezará he/she/you will head	he/she/you will head
nosotros	encabezaremos we will head	we will head
vosotros	encabezaréis you all will head	you all will head
ellos/ustedes	encabezarán they/you all will head	they/you all will head

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encabezaría I would head	I would head
tú	encabezarías you would head	you would head
él/ella/usted	encabezaría he/she/you would head	he/she/you would head
nosotros	encabezaríamos we would head	we would head
vosotros	encabezaríais you all would head	you all would head
ellos/ustedes	encabezarían they/you all would head	they/you all would head

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encabeze that I head	that I head
tú	encabezes that you head	that you head
él/ella/usted	encabeze that he/she/you head	that he/she/you head
nosotros	encabezemos that we head	that we head
vosotros	encabezéis that you all head	that you all head
ellos/ustedes	encabezen that they/you all head	that they/you all head

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encabezara or encabezase that I headed	that I headed
tú	encabezaras or encabezases that you headed	that you headed
él/ella/usted	encabezara or encabezase that he/she/you headed	that he/she/you headed
nosotros	encabezáramos or encabezásemos that we headed	that we headed
vosotros	encabezarais or encabezaseis that you all headed	that you all headed
ellos/ustedes	encabezaran or encabezasen that they/you all headed	that they/you all headed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había encabezado I had headed	I had headed
tú	habías encabezado you had headed	you had headed
él/ella/usted	había encabezado he/she/you had headed	he/she/you had headed
nosotros	habíamos encabezado we had headed	we had headed
vosotros	habíais encabezado you all had headed	you all had headed
ellos/ustedes	habían encabezado they/you all had headed	they/you all had headed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube encabezado I had headed	I had headed
tú	hubiste encabezado you had headed	you had headed
él/ella/usted	hubo encabezado he/she/you had headed	he/she/you had headed
nosotros	hubimos encabezado we had headed	we had headed
vosotros	hubisteis encabezado you all had headed	you all had headed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron encabezado they/you all had headed	they/you all had headed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré encabezado I will have headed	I will have headed
tú	habrás encabezado you will have headed	you will have headed
él/ella/usted	habrá encabezado he/she/you will have headed	he/she/you will have headed
nosotros	habremos encabezado we will have headed	we will have headed
vosotros	habréis encabezado you all will have headed	you all will have headed
ellos/ustedes	habrán encabezado they/you all will have headed	they/you all will have headed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría encabezado I would have headed	I would have headed
tú	habrías encabezado you would have headed	you would have headed
él/ella/usted	habría encabezado he/she/you would have headed	he/she/you would have headed
nosotros	habríamos encabezado we would have headed	we would have headed
vosotros	habríais encabezado you all would have headed	you all would have headed
ellos/ustedes	habrían encabezado they/you all would have headed	they/you all would have headed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya encabezado that I have headed	that I have headed
tú	hayas encabezado that you have headed	that you have headed
él/ella/usted	haya encabezado that he/she/you have headed	that he/she/you have headed
nosotros	hayamos encabezado that we have headed	that we have headed
vosotros	hayáis encabezado that you all have headed	that you all have headed
ellos/ustedes	hayan encabezado that they/you all have headed	that they/you all have headed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera encabezado that I had headed	that I had headed
tú	hubieras encabezado that you had headed	that you had headed
él/ella/usted	hubiera encabezado that he/she/you had headed	that he/she/you had headed
nosotros	hubiéramos encabezado that we had headed	that we had headed
vosotros	hubierais encabezado that you all had headed	that you all had headed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran encabezado that they/you all had headed	that they/you all had headed