Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Encoger in Spanish
To shrink Irregular Verb
At a glance: Encoger (to shrink) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: encojo, encoges, encoge, encogemos, encogéis, encogen. Its irregularities include: G changes to j for yo in the indicative present (and therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Encoger
- Encoger in the Indicative Present
- Encoger in the Indicative Preterite
- Encoger in the Indicative Imperfect
- Encoger in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Encoger in the Indicative Informal Future
- Encoger in the Indicative Future
- Encoger in the Indicative Conditional
- Encoger in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Encoger in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Encoger in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Encoger in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Encoger
- Imperative tenses of Encoger
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Encoger conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Encoger is the Spanish verb for "to shrink". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to encoger include: achicarse, encogerse, menguar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | encoger | to shrink |
| Past participle | encogido | shrunk |
| Gerund | encogiendo | shrinking |
Indicative Tenses of Encoger
Encoger in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of encoger 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, "encojo", meaning "I shrink".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encojo | I shrink |
| Tú | encoges | you shrink |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encoge | s/he shrinks |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encogemos | we shrink |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encogéis | you (plural) shrink |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encogen | they shrink |
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Encoger in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of encoger is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "encogí", meaning "I shrank".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encogí | I shrank |
| Tú | encogiste | you shrank |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encogió | s/he shrank |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encogimos | we shrank |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encogisteis | you (plural) shrank |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encogieron | they shrank |
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Encoger in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of encoger is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "encogía", meaning "I used to shrink".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encogía | I used to shrink |
| Tú | encogías | you used to shrink |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encogía | s/he used to shrink |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encogíamos | we used to shrink |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encogíais | you (plural) used to shrink |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encogían | they used to shrink |
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Encoger in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of encoger is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy encogiendo", meaning "I am shrinking".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy encogiendo | I am shrinking |
| Tú | estás encogiendo | you are shrinking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está encogiendo | s/he is shrinking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos encogiendo | we are shrinking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis encogiendo | you (plural) are shrinking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están encogiendo | they are shrinking |
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Encoger in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of encoger is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a encoger", meaning "I am going to shrink".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a encoger | I am going to shrink |
| Tú | vas a encoger | you are going to shrink |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a encoger | s/he is going to shrink |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a encoger | we are going to shrink |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a encoger | you (plural) are going to shrink |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a encoger | they are going to shrink |
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Encoger in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of encoger is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "encogeré", meaning "I will shrink".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encogeré | I will shrink |
| Tú | encogerás | you will shrink |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encogerá | s/he will shrink |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encogeremos | we will shrink |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encogeréis | you (plural) will shrink |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encogerán | they will shrink |
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Encoger in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of encoger is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "encogería", meaning "I would shrink".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encogería | I would shrink |
| Tú | encogerías | you would shrink |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encogería | s/he would shrink |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encogeríamos | we would shrink |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encogeríais | you (plural) would shrink |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encogerían | they would shrink |
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Encoger in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of encoger 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 encogido", meaning "I have shrunk".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he encogido | I have shrunk |
| Tú | has encogido | you have shrunk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha encogido | s/he has shrunk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos encogido | we have shrunk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis encogido | you (plural) have shrunk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han encogido | they have shrunk |
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Encoger in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of encoger is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había encogido", meaning "I had shrunk".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había encogido | I had shrunk |
| Tú | habías encogido | you had shrunk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había encogido | s/he had shrunk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos encogido | we had shrunk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais encogido | you (plural) had shrunk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían encogido | they had shrunk |
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Encoger in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of encoger is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré encogido", meaning "I will have shrunk".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré encogido | I will have shrunk |
| Tú | habrás encogido | you will have shrunk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá encogido | s/he will have shrunk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos encogido | we will have shrunk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis encogido | you (plural) will have shrunk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán encogido | they will have shrunk |
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Encoger in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of encoger is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría encogido", meaning "I would have shrunk".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría encogido | I would have shrunk |
| Tú | habrías encogido | you would have shrunk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría encogido | s/he would have shrunk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos encogido | we would have shrunk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais encogido | you (plural) would have shrunk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían encogido | they would have shrunk |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Encoger
Encoger 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, "encoja", meaning "I shrink".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encoja | I shrink |
| Tú | encojas | you shrink |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encoja | s/he shrinks |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encojamos | we shrink |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encojáis | you (plural) shrink |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encojan | they shrink |
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Encoger 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, "encogiera", meaning "I shrank".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encogiera | I shrank |
| Tú | encogieras | you shrank |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encogiera | s/he shrank |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encogiéramos | we shrank |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encogierais | you (plural) shrank |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encogieran | they shrank |
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Encoger 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, "encogiere", meaning "I will shrink".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | encogiere | I will shrink |
| Tú | encogieres | you will shrink |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encogiere | s/he will shrink |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encogiéremos | we will shrink |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encogiereis | you (plural) will shrink |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encogieren | they will shrink |
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Encoger 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 encogido", meaning "I have shrunk".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya encogido | I have shrunk |
| Tú | hayas encogido | you have shrunk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya encogido | s/he has shrunk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos encogido | we have shrunk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis encogido | you (plural) have shrunk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan encogido | they have shrunk |
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Encoger 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 encogido", meaning "I had shrunk".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera encogido | I had shrunk |
| Tú | hubieras encogido | you had shrunk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera encogido | s/he had shrunk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos encogido | we had shrunk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais encogido | you (plural) had shrunk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran encogido | they had shrunk |
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Encoger 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 encogido", meaning "I will have shrunk".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere encogido | I will have shrunk |
| Tú | hubieres encogido | you will have shrunk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere encogido | s/he will have shrunk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos encogido | we will have shrunk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis encogido | you (plural) will have shrunk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren encogido | they will have shrunk |
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Imperative Tenses of Encoger
Encoger in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "encoja", meaning "(to you formal) shrink!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | encoge | (to you) shrink! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | encoja | (to you formal) shrink! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | encojamos | let's shrink! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | encoged | (to you plural) shrink! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | encojan | (to you plural formal) shrink! |
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Encoger in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no encoja", meaning "(to you formal) don't shrink!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no encojas | (to you) don't shrink! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no encoja | (to you formal) don't shrink! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no encojamos | let's not shrink! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no encojáis | (to you plural) don't shrink! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no encojan | (to you plural formal) don't shrink! |
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Frequently asked questions about Encoger
Is encoger a regular or irregular verb?
Encoger is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: G changes to j for yo in the indicative present (and therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
How do you conjugate encoger in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), encoger is conjugated as: yo encojo, tú encoges, él/ella/usted encoge, nosotros encogemos, vosotros encogéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encogen. 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 encoger in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), encoger is conjugated as: yo encogí, tú encogiste, él/ella/usted encogió, nosotros encogimos, vosotros encogisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encogieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate encoger in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), encoger is conjugated as: yo encogía, tú encogías, él/ella/usted encogía, nosotros encogíamos, vosotros encogíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes encogían. 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 encoger in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), encoger is conjugated as: yo encogeré, tú encogerás, él/ella/usted encogerá, nosotros encogeremos, vosotros encogeréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encogerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate encoger in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), encoger is conjugated as: yo encoja, tú encojas, él/ella/usted encoja, nosotros encojamos, vosotros encojáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encojan. 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.
What is the difference between encoger and encogerse?
Encoger means "to shrink" in the standard sense. Encogerse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se encogen" instead of "no encogen".
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