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SPANISH VERB

envolver

to wrap

  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: envolviendo
  • Past participle: envuelto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use envolver

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

  1. Present

    En la tienda envuelven los regalos gratis.

    At the store they wrap gifts for free.

  2. Past

    Envolví los platos en periódico para la mudanza.

    I wrapped the plates in newspaper for the move.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela envolvía los tamales con hojas de plátano.

    My grandma used to wrap the tamales in banana leaves.

  4. Future

    Envolveré el regalo con papel azul y un moño.

    I'll wrap the gift in blue paper with a bow.

  5. Conditional

    Yo envolvería las copas una por una.

    I'd wrap the glasses one by one.

  6. Present subjunctive

    ¿Quiere que se lo envuelva para regalo?

    Would you like me to gift-wrap it?

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí al señor que envolviera bien la piñata.

    I asked the man to wrap the piñata well.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Envuelve bien la torta o se enfría!

    Wrap the sandwich well or it'll get cold!

Good to know

  • "¿Se lo envuelvo para regalo?" is what the shop asks: shall I gift-wrap it?

Where you hear envolver

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Yo envuelvo todo en papel. I wrap everything in paper.
  • El señor envolvió las copas una por una. The man wrapped the glasses one by one.
  • Mañana voy a envolver los regalos. Tomorrow I'm going to wrap the presents.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Envuelvo los regalos con papel. I wrap the presents in paper.
  • Envolví el libro para el viaje. I wrapped the book for the journey.
  • Voy a envolver la botella en una toalla. I'm going to wrap the bottle in a towel.
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As Long As You Wrap Them Well

Intermediate Level 3 · me las envuelva bien

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Built Inside the Mosque

Advanced Level 1 · me lo envuelve · se lo envuelvo

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It's Not Wrong, It's Different

Advanced Level 1 · envuélvelo

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In Her Own Hand

Advanced Level 3 · envuelto

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