Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Encargar in Spanish
To order, to request Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Encargar
- Encargar in the Indicative Present
- Encargar in the Indicative Preterite
- Encargar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Encargar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Encargar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Encargar in the Indicative Future
- Encargar in the Indicative Conditional
- Encargar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Encargar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Encargar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Encargar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Encargar
- Imperative tenses of Encargar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Encargar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Encargar is the Spanish verb for "to order, to request". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to encargar include: mandar, ordenar, pedir, solicitar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | encargar | to order, to request |
| Past participle | encargado | ordered |
| Gerund | encargando | ordering |
Indicative Tenses of Encargar
Encargar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of encargar 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, "encargo", meaning "I order".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encargo | I order |
| Tú | encargas | you order |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encarga | s/he orders, you (formal) order |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encargamos | we order |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encargáis | you (plural) order |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encargan | they order, you (plural formal) order |
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Encargar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of encargar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "encargué", meaning "I ordered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encargué | I ordered |
| Tú | encargaste | you ordered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encargó | s/he ordered, you (formal) ordered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encargamos | we ordered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encargasteis | you (plural) ordered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encargaron | they ordered, you (plural formal) ordered |
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Encargar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of encargar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "encargaba", meaning "I used to order".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encargaba | I used to order |
| Tú | encargabas | you used to order |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encargaba | s/he used to order, you (formal) used to order |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encargábamos | we used to order |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encargabais | you (plural) used to order |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encargaban | they used to order, you (plural formal) used to order |
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Encargar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of encargar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy encargando", meaning "I am ordering".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy encargando | I am ordering |
| Tú | estás encargando | you are ordering |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está encargando | s/he is ordering, you (formal) are ordering |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos encargando | we are ordering |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis encargando | you (plural) are ordering |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están encargando | they are ordering, you (plural formal) are ordering |
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Encargar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of encargar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a encargar", meaning "I am going to order".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a encargar | I am going to order |
| Tú | vas a encargar | you are going to order |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a encargar | s/he is going to order, you (formal) are going to order |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a encargar | we are going to order |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a encargar | you (plural) are going to order |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a encargar | they are going to order, you (plural formal) are going to order |
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Encargar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of encargar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "encargaré", meaning "I will order".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encargaré | I will order |
| Tú | encargarás | you will order |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encargará | s/he will order, you (formal) will order |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encargaremos | we will order |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encargaréis | you (plural) will order |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encargarán | they will order, you (plural formal) will order |
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Encargar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of encargar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "encargaría", meaning "I would order".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encargaría | I would order |
| Tú | encargarías | you would order |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encargaría | s/he would order, you (formal) would order |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encargaríamos | we would order |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encargaríais | you (plural) would order |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encargarían | they would order, you (plural formal) would order |
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Encargar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of encargar 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 encargado", meaning "I have ordered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he encargado | I have ordered |
| Tú | has encargado | you have ordered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha encargado | s/he has ordered, you (formal) have ordered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos encargado | we have ordered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis encargado | you (plural) have ordered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han encargado | they have ordered, you (plural formal) have ordered |
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Encargar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of encargar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había encargado", meaning "I had ordered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había encargado | I had ordered |
| Tú | habías encargado | you had ordered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había encargado | s/he had ordered, you (formal) had ordered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos encargado | we had ordered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais encargado | you (plural) had ordered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían encargado | they had ordered, you (plural formal) had ordered |
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Encargar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of encargar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré encargado", meaning "I will have ordered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré encargado | I will have ordered |
| Tú | habrás encargado | you will have ordered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá encargado | s/he will have ordered, you (formal) will have ordered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos encargado | we will have ordered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis encargado | you (plural) will have ordered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán encargado | they will have ordered, you (plural formal) will have ordered |
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Encargar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of encargar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría encargado", meaning "I would have ordered".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría encargado | I would have ordered |
| Tú | habrías encargado | you would have ordered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría encargado | s/he would have ordered, you (formal) would have ordered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos encargado | we would have ordered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais encargado | you (plural) would have ordered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían encargado | they would have ordered, you (plural formal) would have ordered |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Encargar
Encargar 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, "encargue", meaning "I order".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encargue | I order |
| Tú | encargues | you order |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encargue | s/he orders, you (formal) order |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encarguemos | we order |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encarguéis | you (plural) order |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encarguen | they order, you (plural formal) order |
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Encargar 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, "encargara", meaning "I ordered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encargara | I ordered |
| Tú | encargaras | you ordered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encargara | s/he ordered, you (formal) ordered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encargáramos | we ordered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encargarais | you (plural) ordered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encargaran | they ordered, you (plural formal) ordered |
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Encargar 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, "encargare", meaning "I will order".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encargare | I will order |
| Tú | encargares | you will order |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encargare | s/he will order, you (formal) will order |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encargáremos | we will order |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encargareis | you (plural) will order |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encargaren | they will order, you (plural formal) will order |
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Encargar 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 encargado", meaning "I have ordered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya encargado | I have ordered |
| Tú | hayas encargado | you have ordered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya encargado | s/he has ordered, you (formal) have ordered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos encargado | we have ordered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis encargado | you (plural) have ordered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan encargado | they have ordered, you (plural formal) have ordered |
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Encargar 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 encargado", meaning "I had ordered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera encargado | I had ordered |
| Tú | hubieras encargado | you had ordered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera encargado | s/he had ordered, you (formal) had ordered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos encargado | we had ordered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais encargado | you (plural) had ordered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran encargado | they had ordered, you (plural formal) had ordered |
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Encargar 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 encargado", meaning "I will have ordered".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere encargado | I will have ordered |
| Tú | hubieres encargado | you will have ordered |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere encargado | s/he will have ordered, you (formal) will have ordered |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos encargado | we will have ordered |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis encargado | you (plural) will have ordered |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren encargado | they will have ordered, you (plural formal) will have ordered |
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Imperative Tenses of Encargar
Encargar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "encargue", meaning "(to you formal) order!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | encarga | (to you) order! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encargue | (to you formal) order! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encarguemos | let's order! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encargad | (to you plural) order! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encarguen | (to you plural formal) order! |
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Encargar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no encargue", meaning "(to you formal) don't order!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no encargues | (to you) don't order! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no encargue | (to you formal) don't order! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no encarguemos | let's not order! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no encarguéis | (to you plural) don't order! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no encarguen | (to you plural formal) don't order! |
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