Ella VerbsTo pack, to package Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Embalar (to pack, to package) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: embalo, embalas, embala, embalamos, embaláis, embalan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Embalar is the Spanish verb for "to pack, to package". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to embalar include: empacar, empaquetar, envasar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | embalar | to pack, to package |
| Past participle | embalado | packed |
| Gerund | embalando | packing |
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The Indicative Present of embalar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "embalo", meaning "I pack".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embalo | I pack |
| Tú | embalas | you pack |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embala | s/he packs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embalamos | we pack |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embaláis | you (plural) pack |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embalan | they pack |
The Indicative Preterite of embalar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "embalé", meaning "I packed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embalé | I packed |
| Tú | embalaste | you packed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embaló | s/he packed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embalamos | we packed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embalasteis | you (plural) packed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embalaron | they packed |
The Indicative Imperfect of embalar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "embalaba", meaning "I used to pack".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embalaba | I used to pack |
| Tú | embalabas | you used to pack |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embalaba | s/he used to pack |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embalábamos | we used to pack |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embalabais | you (plural) used to pack |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embalaban | they used to pack |
The Indicative Present Continuous of embalar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy embalando", meaning "I am packing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy embalando | I am packing |
| Tú | estás embalando | you are packing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está embalando | s/he is packing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos embalando | we are packing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis embalando | you (plural) are packing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están embalando | they are packing |
The Indicative Informal Future of embalar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a embalar", meaning "I am going to pack".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a embalar | I am going to pack |
| Tú | vas a embalar | you are going to pack |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a embalar | s/he is going to pack |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a embalar | we are going to pack |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a embalar | you (plural) are going to pack |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a embalar | they are going to pack |
The Indicative Future of embalar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "embalaré", meaning "I will pack".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embalaré | I will pack |
| Tú | embalarás | you will pack |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embalará | s/he will pack |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embalaremos | we will pack |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embalaréis | you (plural) will pack |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embalarán | they will pack |
The Indicative Conditional of embalar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "embalaría", meaning "I would pack".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embalaría | I would pack |
| Tú | embalarías | you would pack |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embalaría | s/he would pack |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embalaríamos | we would pack |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embalaríais | you (plural) would pack |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embalarían | they would pack |
The Indicative Present Perfect of embalar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he embalado", meaning "I have packed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he embalado | I have packed |
| Tú | has embalado | you have packed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha embalado | s/he has packed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos embalado | we have packed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis embalado | you (plural) have packed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han embalado | they have packed |
The Indicative Past Perfect of embalar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había embalado", meaning "I had packed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había embalado | I had packed |
| Tú | habías embalado | you had packed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había embalado | s/he had packed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos embalado | we had packed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais embalado | you (plural) had packed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían embalado | they had packed |
The Indicative Future Perfect of embalar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré embalado", meaning "I will have packed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré embalado | I will have packed |
| Tú | habrás embalado | you will have packed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá embalado | s/he will have packed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos embalado | we will have packed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis embalado | you (plural) will have packed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán embalado | they will have packed |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of embalar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría embalado", meaning "I would have packed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría embalado | I would have packed |
| Tú | habrías embalado | you would have packed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría embalado | s/he would have packed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos embalado | we would have packed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais embalado | you (plural) would have packed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían embalado | they would have packed |
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "embale", meaning "I pack".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embale | I pack |
| Tú | embales | you pack |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embale | s/he packs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embalemos | we pack |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embaléis | you (plural) pack |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embalen | they pack |
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "embalara", meaning "I packed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embalara | I packed |
| Tú | embalaras | you packed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embalara | s/he packed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embaláramos | we packed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embalarais | you (plural) packed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embalaran | they packed |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "embalare", meaning "I will pack".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embalare | I will pack |
| Tú | embalares | you will pack |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embalare | s/he will pack |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embaláremos | we will pack |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embalareis | you (plural) will pack |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embalaren | they will pack |
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya embalado", meaning "I have packed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya embalado | I have packed |
| Tú | hayas embalado | you have packed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya embalado | s/he has packed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos embalado | we have packed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis embalado | you (plural) have packed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan embalado | they have packed |
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera embalado", meaning "I had packed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera embalado | I had packed |
| Tú | hubieras embalado | you had packed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera embalado | s/he had packed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos embalado | we had packed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais embalado | you (plural) had packed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran embalado | they had packed |
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere embalado", meaning "I will have packed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere embalado | I will have packed |
| Tú | hubieres embalado | you will have packed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere embalado | s/he will have packed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos embalado | we will have packed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis embalado | you (plural) will have packed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren embalado | they will have packed |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "embale", meaning "(to you formal) pack!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | embala | (to you) pack! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embale | (to you formal) pack! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embalemos | let's pack! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embalad | (to you plural) pack! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embalen | (to you plural formal) pack! |
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no embale", meaning "(to you formal) don't pack!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no embales | (to you) don't pack! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no embale | (to you formal) don't pack! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no embalemos | let's not pack! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no embaléis | (to you plural) don't pack! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no embalen | (to you plural formal) don't pack! |
Embalar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
In the present tense (presente), embalar is conjugated as: yo embalo, tú embalas, él/ella/usted embala, nosotros embalamos, vosotros embaláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes embalan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), embalar is conjugated as: yo embalé, tú embalaste, él/ella/usted embaló, nosotros embalamos, vosotros embalasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes embalaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), embalar is conjugated as: yo embalaba, tú embalabas, él/ella/usted embalaba, nosotros embalábamos, vosotros embalabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes embalaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), embalar is conjugated as: yo embalaré, tú embalarás, él/ella/usted embalará, nosotros embalaremos, vosotros embalaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes embalarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), embalar is conjugated as: yo embale, tú embales, él/ella/usted embale, nosotros embalemos, vosotros embaléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes embalen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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