Encarcelar

to imprison

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

encarcelar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

encarcelando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

encarcelado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encarcelo I imprison	I imprison
tú	encarcelas you imprison	you imprison
él/ella/usted	encarcela he/she/you imprisons	he/she/you imprisons
nosotros	encarcelamos we imprison	we imprison
vosotros	encarceláis you all imprison	you all imprison
ellos/ustedes	encarcelan they/you all imprison	they/you all imprison

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encarcelaba I used to imprison	I used to imprison
tú	encarcelabas you used to imprison	you used to imprison
él/ella/usted	encarcelaba he/she/you used to imprison	he/she/you used to imprison
nosotros	encarcelábamos we used to imprison	we used to imprison
vosotros	encarcelabais you all used to imprison	you all used to imprison
ellos/ustedes	encarcelaban they/you all used to imprison	they/you all used to imprison

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encarcelé I imprisoned	I imprisoned
tú	encarcelaste you imprisoned	you imprisoned
él/ella/usted	encarceló he/she/you imprisoned	he/she/you imprisoned
nosotros	encarcelamos we imprisoned	we imprisoned
vosotros	encarcelasteis you all imprisoned	you all imprisoned
ellos/ustedes	encarcelaron they/you all imprisoned	they/you all imprisoned

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encarcelaré I will imprison	I will imprison
tú	encarcelarás you will imprison	you will imprison
él/ella/usted	encarcelará he/she/you will imprison	he/she/you will imprison
nosotros	encarcelaremos we will imprison	we will imprison
vosotros	encarcelaréis you all will imprison	you all will imprison
ellos/ustedes	encarcelarán they/you all will imprison	they/you all will imprison

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encarcelaría I would imprison	I would imprison
tú	encarcelarías you would imprison	you would imprison
él/ella/usted	encarcelaría he/she/you would imprison	he/she/you would imprison
nosotros	encarcelaríamos we would imprison	we would imprison
vosotros	encarcelaríais you all would imprison	you all would imprison
ellos/ustedes	encarcelarían they/you all would imprison	they/you all would imprison

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encarcele that I imprison	that I imprison
tú	encarceles that you imprison	that you imprison
él/ella/usted	encarcele that he/she/you imprison	that he/she/you imprison
nosotros	encarcelemos that we imprison	that we imprison
vosotros	encarceléis that you all imprison	that you all imprison
ellos/ustedes	encarcelen that they/you all imprison	that they/you all imprison

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encarcelara or encarcelase that I imprisoned	that I imprisoned
tú	encarcelaras or encarcelases that you imprisoned	that you imprisoned
él/ella/usted	encarcelara or encarcelase that he/she/you imprisoned	that he/she/you imprisoned
nosotros	encarceláramos or encarcelásemos that we imprisoned	that we imprisoned
vosotros	encarcelarais or encarcelaseis that you all imprisoned	that you all imprisoned
ellos/ustedes	encarcelaran or encarcelasen that they/you all imprisoned	that they/you all imprisoned

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	encarcela	imprison! (you)
usted	encarcele	imprison! (you formal)
nosotros	encarcelemos	let's imprison!
vosotros	encarcelad	imprison! (you all)
ustedes	encarcelen	imprison! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no encarceles	don't imprison! (you)
usted	no encarcele	don't imprison! (you formal)
nosotros	no encarcelemos	let's not imprison!
vosotros	no encarceléis	don't imprison! (you all)
ustedes	no encarcelen	don't imprison! (you all)

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