Encerar

to wax

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

encerar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

encerando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

encerado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encero I wax	I wax
tú	enceras you wax	you wax
él/ella/usted	encera he/she/you waxs	he/she/you waxs
nosotros	enceramos we wax	we wax
vosotros	enceráis you all wax	you all wax
ellos/ustedes	enceran they/you all wax	they/you all wax

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enceraba I used to wax	I used to wax
tú	encerabas you used to wax	you used to wax
él/ella/usted	enceraba he/she/you used to wax	he/she/you used to wax
nosotros	encerábamos we used to wax	we used to wax
vosotros	encerabais you all used to wax	you all used to wax
ellos/ustedes	enceraban they/you all used to wax	they/you all used to wax

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enceré I waxed	I waxed
tú	enceraste you waxed	you waxed
él/ella/usted	enceró he/she/you waxed	he/she/you waxed
nosotros	enceramos we waxed	we waxed
vosotros	encerasteis you all waxed	you all waxed
ellos/ustedes	enceraron they/you all waxed	they/you all waxed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enceraré I will wax	I will wax
tú	encerarás you will wax	you will wax
él/ella/usted	encerará he/she/you will wax	he/she/you will wax
nosotros	enceraremos we will wax	we will wax
vosotros	enceraréis you all will wax	you all will wax
ellos/ustedes	encerarán they/you all will wax	they/you all will wax

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enceraría I would wax	I would wax
tú	encerarías you would wax	you would wax
él/ella/usted	enceraría he/she/you would wax	he/she/you would wax
nosotros	enceraríamos we would wax	we would wax
vosotros	enceraríais you all would wax	you all would wax
ellos/ustedes	encerarían they/you all would wax	they/you all would wax

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encere that I wax	that I wax
tú	enceres that you wax	that you wax
él/ella/usted	encere that he/she/you wax	that he/she/you wax
nosotros	enceremos that we wax	that we wax
vosotros	enceréis that you all wax	that you all wax
ellos/ustedes	enceren that they/you all wax	that they/you all wax

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encerara or encerase that I waxed	that I waxed
tú	enceraras or encerases that you waxed	that you waxed
él/ella/usted	encerara or encerase that he/she/you waxed	that he/she/you waxed
nosotros	enceráramos or encerásemos that we waxed	that we waxed
vosotros	encerarais or enceraseis that you all waxed	that you all waxed
ellos/ustedes	enceraran or encerasen that they/you all waxed	that they/you all waxed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	encera	wax! (you)
usted	encere	wax! (you formal)
nosotros	enceremos	let's wax!
vosotros	encerad	wax! (you all)
ustedes	enceren	wax! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no enceres	don't wax! (you)
usted	no encere	don't wax! (you formal)
nosotros	no enceremos	let's not wax!
vosotros	no enceréis	don't wax! (you all)
ustedes	no enceren	don't wax! (you all)

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