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SPANISH VERB

encargarse

to see to, to take care of

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: encargándose
  • Past participle: encargado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use encargarse

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

  1. Present

    Yo me encargo de las bebidas, tú trae el hielo.

    I'll see to the drinks, you bring the ice.

  2. Past

    Mi hermano se encargó de todo el papeleo.

    My brother took care of all the paperwork.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi madre se encargaba de la cocina en Navidad.

    My mother took care of the cooking at Christmas.

  4. Future

    ¿Quién se encargará del perro en vacaciones?

    Who will look after the dog during the holidays?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me encargaría de las flores si quieres.

    I'd take care of the flowers if you like.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que te encargues de recoger a los niños.

    I need you to see to picking up the children.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidió que me encargara de la música.

    She asked me to take care of the music.

  8. Imperative

    Encárgate tú de la tarta, que yo no sé cocinar.

    You see to the cake, I can't cook.

Good to know

  • "Encargarse de" is to see to something: me encargo de las bebidas. "Yo me encargo" alone is "leave it to me".

Where you hear encargarse

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Del jamón me encargo yo. I'm the one in charge of the ham.
  • Yo me encargué de la cena de Nochebuena. I took care of the Christmas Eve dinner.
  • Me voy a encargar de la fiesta de Rosario. I'm going to take care of Rosario's party.
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