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SPANISH VERB

encantar

to love (word for word, to delight)

  • #232 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: encantando
  • Past participle: encantado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I love (word for word
  2. tú you love (word for word
  3. usted, él, ella he/she loves (word for word
  4. nosotros we love (word for word
  5. vosotros Spain you all love (word for word
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they love (word for word

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I loved (word for word
  2. tú you loved (word for word
  3. usted, él, ella he/she loved (word for word
  4. nosotros we loved (word for word
  5. vosotros Spain you all loved (word for word
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they loved (word for word

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to love (word for word
  2. tú you used to love (word for word
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to love (word for word
  4. nosotros we used to love (word for word
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to love (word for word
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to love (word for word

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will love (word for word
  2. tú you will love (word for word
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will love (word for word
  4. nosotros we will love (word for word
  5. vosotros Spain you all will love (word for word
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will love (word for word

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would love (word for word
  2. tú you would love (word for word
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would love (word for word
  4. nosotros we would love (word for word
  5. vosotros Spain you all would love (word for word
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would love (word for word

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I love (word for word
  2. tú (that) you love (word for word
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she love (word for word
  4. nosotros (that) we love (word for word
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all love (word for word
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they love (word for word

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I loved (word for word
  2. tú (if) you loved (word for word
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she loved (word for word
  4. nosotros (if) we loved (word for word
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all loved (word for word
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they loved (word for word

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú love (word for word!
  2. usted love (word for word! (formal)
  3. nosotros love (word for word! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain love (word for word! (all of you)
  5. ustedes love (word for word! (all of you)

How to use encantar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Me encantan los tamales de mi tía.

    I love my aunt's tamales.

  2. Past

    A los niños les encantó el museo.

    The kids loved the museum.

  3. Imperfect

    A mi abuela le encantaba cantar boleros.

    My grandmother loved singing boleros.

  4. Future

    Te encantará la vista desde la terraza.

    You will love the view from the terrace.

  5. Conditional

    Me encantaría ir contigo al concierto.

    I would love to go to the concert with you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que les encante el regalo.

    I hope you all love the gift.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No creí que le encantara tanto la playa.

    I didn't think she would love the beach so much.

  8. Imperative

    Encanta a todos con tu sonrisa, Lucía.

    Charm everyone with your smile, Lucía.

Good to know

  • Me encanta is a strong me gusta: I love it.

Where you hear encantar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Me encanta el chocolate. I love chocolate.
  • Me encantó la casa de Valeria. I loved Valeria's house.
  • Te va a encantar la playa. You're going to love the beach.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Me encanta el chocolate. I love chocolate.
  • Me encantó la casa de Valeria. I loved Valeria's house.
  • Te va a encantar la playa. You're going to love the beach.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.