How to conjugate Enfrentar in Spanish
To face, to confront Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Enfrentar
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Present
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Preterite
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Future
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Conditional
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Enfrentar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Enfrentar
- Imperative tenses of Enfrentar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Enfrentar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Enfrentar is the Spanish verb for "to face, to confront". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to enfrentar include: afrontar, encarar, encararse.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | enfrentar | to face, to confront |
| Past participle | enfrentado | faced |
| Gerund | enfrentando | facing |
Indicative Tenses of Enfrentar
Enfrentar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of enfrentar 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, "enfrento", meaning "I face".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfrento | I face |
| Tú | enfrentas | you face |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfrenta | s/he faces, you (formal) face |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfrentamos | we face |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfrentáis | you (plural) face |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfrentan | they face, |
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Enfrentar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of enfrentar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "enfrenté", meaning "I faced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfrenté | I faced |
| Tú | enfrentaste | you faced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfrentó | s/he faced, you (formal) faced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfrentamos | we faced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfrentasteis | you (plural) faced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfrentaron | they faced, |
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Enfrentar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of enfrentar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "enfrentaba", meaning "I used to face".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfrentaba | I used to face |
| Tú | enfrentabas | you used to face |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfrentaba | s/he used to face, you (formal) used to face |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfrentábamos | we used to face |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfrentabais | you (plural) used to face |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfrentaban | they used to face, |
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Enfrentar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of enfrentar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy enfrentando", meaning "I am facing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy enfrentando | I am facing |
| Tú | estás enfrentando | you are facing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está enfrentando | s/he is facing, you (formal) are facing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos enfrentando | we are facing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis enfrentando | you (plural) are facing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están enfrentando | they are facing, |
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Enfrentar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of enfrentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a enfrentar", meaning "I am going to face".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a enfrentar | I am going to face |
| Tú | vas a enfrentar | you are going to face |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a enfrentar | s/he is going to face, you (formal) are going to face |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a enfrentar | we are going to face |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a enfrentar | you (plural) are going to face |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a enfrentar | they are going to face, |
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Enfrentar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of enfrentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "enfrentaré", meaning "I will face".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfrentaré | I will face |
| Tú | enfrentarás | you will face |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfrentará | s/he will face, you (formal) will face |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfrentaremos | we will face |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfrentaréis | you (plural) will face |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfrentarán | they will face, |
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Enfrentar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of enfrentar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "enfrentaría", meaning "I would face".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfrentaría | I would face |
| Tú | enfrentarías | you would face |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfrentaría | s/he would face, you (formal) would face |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfrentaríamos | we would face |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfrentaríais | you (plural) would face |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfrentarían | they would face, |
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Enfrentar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of enfrentar 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 enfrentado", meaning "I have faced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he enfrentado | I have faced |
| Tú | has enfrentado | you have faced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha enfrentado | s/he has faced, you (formal) have faced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos enfrentado | we have faced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis enfrentado | you (plural) have faced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han enfrentado | they have faced, |
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Enfrentar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of enfrentar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había enfrentado", meaning "I had faced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había enfrentado | I had faced |
| Tú | habías enfrentado | you had faced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había enfrentado | s/he had faced, you (formal) had faced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos enfrentado | we had faced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais enfrentado | you (plural) had faced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían enfrentado | they had faced, |
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Enfrentar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of enfrentar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré enfrentado", meaning "I will have faced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré enfrentado | I will have faced |
| Tú | habrás enfrentado | you will have faced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá enfrentado | s/he will have faced, you (formal) will have faced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos enfrentado | we will have faced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis enfrentado | you (plural) will have faced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán enfrentado | they will have faced, |
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Enfrentar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of enfrentar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría enfrentado", meaning "I would have faced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría enfrentado | I would have faced |
| Tú | habrías enfrentado | you would have faced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría enfrentado | s/he would have faced, you (formal) would have faced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos enfrentado | we would have faced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais enfrentado | you (plural) would have faced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían enfrentado | they would have faced, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Enfrentar
Enfrentar 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, "enfrente", meaning "I face".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfrente | I face |
| Tú | enfrentes | you face |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfrente | s/he faces, you (formal) face |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfrentemos | we face |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfrentéis | you (plural) face |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfrenten | they face, |
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Enfrentar 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, "enfrentara", meaning "I faced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfrentara | I faced |
| Tú | enfrentaras | you faced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfrentara | s/he faced, you (formal) faced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfrentáramos | we faced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfrentarais | you (plural) faced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfrentaran | they faced, |
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Enfrentar 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, "enfrentare", meaning "I will face".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enfrentare | I will face |
| Tú | enfrentares | you will face |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfrentare | s/he will face, you (formal) will face |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfrentáremos | we will face |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfrentareis | you (plural) will face |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfrentaren | they will face, |
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Enfrentar 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 enfrentado", meaning "I have faced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya enfrentado | I have faced |
| Tú | hayas enfrentado | you have faced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya enfrentado | s/he has faced, you (formal) have faced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos enfrentado | we have faced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis enfrentado | you (plural) have faced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan enfrentado | they have faced, |
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Enfrentar 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 enfrentado", meaning "I had faced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera enfrentado | I had faced |
| Tú | hubieras enfrentado | you had faced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera enfrentado | s/he had faced, you (formal) had faced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos enfrentado | we had faced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais enfrentado | you (plural) had faced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran enfrentado | they had faced, |
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Enfrentar 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 enfrentado", meaning "I will have faced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere enfrentado | I will have faced |
| Tú | hubieres enfrentado | you will have faced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere enfrentado | s/he will have faced, you (formal) will have faced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos enfrentado | we will have faced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis enfrentado | you (plural) will have faced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren enfrentado | they will have faced, |
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Imperative Tenses of Enfrentar
Enfrentar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "enfrente", meaning "(to you formal) face!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | enfrenta | (to you) face! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfrente | (to you formal) face! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfrentemos | let's face! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfrentad | (to you plural) face! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfrenten | (to you plural formal) face! |
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Enfrentar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no enfrente", meaning "(to you formal) don't face!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no enfrentes | (to you) don't face! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no enfrente | (to you formal) don't face! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no enfrentemos | let's not face! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no enfrentéis | (to you plural) don't face! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no enfrenten | (to you plural formal) don't face! |
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