Ella Verbsenfatizar to emphasise, to emphasize, to stress Irregular Verb
At a glance: Enfatizar (to emphasise, to emphasize, to stress) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: enfatizo, enfatizas, enfatiza, enfatizamos, enfatizáis, enfatizan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (enfaticé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (enfatice).

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The Indicative Present of enfatizar 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, “enfatizo”, meaning “I emphasise”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfatizo | I emphasise |
| Tú | enfatizas | you emphasise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfatiza | s/he emphasises |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfatizamos | we emphasise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfatizáis | you (plural) emphasise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfatizan | they emphasise |
How it’s built: Regular: stem enfatiz- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Preterite of enfatizar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “enfaticé”, meaning “I emphasised”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfaticé | I emphasised |
| Tú | enfatizaste | you emphasised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfatizó | s/he emphasised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfatizamos | we emphasised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfatizasteis | you (plural) emphasised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfatizaron | they emphasised |
How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (enfaticé); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of enfatizar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “enfatizaba”, meaning “I used to emphasise”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfatizaba | I used to emphasise |
| Tú | enfatizabas | you used to emphasise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfatizaba | s/he used to emphasise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfatizábamos | we used to emphasise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfatizabais | you (plural) used to emphasise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfatizaban | they used to emphasise |
How it’s built: Regular: stem enfatiz- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of enfatizar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy enfatizando”, meaning “I am emphasising”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy enfatizando | I am emphasising |
| Tú | estás enfatizando | you are emphasising |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está enfatizando | s/he is emphasising |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos enfatizando | we are emphasising |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis enfatizando | you (plural) are emphasising |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están enfatizando | they are emphasising |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund enfatizando.
The Indicative Informal Future of enfatizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a enfatizar”, meaning “I am going to emphasise”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a enfatizar | I am going to emphasise |
| Tú | vas a enfatizar | you are going to emphasise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a enfatizar | s/he is going to emphasise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a enfatizar | we are going to emphasise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a enfatizar | you (plural) are going to emphasise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a enfatizar | they are going to emphasise |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive enfatizar.
The Indicative Future of enfatizar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “enfatizaré”, meaning “I will emphasise”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfatizaré | I will emphasise |
| Tú | enfatizarás | you will emphasise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfatizará | s/he will emphasise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfatizaremos | we will emphasise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfatizaréis | you (plural) will emphasise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfatizarán | they will emphasise |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive enfatizar plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of enfatizar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “enfatizaría”, meaning “I would emphasise”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfatizaría | I would emphasise |
| Tú | enfatizarías | you would emphasise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfatizaría | s/he would emphasise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfatizaríamos | we would emphasise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfatizaríais | you (plural) would emphasise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfatizarían | they would emphasise |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive enfatizar plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of enfatizar 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 enfatizado”, meaning “I have emphasised”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he enfatizado | I have emphasised |
| Tú | has enfatizado | you have emphasised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha enfatizado | s/he has emphasised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos enfatizado | we have emphasised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis enfatizado | you (plural) have emphasised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han enfatizado | they have emphasised |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle enfatizado.
The Indicative Past Perfect of enfatizar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había enfatizado”, meaning “I had emphasised”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había enfatizado | I had emphasised |
| Tú | habías enfatizado | you had emphasised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había enfatizado | s/he had emphasised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos enfatizado | we had emphasised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais enfatizado | you (plural) had emphasised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían enfatizado | they had emphasised |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle enfatizado.
The Indicative Future Perfect of enfatizar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré enfatizado”, meaning “I will have emphasised”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré enfatizado | I will have emphasised |
| Tú | habrás enfatizado | you will have emphasised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá enfatizado | s/he will have emphasised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos enfatizado | we will have emphasised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis enfatizado | you (plural) will have emphasised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán enfatizado | they will have emphasised |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle enfatizado.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of enfatizar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría enfatizado”, meaning “I would have emphasised”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría enfatizado | I would have emphasised |
| Tú | habrías enfatizado | you would have emphasised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría enfatizado | s/he would have emphasised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos enfatizado | we would have emphasised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais enfatizado | you (plural) would have emphasised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían enfatizado | they would have emphasised |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle enfatizado.
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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, “enfatice”, meaning “I emphasise”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfatice | I emphasise |
| Tú | enfatices | you emphasise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfatice | s/he emphasises |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfaticemos | we emphasise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfaticéis | you (plural) emphasise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfaticen | they emphasise |
How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (enfatice, enfatices, enfatice, enfaticemos, enfaticéis, enfaticen).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “enfatizara”, meaning “I emphasised”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfatizara | I emphasised |
| Tú | enfatizaras | you emphasised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfatizara | s/he emphasised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfatizáramos | we emphasised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfatizarais | you (plural) emphasised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfatizaran | they emphasised |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, enfatizaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (enfatizáramos).
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “enfatizare”, meaning “I will emphasise”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfatizare | I will emphasise |
| Tú | enfatizares | you will emphasise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfatizare | s/he will emphasise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfatizáremos | we will emphasise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfatizareis | you (plural) will emphasise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfatizaren | they will emphasise |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, enfatizaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (enfatizáremos).
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 enfatizado”, meaning “I have emphasised”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya enfatizado | I have emphasised |
| Tú | hayas enfatizado | you have emphasised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya enfatizado | s/he has emphasised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos enfatizado | we have emphasised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis enfatizado | you (plural) have emphasised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan enfatizado | they have emphasised |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle enfatizado.
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 enfatizado”, meaning “I had emphasised”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera enfatizado | I had emphasised |
| Tú | hubieras enfatizado | you had emphasised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera enfatizado | s/he had emphasised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos enfatizado | we had emphasised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais enfatizado | you (plural) had emphasised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran enfatizado | they had emphasised |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle enfatizado.
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 enfatizado”, meaning “I will have emphasised”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere enfatizado | I will have emphasised |
| Tú | hubieres enfatizado | you will have emphasised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere enfatizado | s/he will have emphasised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos enfatizado | we will have emphasised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis enfatizado | you (plural) will have emphasised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren enfatizado | they will have emphasised |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle enfatizado.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “enfatice”, meaning “(to you formal) emphasise!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | enfatiza | (to you) emphasise! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfatice | (to you formal) emphasise! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfaticemos | let's emphasise! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfatizad | (to you plural) emphasise! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfaticen | (to you plural formal) emphasise! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (enfatiza); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (enfatice, enfaticemos, enfaticen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (enfatizad).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no enfatice”, meaning “(to you formal) don't emphasise!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no enfatices | (to you) don't emphasise! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no enfatice | (to you formal) don't emphasise! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no enfaticemos | let's not emphasise! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no enfaticéis | (to you plural) don't emphasise! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no enfaticen | (to you plural formal) don't emphasise! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no enfatices, no enfatice, no enfaticemos, no enfaticéis, no enfaticen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Enfatizar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (enfaticé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (enfatice).
In the present tense (presente), enfatizar is conjugated as: yo enfatizo, tú enfatizas, él/ella/usted enfatiza, nosotros enfatizamos, vosotros enfatizáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfatizan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), enfatizar is conjugated as: yo enfaticé, tú enfatizaste, él/ella/usted enfatizó, nosotros enfatizamos, vosotros enfatizasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfatizaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), enfatizar is conjugated as: yo enfatizaba, tú enfatizabas, él/ella/usted enfatizaba, nosotros enfatizábamos, vosotros enfatizabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfatizaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), enfatizar is conjugated as: yo enfatizaré, tú enfatizarás, él/ella/usted enfatizará, nosotros enfatizaremos, vosotros enfatizaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfatizarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), enfatizar is conjugated as: yo enfatice, tú enfatices, él/ella/usted enfatice, nosotros enfaticemos, vosotros enfaticéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfaticen. 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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