Encaminar

to direct

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

encaminar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

encaminando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

encaminado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encamino I direct	I direct
tú	encaminas you direct	you direct
él/ella/usted	encamina he/she/you directs	he/she/you directs
nosotros	encaminamos we direct	we direct
vosotros	encamináis you all direct	you all direct
ellos/ustedes	encaminan they/you all direct	they/you all direct

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encaminaba I used to direct	I used to direct
tú	encaminabas you used to direct	you used to direct
él/ella/usted	encaminaba he/she/you used to direct	he/she/you used to direct
nosotros	encaminábamos we used to direct	we used to direct
vosotros	encaminabais you all used to direct	you all used to direct
ellos/ustedes	encaminaban they/you all used to direct	they/you all used to direct

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encaminé I directed	I directed
tú	encaminaste you directed	you directed
él/ella/usted	encaminó he/she/you directed	he/she/you directed
nosotros	encaminamos we directed	we directed
vosotros	encaminasteis you all directed	you all directed
ellos/ustedes	encaminaron they/you all directed	they/you all directed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encaminaré I will direct	I will direct
tú	encaminarás you will direct	you will direct
él/ella/usted	encaminará he/she/you will direct	he/she/you will direct
nosotros	encaminaremos we will direct	we will direct
vosotros	encaminaréis you all will direct	you all will direct
ellos/ustedes	encaminarán they/you all will direct	they/you all will direct

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encaminaría I would direct	I would direct
tú	encaminarías you would direct	you would direct
él/ella/usted	encaminaría he/she/you would direct	he/she/you would direct
nosotros	encaminaríamos we would direct	we would direct
vosotros	encaminaríais you all would direct	you all would direct
ellos/ustedes	encaminarían they/you all would direct	they/you all would direct

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encamine that I direct	that I direct
tú	encamines that you direct	that you direct
él/ella/usted	encamine that he/she/you direct	that he/she/you direct
nosotros	encaminemos that we direct	that we direct
vosotros	encaminéis that you all direct	that you all direct
ellos/ustedes	encaminen that they/you all direct	that they/you all direct

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encaminara or encaminase that I directed	that I directed
tú	encaminaras or encaminases that you directed	that you directed
él/ella/usted	encaminara or encaminase that he/she/you directed	that he/she/you directed
nosotros	encamináramos or encaminásemos that we directed	that we directed
vosotros	encaminarais or encaminaseis that you all directed	that you all directed
ellos/ustedes	encaminaran or encaminasen that they/you all directed	that they/you all directed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	encamina	direct! (you)
usted	encamine	direct! (you formal)
nosotros	encaminemos	let's direct!
vosotros	encaminad	direct! (you all)
ustedes	encaminen	direct! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no encamines	don't direct! (you)
usted	no encamine	don't direct! (you formal)
nosotros	no encaminemos	let's not direct!
vosotros	no encaminéis	don't direct! (you all)
ustedes	no encaminen	don't direct! (you all)

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