Encalar

to whitewash

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

encalar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

encalando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

encalado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encalo I whitewash	I whitewash
tú	encalas you whitewash	you whitewash
él/ella/usted	encala he/she/you whitewashs	he/she/you whitewashs
nosotros	encalamos we whitewash	we whitewash
vosotros	encaláis you all whitewash	you all whitewash
ellos/ustedes	encalan they/you all whitewash	they/you all whitewash

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encalaba I used to whitewash	I used to whitewash
tú	encalabas you used to whitewash	you used to whitewash
él/ella/usted	encalaba he/she/you used to whitewash	he/she/you used to whitewash
nosotros	encalábamos we used to whitewash	we used to whitewash
vosotros	encalabais you all used to whitewash	you all used to whitewash
ellos/ustedes	encalaban they/you all used to whitewash	they/you all used to whitewash

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encalé I whitewashed	I whitewashed
tú	encalaste you whitewashed	you whitewashed
él/ella/usted	encaló he/she/you whitewashed	he/she/you whitewashed
nosotros	encalamos we whitewashed	we whitewashed
vosotros	encalasteis you all whitewashed	you all whitewashed
ellos/ustedes	encalaron they/you all whitewashed	they/you all whitewashed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encalaré I will whitewash	I will whitewash
tú	encalarás you will whitewash	you will whitewash
él/ella/usted	encalará he/she/you will whitewash	he/she/you will whitewash
nosotros	encalaremos we will whitewash	we will whitewash
vosotros	encalaréis you all will whitewash	you all will whitewash
ellos/ustedes	encalarán they/you all will whitewash	they/you all will whitewash

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encalaría I would whitewash	I would whitewash
tú	encalarías you would whitewash	you would whitewash
él/ella/usted	encalaría he/she/you would whitewash	he/she/you would whitewash
nosotros	encalaríamos we would whitewash	we would whitewash
vosotros	encalaríais you all would whitewash	you all would whitewash
ellos/ustedes	encalarían they/you all would whitewash	they/you all would whitewash

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encale that I whitewash	that I whitewash
tú	encales that you whitewash	that you whitewash
él/ella/usted	encale that he/she/you whitewash	that he/she/you whitewash
nosotros	encalemos that we whitewash	that we whitewash
vosotros	encaléis that you all whitewash	that you all whitewash
ellos/ustedes	encalen that they/you all whitewash	that they/you all whitewash

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encalara or encalase that I whitewashed	that I whitewashed
tú	encalaras or encalases that you whitewashed	that you whitewashed
él/ella/usted	encalara or encalase that he/she/you whitewashed	that he/she/you whitewashed
nosotros	encaláramos or encalásemos that we whitewashed	that we whitewashed
vosotros	encalarais or encalaseis that you all whitewashed	that you all whitewashed
ellos/ustedes	encalaran or encalasen that they/you all whitewashed	that they/you all whitewashed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	encala	whitewash! (you)
usted	encale	whitewash! (you formal)
nosotros	encalemos	let's whitewash!
vosotros	encalad	whitewash! (you all)
ustedes	encalen	whitewash! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no encales	don't whitewash! (you)
usted	no encale	don't whitewash! (you formal)
nosotros	no encalemos	let's not whitewash!
vosotros	no encaléis	don't whitewash! (you all)
ustedes	no encalen	don't whitewash! (you all)

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