Ella VerbsTo board, to embark Irregular Verb
At a glance: Embarcar (to board, to embark) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: embarco, embarcas, embarca, embarcamos, embarcáis, embarcan. Its irregularities include: C changes to qu for yo in the indicative preterite and for all pronouns in the subjunctive present (which therefore also affects the imperatives).
Embarcar is the Spanish verb for "to board, to embark". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to embarcar include: abordar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | embarcar | to board, to embark |
| Past participle | embarcado | boarded |
| Gerund | embarcando | boarding |
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The Indicative Present of embarcar 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, "embarco", meaning "I board".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embarco | I board |
| Tú | embarcas | you board |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embarca | s/he boards |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embarcamos | we board |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embarcáis | you (plural) board |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embarcan | they board |
The Indicative Preterite of embarcar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "embarqué", meaning "I boarded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embarqué | I boarded |
| Tú | embarcaste | you boarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embarcó | s/he boarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embarcamos | we boarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embarcasteis | you (plural) boarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embarcaron | they boarded |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Imperfect of embarcar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "embarcaba", meaning "I used to board".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embarcaba | I used to board |
| Tú | embarcabas | you used to board |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embarcaba | s/he used to board |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embarcábamos | we used to board |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embarcabais | you (plural) used to board |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embarcaban | they used to board |
The Indicative Present Continuous of embarcar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy embarcando", meaning "I am boarding".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy embarcando | I am boarding |
| Tú | estás embarcando | you are boarding |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está embarcando | s/he is boarding |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos embarcando | we are boarding |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis embarcando | you (plural) are boarding |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están embarcando | they are boarding |
The Indicative Informal Future of embarcar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a embarcar", meaning "I am going to board".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a embarcar | I am going to board |
| Tú | vas a embarcar | you are going to board |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a embarcar | s/he is going to board |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a embarcar | we are going to board |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a embarcar | you (plural) are going to board |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a embarcar | they are going to board |
The Indicative Future of embarcar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "embarcaré", meaning "I will board".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embarcaré | I will board |
| Tú | embarcarás | you will board |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embarcará | s/he will board |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embarcaremos | we will board |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embarcaréis | you (plural) will board |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embarcarán | they will board |
The Indicative Conditional of embarcar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "embarcaría", meaning "I would board".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embarcaría | I would board |
| Tú | embarcarías | you would board |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embarcaría | s/he would board |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embarcaríamos | we would board |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embarcaríais | you (plural) would board |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embarcarían | they would board |
The Indicative Present Perfect of embarcar 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 embarcado", meaning "I have boarded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he embarcado | I have boarded |
| Tú | has embarcado | you have boarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha embarcado | s/he has boarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos embarcado | we have boarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis embarcado | you (plural) have boarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han embarcado | they have boarded |
The Indicative Past Perfect of embarcar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había embarcado", meaning "I had boarded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había embarcado | I had boarded |
| Tú | habías embarcado | you had boarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había embarcado | s/he had boarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos embarcado | we had boarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais embarcado | you (plural) had boarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían embarcado | they had boarded |
The Indicative Future Perfect of embarcar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré embarcado", meaning "I will have boarded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré embarcado | I will have boarded |
| Tú | habrás embarcado | you will have boarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá embarcado | s/he will have boarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos embarcado | we will have boarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis embarcado | you (plural) will have boarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán embarcado | they will have boarded |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of embarcar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría embarcado", meaning "I would have boarded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría embarcado | I would have boarded |
| Tú | habrías embarcado | you would have boarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría embarcado | s/he would have boarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos embarcado | we would have boarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais embarcado | you (plural) would have boarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían embarcado | they would have boarded |
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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, "embarque", meaning "I board".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embarque | I board |
| Tú | embarques | you board |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embarque | s/he boards |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embarquemos | we board |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embarquéis | you (plural) board |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embarquen | they board |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "embarcara", meaning "I boarded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embarcara | I boarded |
| Tú | embarcaras | you boarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embarcara | s/he boarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embarcáramos | we boarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embarcarais | you (plural) boarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embarcaran | they boarded |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "embarcare", meaning "I will board".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | embarcare | I will board |
| Tú | embarcares | you will board |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embarcare | s/he will board |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embarcáremos | we will board |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embarcareis | you (plural) will board |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embarcaren | they will board |
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 embarcado", meaning "I have boarded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya embarcado | I have boarded |
| Tú | hayas embarcado | you have boarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya embarcado | s/he has boarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos embarcado | we have boarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis embarcado | you (plural) have boarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan embarcado | they have boarded |
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 embarcado", meaning "I had boarded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera embarcado | I had boarded |
| Tú | hubieras embarcado | you had boarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera embarcado | s/he had boarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos embarcado | we had boarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais embarcado | you (plural) had boarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran embarcado | they had boarded |
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 embarcado", meaning "I will have boarded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere embarcado | I will have boarded |
| Tú | hubieres embarcado | you will have boarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere embarcado | s/he will have boarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos embarcado | we will have boarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis embarcado | you (plural) will have boarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren embarcado | they will have boarded |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "embarque", meaning "(to you formal) board!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | embarca | (to you) board! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | embarque | (to you formal) board! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | embarquemos | let's board! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | embarcad | (to you plural) board! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | embarquen | (to you plural formal) board! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no embarque", meaning "(to you formal) don't board!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no embarques | (to you) don't board! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no embarque | (to you formal) don't board! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no embarquemos | let's not board! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no embarquéis | (to you plural) don't board! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no embarquen | (to you plural formal) don't board! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Embarcar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: C changes to qu for yo in the indicative preterite and for all pronouns in the subjunctive present (which therefore also affects the imperatives).
In the present tense (presente), embarcar is conjugated as: yo embarco, tú embarcas, él/ella/usted embarca, nosotros embarcamos, vosotros embarcáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes embarcan. 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), embarcar is conjugated as: yo embarqué, tú embarcaste, él/ella/usted embarcó, nosotros embarcamos, vosotros embarcasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes embarcaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), embarcar is conjugated as: yo embarcaba, tú embarcabas, él/ella/usted embarcaba, nosotros embarcábamos, vosotros embarcabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes embarcaban. 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), embarcar is conjugated as: yo embarcaré, tú embarcarás, él/ella/usted embarcará, nosotros embarcaremos, vosotros embarcaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes embarcarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), embarcar is conjugated as: yo embarque, tú embarques, él/ella/usted embarque, nosotros embarquemos, vosotros embarquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes embarquen. 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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