Encoger

to shrink

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

encoger

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

encogiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

encogido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encojo I shrink	I shrink
tú	encoges you shrink	you shrink
él/ella/usted	encoge he/she/you shrinks	he/she/you shrinks
nosotros	encogemos we shrink	we shrink
vosotros	encogéis you all shrink	you all shrink
ellos/ustedes	encogen they/you all shrink	they/you all shrink

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encogía I used to shrink	I used to shrink
tú	encogías you used to shrink	you used to shrink
él/ella/usted	encogía he/she/you used to shrink	he/she/you used to shrink
nosotros	encogíamos we used to shrink	we used to shrink
vosotros	encogíais you all used to shrink	you all used to shrink
ellos/ustedes	encogían they/you all used to shrink	they/you all used to shrink

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encogí I shrinked	I shrinked
tú	encogiste you shrinked	you shrinked
él/ella/usted	encogió he/she/you shrinked	he/she/you shrinked
nosotros	encogimos we shrinked	we shrinked
vosotros	encogisteis you all shrinked	you all shrinked
ellos/ustedes	encogieron they/you all shrinked	they/you all shrinked

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encogeré I will shrink	I will shrink
tú	encogerás you will shrink	you will shrink
él/ella/usted	encogerá he/she/you will shrink	he/she/you will shrink
nosotros	encogeremos we will shrink	we will shrink
vosotros	encogeréis you all will shrink	you all will shrink
ellos/ustedes	encogerán they/you all will shrink	they/you all will shrink

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encogería I would shrink	I would shrink
tú	encogerías you would shrink	you would shrink
él/ella/usted	encogería he/she/you would shrink	he/she/you would shrink
nosotros	encogeríamos we would shrink	we would shrink
vosotros	encogeríais you all would shrink	you all would shrink
ellos/ustedes	encogerían they/you all would shrink	they/you all would shrink

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encoja that I shrink	that I shrink
tú	encojas that you shrink	that you shrink
él/ella/usted	encoja that he/she/you shrink	that he/she/you shrink
nosotros	encojamos that we shrink	that we shrink
vosotros	encojáis that you all shrink	that you all shrink
ellos/ustedes	encojan that they/you all shrink	that they/you all shrink

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	encogiera or encogiese that I shrinked	that I shrinked
tú	encogieras or encogieses that you shrinked	that you shrinked
él/ella/usted	encogiera or encogiese that he/she/you shrinked	that he/she/you shrinked
nosotros	encogiéramos or encogiésemos that we shrinked	that we shrinked
vosotros	encogierais or encogieseis that you all shrinked	that you all shrinked
ellos/ustedes	encogieran or encogiesen that they/you all shrinked	that they/you all shrinked

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	encoge	shrink! (you)
usted	encoja	shrink! (you formal)
nosotros	encojamos	let's shrink!
vosotros	encoged	shrink! (you all)
ustedes	encojan	shrink! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no encojas	don't shrink! (you)
usted	no encoja	don't shrink! (you formal)
nosotros	no encojamos	let's not shrink!
vosotros	no encojáis	don't shrink! (you all)
ustedes	no encojan	don't shrink! (you all)

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