Encadenar

to chain

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

encadenar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

encadenando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

encadenado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encadeno I chain	I chain
tú	encadenas you chain	you chain
él/ella/usted	encadena he/she/you chains	he/she/you chains
nosotros	encadenamos we chain	we chain
vosotros	encadenáis you all chain	you all chain
ellos/ustedes	encadenan they/you all chain	they/you all chain

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encadenaba I used to chain	I used to chain
tú	encadenabas you used to chain	you used to chain
él/ella/usted	encadenaba he/she/you used to chain	he/she/you used to chain
nosotros	encadenábamos we used to chain	we used to chain
vosotros	encadenabais you all used to chain	you all used to chain
ellos/ustedes	encadenaban they/you all used to chain	they/you all used to chain

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encadené I chained	I chained
tú	encadenaste you chained	you chained
él/ella/usted	encadenó he/she/you chained	he/she/you chained
nosotros	encadenamos we chained	we chained
vosotros	encadenasteis you all chained	you all chained
ellos/ustedes	encadenaron they/you all chained	they/you all chained

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encadenaré I will chain	I will chain
tú	encadenarás you will chain	you will chain
él/ella/usted	encadenará he/she/you will chain	he/she/you will chain
nosotros	encadenaremos we will chain	we will chain
vosotros	encadenaréis you all will chain	you all will chain
ellos/ustedes	encadenarán they/you all will chain	they/you all will chain

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encadenaría I would chain	I would chain
tú	encadenarías you would chain	you would chain
él/ella/usted	encadenaría he/she/you would chain	he/she/you would chain
nosotros	encadenaríamos we would chain	we would chain
vosotros	encadenaríais you all would chain	you all would chain
ellos/ustedes	encadenarían they/you all would chain	they/you all would chain

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encadene that I chain	that I chain
tú	encadenes that you chain	that you chain
él/ella/usted	encadene that he/she/you chain	that he/she/you chain
nosotros	encadenemos that we chain	that we chain
vosotros	encadenéis that you all chain	that you all chain
ellos/ustedes	encadenen that they/you all chain	that they/you all chain

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encadenara or encadenase that I chained	that I chained
tú	encadenaras or encadenases that you chained	that you chained
él/ella/usted	encadenara or encadenase that he/she/you chained	that he/she/you chained
nosotros	encadenáramos or encadenásemos that we chained	that we chained
vosotros	encadenarais or encadenaseis that you all chained	that you all chained
ellos/ustedes	encadenaran or encadenasen that they/you all chained	that they/you all chained

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he encadenado I have chained	I have chained
tú	has encadenado you have chained	you have chained
él/ella/usted	ha encadenado he/she/you have chained	he/she/you have chained
nosotros	hemos encadenado we have chained	we have chained
vosotros	habéis encadenado you all have chained	you all have chained
ellos/ustedes	han encadenado they/you all have chained	they/you all have chained

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	encadena	chain! (you)
usted	encadene	chain! (you formal)
nosotros	encadenemos	let's chain!
vosotros	encadenad	chain! (you all)
ustedes	encadenen	chain! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no encadenes	don't chain! (you)
usted	no encadene	don't chain! (you formal)
nosotros	no encadenemos	let's not chain!
vosotros	no encadenéis	don't chain! (you all)
ustedes	no encadenen	don't chain! (you all)

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