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SPANISH VERB

enviar

to send

  • #178 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: enviando
  • Past participle: enviado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use enviar

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

  1. Present

    Le envío un mensaje a mi mamá cada mañana.

    I send my mom a message every morning.

  2. Past

    Envié el paquete por correo hace una semana.

    I sent the package by mail a week ago.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes enviábamos postales de cada viaje.

    We used to send postcards from every trip.

  4. Future

    Te enviaré las fotos de la boda esta noche.

    I'll send you the wedding photos tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Yo enviaría la solicitud hoy mismo, sin esperar.

    I would send the application today, without waiting.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es necesario que envíe su comprobante por correo.

    You need to send your receipt by email.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi jefa pidió que enviara el reporte antes del viernes.

    My boss asked me to send the report before Friday.

  8. Imperative

    Envíame tu ubicación cuando llegues al restaurante.

    Send me your location when you get to the restaurant.

Good to know

  • In Mexico "mandar" is the everyday word; "enviar" sounds a little more formal.

Where you hear enviar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Envío un mensaje a mi mamá. I send a message to my mom.
  • Ayer envié las fotos. Yesterday I sent the photos.
  • Mañana voy a enviar el correo. Tomorrow I'm going to send the email.
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Intermediate Level 1 · enviar

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