What does enviar mean in English?

Enviar means "to send" in English.

How do you conjugate enviar in Spanish?

Enviar 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.

How do you use enviar in a sentence?

Example: "Envié un mensaje." which means "I sent a message." in English.

What are synonyms for enviar?

Spanish synonyms for enviar include: mandar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Enviar

to send

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

enviar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

enviando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

enviado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	envio I send	I send
tú	envias you send	you send
él/ella/usted	envia he/she/you sends	he/she/you sends
nosotros	enviamos we send	we send
vosotros	enviáis you all send	you all send
ellos/ustedes	envian they/you all send	they/you all send

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enviaba I used to send	I used to send
tú	enviabas you used to send	you used to send
él/ella/usted	enviaba he/she/you used to send	he/she/you used to send
nosotros	enviábamos we used to send	we used to send
vosotros	enviabais you all used to send	you all used to send
ellos/ustedes	enviaban they/you all used to send	they/you all used to send

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	envié I sent	I sent
tú	enviaste you sent	you sent
él/ella/usted	envió he/she/you sent	he/she/you sent
nosotros	enviamos we sent	we sent
vosotros	enviasteis you all sent	you all sent
ellos/ustedes	enviaron they/you all sent	they/you all sent

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enviaré I will send	I will send
tú	enviarás you will send	you will send
él/ella/usted	enviará he/she/you will send	he/she/you will send
nosotros	enviaremos we will send	we will send
vosotros	enviaréis you all will send	you all will send
ellos/ustedes	enviarán they/you all will send	they/you all will send

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enviaría I would send	I would send
tú	enviarías you would send	you would send
él/ella/usted	enviaría he/she/you would send	he/she/you would send
nosotros	enviaríamos we would send	we would send
vosotros	enviaríais you all would send	you all would send
ellos/ustedes	enviarían they/you all would send	they/you all would send

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	envie that I send	that I send
tú	envies that you send	that you send
él/ella/usted	envie that he/she/you send	that he/she/you send
nosotros	enviemos that we send	that we send
vosotros	enviéis that you all send	that you all send
ellos/ustedes	envien that they/you all send	that they/you all send

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enviara or enviase that I sent	that I sent
tú	enviaras or enviases that you sent	that you sent
él/ella/usted	enviara or enviase that he/she/you sent	that he/she/you sent
nosotros	enviáramos or enviásemos that we sent	that we sent
vosotros	enviarais or enviaseis that you all sent	that you all sent
ellos/ustedes	enviaran or enviasen that they/you all sent	that they/you all sent

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	envia	send! (you)
usted	envie	send! (you formal)
nosotros	enviemos	let's send!
vosotros	enviad	send! (you all)
ustedes	envien	send! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no envies	don't send! (you)
usted	no envie	don't send! (you formal)
nosotros	no enviemos	let's not send!
vosotros	no enviéis	don't send! (you all)
ustedes	no envien	don't send! (you all)

More About "enviar"

Examples in Context

Envié un mensaje.

I sent a message.

Preterite

Envío cartas a mi familia.

I send letters to my family.

Present

Han enviado el paquete.

They have sent the package.

Present Perfect

Enviaré el informe mañana.

I will send the report tomorrow.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

mandar(to send)

More common in some regions

Usage Notes

•Enviar is a regular -ar verb
•Requires accent on í in some forms: envío, envías
•Main meaning: to send

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