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SPANISH VERB

envasar

to pack, in a container

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: envasando
  • Past participle: envasado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use envasar

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

  1. Present

    En esta fábrica envasan aceitunas para toda Europa.

    In this factory they pack olives for all of Europe.

  2. Past

    Mi madre envasó tomate frito para todo el invierno.

    My mum jarred tomato sauce for the whole winter.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo envasaba su propio aceite en garrafas.

    My grandad used to bottle his own oil in big jugs.

  4. Future

    Mañana envasaremos la miel en tarros pequeños.

    Tomorrow we'll pack the honey into small jars.

  5. Conditional

    Yo envasaría el gazpacho en botellas de cristal.

    I'd bottle the gazpacho in glass bottles.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es importante que envases el pescado bien frío.

    It's important to pack the fish well chilled.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Pidieron que envasáramos los pedidos antes del viernes.

    They asked us to pack the orders before Friday.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Envasa las fresas antes de que se estropeen!

    Pack the strawberries before they go bad!

Where you hear envasar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Envasamos el queso al vacío. We vacuum-pack the cheese.
  • Envasé la mermelada en tarros pequeños. I put the jam into small jars.
  • Mañana voy a envasar el resto. Tomorrow I'm going to pack the rest.
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Verbs like this one

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