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How to conjugate Embarcar in Spanish

embarcar to 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. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (embarqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (embarque).

Past participle
embarcado boarded
Gerund
embarcando boarding
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Indicative tenses of Embarcar

Embarcar in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoembarcoI board
Túembarcasyou board
Ella / Él / Ustedembarcas/he boards
Nosotras / Nosotrosembarcamoswe board
Vosotras / Vosotrosembarcáisyou (plural) board
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesembarcanthey board

How it’s built: Regular: stem embarc- plus the -ar endings.

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Embarcar in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoembarquéI boarded
Túembarcasteyou boarded
Ella / Él / Ustedembarcós/he boarded
Nosotras / Nosotrosembarcamoswe boarded
Vosotras / Vosotrosembarcasteisyou (plural) boarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesembarcaronthey boarded

How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (embarqué); the other forms are regular.

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Embarcar in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoembarcabaI used to board
Túembarcabasyou used to board
Ella / Él / Ustedembarcabas/he used to board
Nosotras / Nosotrosembarcábamoswe used to board
Vosotras / Vosotrosembarcabaisyou (plural) used to board
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesembarcabanthey used to board

How it’s built: Regular: stem embarc- plus the -ar endings.

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Embarcar in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy embarcandoI am boarding
Túestás embarcandoyou are boarding
Ella / Él / Ustedestá embarcandos/he is boarding
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos embarcandowe are boarding
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis embarcandoyou (plural) are boarding
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán embarcandothey are boarding

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund embarcando.

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Embarcar in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a embarcarI am going to board
Túvas a embarcaryou are going to board
Ella / Él / Ustedva a embarcars/he is going to board
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a embarcarwe are going to board
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a embarcaryou (plural) are going to board
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a embarcarthey are going to board

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive embarcar.

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Embarcar in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoembarcaréI will board
Túembarcarásyou will board
Ella / Él / Ustedembarcarás/he will board
Nosotras / Nosotrosembarcaremoswe will board
Vosotras / Vosotrosembarcaréisyou (plural) will board
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesembarcaránthey will board

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive embarcar plus the future endings.

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Embarcar in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoembarcaríaI would board
Túembarcaríasyou would board
Ella / Él / Ustedembarcarías/he would board
Nosotras / Nosotrosembarcaríamoswe would board
Vosotras / Vosotrosembarcaríaisyou (plural) would board
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesembarcaríanthey would board

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive embarcar plus the conditional endings.

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Embarcar in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe embarcadoI have boarded
Túhas embarcadoyou have boarded
Ella / Él / Ustedha embarcados/he has boarded
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos embarcadowe have boarded
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis embarcadoyou (plural) have boarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan embarcadothey have boarded

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle embarcado.

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Embarcar in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía embarcadoI had boarded
Túhabías embarcadoyou had boarded
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía embarcados/he had boarded
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos embarcadowe had boarded
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais embarcadoyou (plural) had boarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían embarcadothey had boarded

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle embarcado.

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Embarcar in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré embarcadoI will have boarded
Túhabrás embarcadoyou will have boarded
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá embarcados/he will have boarded
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos embarcadowe will have boarded
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis embarcadoyou (plural) will have boarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán embarcadothey will have boarded

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle embarcado.

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Embarcar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría embarcadoI would have boarded
Túhabrías embarcadoyou would have boarded
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría embarcados/he would have boarded
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos embarcadowe would have boarded
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais embarcadoyou (plural) would have boarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían embarcadothey would have boarded

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle embarcado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Embarcar

Embarcar in the Subjunctive Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoembarqueI board
Túembarquesyou board
Ella / Él / Ustedembarques/he boards
Nosotras / Nosotrosembarquemoswe board
Vosotras / Vosotrosembarquéisyou (plural) board
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesembarquenthey board

How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (embarque, embarques, embarque, embarquemos, embarquéis, embarquen).

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Embarcar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoembarcaraI boarded
Túembarcarasyou boarded
Ella / Él / Ustedembarcaras/he boarded
Nosotras / Nosotrosembarcáramoswe boarded
Vosotras / Vosotrosembarcaraisyou (plural) boarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesembarcaranthey boarded

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, embarcaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (embarcáramos).

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Embarcar in the Subjunctive Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoembarcareI will board
Túembarcaresyou will board
Ella / Él / Ustedembarcares/he will board
Nosotras / Nosotrosembarcáremoswe will board
Vosotras / Vosotrosembarcareisyou (plural) will board
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesembarcarenthey will board

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, embarcaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (embarcáremos).

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Embarcar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya embarcadoI have boarded
Túhayas embarcadoyou have boarded
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya embarcados/he has boarded
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos embarcadowe have boarded
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis embarcadoyou (plural) have boarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan embarcadothey have boarded

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle embarcado.

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Embarcar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera embarcadoI had boarded
Túhubieras embarcadoyou had boarded
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera embarcados/he had boarded
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos embarcadowe had boarded
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais embarcadoyou (plural) had boarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran embarcadothey had boarded

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle embarcado.

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Embarcar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere embarcadoI will have boarded
Túhubieres embarcadoyou will have boarded
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere embarcados/he will have boarded
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos embarcadowe will have boarded
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis embarcadoyou (plural) will have boarded
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren embarcadothey will have boarded

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle embarcado.

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Imperative tenses of Embarcar

Embarcar in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túembarca(to you) board!
Ella / Él / Ustedembarque(to you formal) board!
Nosotras / Nosotrosembarquemoslet's board!
Vosotras / Vosotrosembarcad(to you plural) board!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesembarquen(to you plural formal) board!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (embarca); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (embarque, embarquemos, embarquen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (embarcad).

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Embarcar in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno embarques(to you) don't board!
Ella / Él / Ustedno embarque(to you formal) don't board!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno embarquemoslet's not board!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno embarquéis(to you plural) don't board!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno embarquen(to you plural formal) don't board!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no embarques, no embarque, no embarquemos, no embarquéis, no embarquen.

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Frequently asked questions about Embarcar

Is embarcar a regular or irregular verb?

Embarcar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (embarqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (embarque).

How do you conjugate embarcar in the present tense (presente)?

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.

How do you conjugate embarcar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

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.

How do you conjugate embarcar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

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.

How do you conjugate embarcar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

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.

How do you conjugate embarcar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

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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