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How to conjugate Enfocar in Spanish

enfocar to focus Irregular Verb

At a glance: Enfocar (to focus) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: enfoco, enfocas, enfoca, enfocamos, enfocáis, enfocan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (enfoqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (enfoque).

Past participle
enfocado focused
Gerund
enfocando focusing
Similar
centrar, concentrar, concentrarse

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Indicative tenses of Enfocar

Enfocar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of enfocar 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, “enfoco”, meaning “I focus”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenfocoI focus
Túenfocasyou focus
Ella / Él / Ustedenfocas/he focuses
Nosotras / Nosotrosenfocamoswe focus
Vosotras / Vosotrosenfocáisyou (plural) focus
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesenfocanthey focus

How it’s built: Regular: stem enfoc- plus the -ar endings.

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Enfocar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of enfocar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “enfoqué”, meaning “I focused”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenfoquéI focused
Túenfocasteyou focused
Ella / Él / Ustedenfocós/he focused
Nosotras / Nosotrosenfocamoswe focused
Vosotras / Vosotrosenfocasteisyou (plural) focused
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesenfocaronthey focused

How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (enfoqué); the other forms are regular.

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Enfocar in the Indicative Imperfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenfocabaI used to focus
Túenfocabasyou used to focus
Ella / Él / Ustedenfocabas/he used to focus
Nosotras / Nosotrosenfocábamoswe used to focus
Vosotras / Vosotrosenfocabaisyou (plural) used to focus
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesenfocabanthey used to focus

How it’s built: Regular: stem enfoc- plus the -ar endings.

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Enfocar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of enfocar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy enfocando”, meaning “I am focusing”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy enfocandoI am focusing
Túestás enfocandoyou are focusing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá enfocandos/he is focusing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos enfocandowe are focusing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis enfocandoyou (plural) are focusing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán enfocandothey are focusing

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

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Enfocar in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a enfocarI am going to focus
Túvas a enfocaryou are going to focus
Ella / Él / Ustedva a enfocars/he is going to focus
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a enfocarwe are going to focus
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a enfocaryou (plural) are going to focus
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a enfocarthey are going to focus

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

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Enfocar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of enfocar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “enfocaré”, meaning “I will focus”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenfocaréI will focus
Túenfocarásyou will focus
Ella / Él / Ustedenfocarás/he will focus
Nosotras / Nosotrosenfocaremoswe will focus
Vosotras / Vosotrosenfocaréisyou (plural) will focus
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesenfocaránthey will focus

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

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Enfocar in the Indicative Conditional

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenfocaríaI would focus
Túenfocaríasyou would focus
Ella / Él / Ustedenfocarías/he would focus
Nosotras / Nosotrosenfocaríamoswe would focus
Vosotras / Vosotrosenfocaríaisyou (plural) would focus
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesenfocaríanthey would focus

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

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Enfocar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of enfocar 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 enfocado”, meaning “I have focused”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe enfocadoI have focused
Túhas enfocadoyou have focused
Ella / Él / Ustedha enfocados/he has focused
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos enfocadowe have focused
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis enfocadoyou (plural) have focused
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan enfocadothey have focused

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

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Enfocar in the Indicative Past Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía enfocadoI had focused
Túhabías enfocadoyou had focused
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía enfocados/he had focused
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos enfocadowe had focused
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais enfocadoyou (plural) had focused
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían enfocadothey had focused

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

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Enfocar in the Indicative Future Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré enfocadoI will have focused
Túhabrás enfocadoyou will have focused
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá enfocados/he will have focused
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos enfocadowe will have focused
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis enfocadoyou (plural) will have focused
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán enfocadothey will have focused

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

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Enfocar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría enfocadoI would have focused
Túhabrías enfocadoyou would have focused
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría enfocados/he would have focused
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos enfocadowe would have focused
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais enfocadoyou (plural) would have focused
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían enfocadothey would have focused

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

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Subjunctive tenses of Enfocar

Enfocar 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, “enfoque”, meaning “I focus”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenfoqueI focus
Túenfoquesyou focus
Ella / Él / Ustedenfoques/he focuses
Nosotras / Nosotrosenfoquemoswe focus
Vosotras / Vosotrosenfoquéisyou (plural) focus
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesenfoquenthey focus

How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (enfoque, enfoques, enfoque, enfoquemos, enfoquéis, enfoquen).

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Enfocar 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, “enfocara”, meaning “I focused”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenfocaraI focused
Túenfocarasyou focused
Ella / Él / Ustedenfocaras/he focused
Nosotras / Nosotrosenfocáramoswe focused
Vosotras / Vosotrosenfocaraisyou (plural) focused
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesenfocaranthey focused

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

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Enfocar 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, “enfocare”, meaning “I will focus”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenfocareI will focus
Túenfocaresyou will focus
Ella / Él / Ustedenfocares/he will focus
Nosotras / Nosotrosenfocáremoswe will focus
Vosotras / Vosotrosenfocareisyou (plural) will focus
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesenfocarenthey will focus

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

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Enfocar 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 enfocado”, meaning “I have focused”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya enfocadoI have focused
Túhayas enfocadoyou have focused
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya enfocados/he has focused
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos enfocadowe have focused
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis enfocadoyou (plural) have focused
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan enfocadothey have focused

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

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Enfocar 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 enfocado”, meaning “I had focused”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera enfocadoI had focused
Túhubieras enfocadoyou had focused
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera enfocados/he had focused
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos enfocadowe had focused
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais enfocadoyou (plural) had focused
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran enfocadothey had focused

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

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Enfocar 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 enfocado”, meaning “I will have focused”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere enfocadoI will have focused
Túhubieres enfocadoyou will have focused
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere enfocados/he will have focused
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos enfocadowe will have focused
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis enfocadoyou (plural) will have focused
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren enfocadothey will have focused

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

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Imperative tenses of Enfocar

Enfocar in the Imperative Affirmative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túenfoca(to you) focus!
Ella / Él / Ustedenfoque(to you formal) focus!
Nosotras / Nosotrosenfoquemoslet's focus!
Vosotras / Vosotrosenfocad(to you plural) focus!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesenfoquen(to you plural formal) focus!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (enfoca); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (enfoque, enfoquemos, enfoquen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (enfocad).

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Enfocar in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno enfoques(to you) don't focus!
Ella / Él / Ustedno enfoque(to you formal) don't focus!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno enfoquemoslet's not focus!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno enfoquéis(to you plural) don't focus!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno enfoquen(to you plural formal) don't focus!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no enfoques, no enfoque, no enfoquemos, no enfoquéis, no enfoquen.

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Frequently asked questions about Enfocar

Is enfocar a regular or irregular verb?

Enfocar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (enfoqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (enfoque).

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

In the present tense (presente), enfocar is conjugated as: yo enfoco, tú enfocas, él/ella/usted enfoca, nosotros enfocamos, vosotros enfocáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfocan. 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 enfocar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), enfocar is conjugated as: yo enfoqué, tú enfocaste, él/ella/usted enfocó, nosotros enfocamos, vosotros enfocasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfocaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

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

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), enfocar is conjugated as: yo enfocaba, tú enfocabas, él/ella/usted enfocaba, nosotros enfocábamos, vosotros enfocabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfocaban. 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 enfocar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), enfocar is conjugated as: yo enfocaré, tú enfocarás, él/ella/usted enfocará, nosotros enfocaremos, vosotros enfocaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfocarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

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

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), enfocar is conjugated as: yo enfoque, tú enfoques, él/ella/usted enfoque, nosotros enfoquemos, vosotros enfoquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes enfoquen. 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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