What does enfrentar mean in English?

Enfrentar means "to face" in English.

How do you conjugate enfrentar in Spanish?

Enfrentar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with enfrentar?

Common idiomatic expressions using enfrentar include: "enfrentarse a" (to face / to confront). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using enfrentar?

Enfrentar is a regular -ar verb

How do you use enfrentar in a sentence?

Example: "Enfrenté mis miedos." which means "I faced my fears." in English.

Enfrentar

to face

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

enfrentar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

enfrentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

enfrentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enfrento I face	I face
tú	enfrentas you face	you face
él/ella/usted	enfrenta he/she/you faces	he/she/you faces
nosotros	enfrentamos we face	we face
vosotros	enfrentáis you all face	you all face
ellos/ustedes	enfrentan they/you all face	they/you all face

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enfrentaba I used to face	I used to face
tú	enfrentabas you used to face	you used to face
él/ella/usted	enfrentaba he/she/you used to face	he/she/you used to face
nosotros	enfrentábamos we used to face	we used to face
vosotros	enfrentabais you all used to face	you all used to face
ellos/ustedes	enfrentaban they/you all used to face	they/you all used to face

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enfrenté I faced	I faced
tú	enfrentaste you faced	you faced
él/ella/usted	enfrentó he/she/you faced	he/she/you faced
nosotros	enfrentamos we faced	we faced
vosotros	enfrentasteis you all faced	you all faced
ellos/ustedes	enfrentaron they/you all faced	they/you all faced

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enfrentaré I will face	I will face
tú	enfrentarás you will face	you will face
él/ella/usted	enfrentará he/she/you will face	he/she/you will face
nosotros	enfrentaremos we will face	we will face
vosotros	enfrentaréis you all will face	you all will face
ellos/ustedes	enfrentarán they/you all will face	they/you all will face

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enfrentaría I would face	I would face
tú	enfrentarías you would face	you would face
él/ella/usted	enfrentaría he/she/you would face	he/she/you would face
nosotros	enfrentaríamos we would face	we would face
vosotros	enfrentaríais you all would face	you all would face
ellos/ustedes	enfrentarían they/you all would face	they/you all would face

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enfrente that I face	that I face
tú	enfrentes that you face	that you face
él/ella/usted	enfrente that he/she/you face	that he/she/you face
nosotros	enfrentemos that we face	that we face
vosotros	enfrentéis that you all face	that you all face
ellos/ustedes	enfrenten that they/you all face	that they/you all face

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enfrentara or enfrentase that I faced	that I faced
tú	enfrentaras or enfrentases that you faced	that you faced
él/ella/usted	enfrentara or enfrentase that he/she/you faced	that he/she/you faced
nosotros	enfrentáramos or enfrentásemos that we faced	that we faced
vosotros	enfrentarais or enfrentaseis that you all faced	that you all faced
ellos/ustedes	enfrentaran or enfrentasen that they/you all faced	that they/you all faced

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	enfrenta	face! (you)
usted	enfrente	face! (you formal)
nosotros	enfrentemos	let's face!
vosotros	enfrentad	face! (you all)
ustedes	enfrenten	face! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no enfrentes	don't face! (you)
usted	no enfrente	don't face! (you formal)
nosotros	no enfrentemos	let's not face!
vosotros	no enfrentéis	don't face! (you all)
ustedes	no enfrenten	don't face! (you all)

More About "enfrentar"

Idiomatic Expressions

enfrentarse a

to face / to confront

💡 Facing a challenge or opponent

Examples in Context

Enfrenté mis miedos.

I faced my fears.

Preterite

Enfrentamos muchos desafíos.

We face many challenges.

Present

Se han enfrentado al problema.

They have confronted the problem.

Present Perfect

Enfrentaremos la situación juntos.

We will face the situation together.

Future

Usage Notes

•Enfrentar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to face, to confront
•Reflexive "enfrentarse" is very common

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