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How to conjugate Encoger in Spanish

To shrink Irregular Verb

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.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveencogerto shrink
Past participleencogidoshrinked
Gerundencogiendoshrinking

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoencojo I shrink
encogesyou shrink
Ella / Él / Ustedencoges/he shrinks, you (formal) shrink
Nosotras / Nosotrosencogemoswe shrink
Vosotras / Vosotrosencogéisyou (plural) shrink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencogenthey 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 shrinked".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencogíI shrinked
encogisteyou shrinked
Ella / Él / Ustedencogiós/he shrinked, you (formal) shrinked
Nosotras / Nosotrosencogimoswe shrinked
Vosotras / Vosotrosencogisteisyou (plural) shrinked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencogieronthey shrinked,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencogíaI used to shrink
encogíasyou used to shrink
Ella / Él / Ustedencogías/he used to shrink, you (formal) used to shrink
Nosotras / Nosotrosencogíamoswe used to shrink
Vosotras / Vosotrosencogíaisyou (plural) used to shrink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencogíanthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy encogiendoI am shrinking
estás encogiendoyou are shrinking
Ella / Él / Ustedestá encogiendos/he is shrinking, you (formal) are shrinking
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos encogiendowe are shrinking
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis encogiendoyou (plural) are shrinking
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán encogiendothey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a encogerI am going to shrink
vas a encogeryou are going to shrink
Ella / Él / Ustedva a encogers/he is going to shrink, you (formal) are going to shrink
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a encogerwe are going to shrink
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a encogeryou (plural) are going to shrink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a encogerthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencogeréI will shrink
encogerásyou will shrink
Ella / Él / Ustedencogerás/he will shrink, you (formal) will shrink
Nosotras / Nosotrosencogeremoswe will shrink
Vosotras / Vosotrosencogeréisyou (plural) will shrink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencogeránthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencogeríaI would shrink
encogeríasyou would shrink
Ella / Él / Ustedencogerías/he would shrink, you (formal) would shrink
Nosotras / Nosotrosencogeríamoswe would shrink
Vosotras / Vosotrosencogeríaisyou (plural) would shrink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencogeríanthey 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 shrinked".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe encogidoI have shrinked
has encogidoyou have shrinked
Ella / Él / Ustedha encogidos/he has shrinked, you (formal) have shrinked
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos encogidowe have shrinked
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis encogidoyou (plural) have shrinked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan encogidothey have shrinked,

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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 shrinked".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía encogidoI had shrinked
habías encogidoyou had shrinked
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía encogidos/he had shrinked, you (formal) had shrinked
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos encogidowe had shrinked
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais encogidoyou (plural) had shrinked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían encogidothey had shrinked,

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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 shrinked".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré encogidoI will have shrinked
habrás encogidoyou will have shrinked
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá encogidos/he will have shrinked, you (formal) will have shrinked
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos encogidowe will have shrinked
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis encogidoyou (plural) will have shrinked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán encogidothey will have shrinked,

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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 shrinked".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría encogidoI would have shrinked
habrías encogidoyou would have shrinked
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría encogidos/he would have shrinked, you (formal) would have shrinked
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos encogidowe would have shrinked
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais encogidoyou (plural) would have shrinked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían encogidothey would have shrinked,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoencoja I shrink
encojas you shrink
Ella / Él / Ustedencoja s/he shrinks, you (formal) shrink
Nosotras / Nosotrosencojamos we shrink
Vosotras / Vosotrosencojáis you (plural) shrink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencojan 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 shrinked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencogieraI shrinked
encogierasyou shrinked
Ella / Él / Ustedencogieras/he shrinked, you (formal) shrinked
Nosotras / Nosotrosencogiéramoswe shrinked
Vosotras / Vosotrosencogieraisyou (plural) shrinked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencogieranthey shrinked,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencogiereI will shrink
encogieresyou will shrink
Ella / Él / Ustedencogieres/he will shrink, you (formal) will shrink
Nosotras / Nosotrosencogiéremoswe will shrink
Vosotras / Vosotrosencogiereisyou (plural) will shrink
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencogierenthey 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 shrinked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya encogidoI have shrinked
hayas encogidoyou have shrinked
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya encogidos/he has shrinked, you (formal) have shrinked
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos encogidowe have shrinked
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis encogidoyou (plural) have shrinked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan encogidothey have shrinked,

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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 shrinked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera encogidoI had shrinked
hubieras encogidoyou had shrinked
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera encogidos/he had shrinked, you (formal) had shrinked
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos encogidowe had shrinked
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais encogidoyou (plural) had shrinked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran encogidothey had shrinked,

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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 shrinked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere encogidoI will have shrinked
hubieres encogidoyou will have shrinked
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere encogidos/he will have shrinked, you (formal) will have shrinked
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos encogidowe will have shrinked
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis encogidoyou (plural) will have shrinked
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren encogidothey will have shrinked,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
encoge(to you) shrink!
Ella / Él / Ustedencoja (to you formal) shrink!
Nosotras / Nosotrosencojamos let's shrink!
Vosotras / Vosotrosencoged(to you plural) shrink!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencojan (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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no encojas (to you) don't shrink!
Ella / Él / Ustedno encoja (to you formal) don't shrink!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno encojamos let's not shrink!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno encojáis (to you plural) don't shrink!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno encojan (to you plural formal) don't shrink!

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