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How to conjugate Encubrir in Spanish

encubrir to cover up Irregular Verb

At a glance: Encubrir (to cover up) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: encubro, encubres, encubre, encubrimos, encubrís, encubren. Every simple tense is regular; only the past participle (encubierto) changes, which carries into the compound tenses.

Past participle
encubierto covered up
Gerund
encubriendo covering up
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Indicative tenses of Encubrir

Encubrir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of encubrir 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, “encubro”, meaning “I cover up”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencubroI cover up
Túencubresyou cover up
Ella / Él / Ustedencubres/he covers up
Nosotras / Nosotrosencubrimoswe cover up
Vosotras / Vosotrosencubrísyou (plural) cover up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencubrenthey cover up

How it’s built: Regular: stem encubr- plus the -ir endings.

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Encubrir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of encubrir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “encubrí”, meaning “I covered up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencubríI covered up
Túencubristeyou covered up
Ella / Él / Ustedencubriós/he covered up
Nosotras / Nosotrosencubrimoswe covered up
Vosotras / Vosotrosencubristeisyou (plural) covered up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencubrieronthey covered up

How it’s built: Regular: stem encubr- plus the -ir endings.

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Encubrir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of encubrir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “encubría”, meaning “I used to cover up”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencubríaI used to cover up
Túencubríasyou used to cover up
Ella / Él / Ustedencubrías/he used to cover up
Nosotras / Nosotrosencubríamoswe used to cover up
Vosotras / Vosotrosencubríaisyou (plural) used to cover up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencubríanthey used to cover up

How it’s built: Regular: stem encubr- plus the -ir endings.

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Encubrir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of encubrir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy encubriendo”, meaning “I am covering up”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy encubriendoI am covering up
Túestás encubriendoyou are covering up
Ella / Él / Ustedestá encubriendos/he is covering up
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos encubriendowe are covering up
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis encubriendoyou (plural) are covering up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán encubriendothey are covering up

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

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Encubrir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of encubrir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a encubrir”, meaning “I am going to cover up”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a encubrirI am going to cover up
Túvas a encubriryou are going to cover up
Ella / Él / Ustedva a encubrirs/he is going to cover up
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a encubrirwe are going to cover up
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a encubriryou (plural) are going to cover up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a encubrirthey are going to cover up

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

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Encubrir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of encubrir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “encubriré”, meaning “I will cover up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencubriréI will cover up
Túencubrirásyou will cover up
Ella / Él / Ustedencubrirás/he will cover up
Nosotras / Nosotrosencubriremoswe will cover up
Vosotras / Vosotrosencubriréisyou (plural) will cover up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencubriránthey will cover up

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

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Encubrir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of encubrir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “encubriría”, meaning “I would cover up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencubriríaI would cover up
Túencubriríasyou would cover up
Ella / Él / Ustedencubrirías/he would cover up
Nosotras / Nosotrosencubriríamoswe would cover up
Vosotras / Vosotrosencubriríaisyou (plural) would cover up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencubriríanthey would cover up

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

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Encubrir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of encubrir 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 encubierto”, meaning “I have covered up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe encubiertoI have covered up
Túhas encubiertoyou have covered up
Ella / Él / Ustedha encubiertos/he has covered up
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos encubiertowe have covered up
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis encubiertoyou (plural) have covered up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan encubiertothey have covered up

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

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Encubrir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of encubrir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había encubierto”, meaning “I had covered up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía encubiertoI had covered up
Túhabías encubiertoyou had covered up
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía encubiertos/he had covered up
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos encubiertowe had covered up
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais encubiertoyou (plural) had covered up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían encubiertothey had covered up

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

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Encubrir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of encubrir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré encubierto”, meaning “I will have covered up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré encubiertoI will have covered up
Túhabrás encubiertoyou will have covered up
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá encubiertos/he will have covered up
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos encubiertowe will have covered up
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis encubiertoyou (plural) will have covered up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán encubiertothey will have covered up

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

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Encubrir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of encubrir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría encubierto”, meaning “I would have covered up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría encubiertoI would have covered up
Túhabrías encubiertoyou would have covered up
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría encubiertos/he would have covered up
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos encubiertowe would have covered up
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais encubiertoyou (plural) would have covered up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían encubiertothey would have covered up

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

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Subjunctive tenses of Encubrir

Encubrir 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, “encubra”, meaning “I cover up”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencubraI cover up
Túencubrasyou cover up
Ella / Él / Ustedencubras/he covers up
Nosotras / Nosotrosencubramoswe cover up
Vosotras / Vosotrosencubráisyou (plural) cover up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencubranthey cover up

How it’s built: Regular: stem encubr- plus the -ir subjunctive endings.

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Encubrir 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, “encubriera”, meaning “I covered up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencubrieraI covered up
Túencubrierasyou covered up
Ella / Él / Ustedencubrieras/he covered up
Nosotras / Nosotrosencubriéramoswe covered up
Vosotras / Vosotrosencubrieraisyou (plural) covered up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencubrieranthey covered up

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

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Encubrir 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, “encubriere”, meaning “I will cover up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoencubriereI will cover up
Túencubrieresyou will cover up
Ella / Él / Ustedencubrieres/he will cover up
Nosotras / Nosotrosencubriéremoswe will cover up
Vosotras / Vosotrosencubriereisyou (plural) will cover up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencubrierenthey will cover up

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

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Encubrir 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 encubierto”, meaning “I have covered up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya encubiertoI have covered up
Túhayas encubiertoyou have covered up
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya encubiertos/he has covered up
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos encubiertowe have covered up
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis encubiertoyou (plural) have covered up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan encubiertothey have covered up

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

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Encubrir 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 encubierto”, meaning “I had covered up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera encubiertoI had covered up
Túhubieras encubiertoyou had covered up
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera encubiertos/he had covered up
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos encubiertowe had covered up
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais encubiertoyou (plural) had covered up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran encubiertothey had covered up

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

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Encubrir 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 encubierto”, meaning “I will have covered up”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere encubiertoI will have covered up
Túhubieres encubiertoyou will have covered up
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere encubiertos/he will have covered up
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos encubiertowe will have covered up
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis encubiertoyou (plural) will have covered up
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren encubiertothey will have covered up

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

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Imperative tenses of Encubrir

Encubrir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “encubra”, meaning “(to you formal) cover up!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túencubre(to you) cover up!
Ella / Él / Ustedencubra(to you formal) cover up!
Nosotras / Nosotrosencubramoslet's cover up!
Vosotras / Vosotrosencubrid(to you plural) cover up!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesencubran(to you plural formal) cover up!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (encubre); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (encubra, encubramos, encubran); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (encubrid).

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Encubrir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no encubra”, meaning “(to you formal) don't cover up!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno encubras(to you) don't cover up!
Ella / Él / Ustedno encubra(to you formal) don't cover up!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno encubramoslet's not cover up!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno encubráis(to you plural) don't cover up!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno encubran(to you plural formal) don't cover up!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no encubras, no encubra, no encubramos, no encubráis, no encubran.

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Frequently asked questions about Encubrir

Is encubrir a regular or irregular verb?

Encubrir is an irregular Spanish verb. Every simple tense is regular; only the past participle (encubierto) changes, which carries into the compound tenses.

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

In the present tense (presente), encubrir is conjugated as: yo encubro, tú encubres, él/ella/usted encubre, nosotros encubrimos, vosotros encubrís, ellos/ellas/ustedes encubren. 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 encubrir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), encubrir is conjugated as: yo encubrí, tú encubriste, él/ella/usted encubrió, nosotros encubrimos, vosotros encubristeis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encubrieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

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

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), encubrir is conjugated as: yo encubría, tú encubrías, él/ella/usted encubría, nosotros encubríamos, vosotros encubríais, ellos/ellas/ustedes encubrían. 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 encubrir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), encubrir is conjugated as: yo encubriré, tú encubrirás, él/ella/usted encubrirá, nosotros encubriremos, vosotros encubriréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encubrirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

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

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), encubrir is conjugated as: yo encubra, tú encubras, él/ella/usted encubra, nosotros encubramos, vosotros encubráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encubran. 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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