Encender

to turn on

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

encender

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

encendiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

encendido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encendo I turn on	I turn on
tú	encendes you turn on	you turn on
él/ella/usted	encende he/she/you turn ons	he/she/you turn ons
nosotros	encendemos we turn on	we turn on
vosotros	encendéis you all turn on	you all turn on
ellos/ustedes	encenden they/you all turn on	they/you all turn on

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encendía I used to turn on	I used to turn on
tú	encendías you used to turn on	you used to turn on
él/ella/usted	encendía he/she/you used to turn on	he/she/you used to turn on
nosotros	encendíamos we used to turn on	we used to turn on
vosotros	encendíais you all used to turn on	you all used to turn on
ellos/ustedes	encendían they/you all used to turn on	they/you all used to turn on

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encendí I turn oned	I turn oned
tú	encendiste you turn oned	you turn oned
él/ella/usted	encendió he/she/you turn oned	he/she/you turn oned
nosotros	encendimos we turn oned	we turn oned
vosotros	encendisteis you all turn oned	you all turn oned
ellos/ustedes	encendieron they/you all turn oned	they/you all turn oned

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encenderé I will turn on	I will turn on
tú	encenderás you will turn on	you will turn on
él/ella/usted	encenderá he/she/you will turn on	he/she/you will turn on
nosotros	encenderemos we will turn on	we will turn on
vosotros	encenderéis you all will turn on	you all will turn on
ellos/ustedes	encenderán they/you all will turn on	they/you all will turn on

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encendería I would turn on	I would turn on
tú	encenderías you would turn on	you would turn on
él/ella/usted	encendería he/she/you would turn on	he/she/you would turn on
nosotros	encenderíamos we would turn on	we would turn on
vosotros	encenderíais you all would turn on	you all would turn on
ellos/ustedes	encenderían they/you all would turn on	they/you all would turn on

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encenda that I turn on	that I turn on
tú	encendas that you turn on	that you turn on
él/ella/usted	encenda that he/she/you turn on	that he/she/you turn on
nosotros	encendamos that we turn on	that we turn on
vosotros	encendáis that you all turn on	that you all turn on
ellos/ustedes	encendan that they/you all turn on	that they/you all turn on

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encendiera or encendiese that I turn oned	that I turn oned
tú	encendieras or encendieses that you turn oned	that you turn oned
él/ella/usted	encendiera or encendiese that he/she/you turn oned	that he/she/you turn oned
nosotros	encendiéramos or encendiésemos that we turn oned	that we turn oned
vosotros	encendierais or encendieseis that you all turn oned	that you all turn oned
ellos/ustedes	encendieran or encendiesen that they/you all turn oned	that they/you all turn oned

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	encende	turn on! (you)
usted	encenda	turn on! (you formal)
nosotros	encendamos	let's turn on!
vosotros	encended	turn on! (you all)
ustedes	encendan	turn on! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no encendas	don't turn on! (you)
usted	no encenda	don't turn on! (you formal)
nosotros	no encendamos	let's not turn on!
vosotros	no encendáis	don't turn on! (you all)
ustedes	no encendan	don't turn on! (you all)

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