Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Enfrentarse in Spanish
enfrentarse to fight Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Enfrentarse (to fight) is a reflexive regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me enfrento, te enfrentas, se enfrenta, nos enfrentamos, os enfrentáis, se enfrentan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- enfrentado fought
- Gerund
- enfrentando fighting
- Similar
- combatir, luchar, pelear, reñir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Enfrentarse
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Present
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Future
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Enfrentarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Enfrentarse
- Imperative tenses of Enfrentarse
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Enfrentarse conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Enfrentarse
Enfrentarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of enfrentarse 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, “me enfrento”, meaning “I fight”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfrento | I fight |
| Tú | te enfrentas | you fight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfrenta | s/he fights |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfrentamos | we fight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfrentáis | you (plural) fight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfrentan | they fight |
How it’s built: Regular: stem enfrent- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of enfrentarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me enfrenté”, meaning “I fought”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfrenté | I fought |
| Tú | te enfrentaste | you fought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfrentó | s/he fought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfrentamos | we fought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfrentasteis | you (plural) fought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfrentaron | they fought |
How it’s built: Regular: stem enfrent- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of enfrentarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me enfrentaba”, meaning “I used to fight”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfrentaba | I used to fight |
| Tú | te enfrentabas | you used to fight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfrentaba | s/he used to fight |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfrentábamos | we used to fight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfrentabais | you (plural) used to fight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfrentaban | they used to fight |
How it’s built: Regular: stem enfrent- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of enfrentarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy enfrentando”, meaning “I am fighting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy enfrentando | I am fighting |
| Tú | te estás enfrentando | you are fighting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está enfrentando | s/he is fighting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos enfrentando | we are fighting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis enfrentando | you (plural) are fighting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están enfrentando | they are fighting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund enfrentando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of enfrentarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a enfrentar”, meaning “I am going to fight”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a enfrentar | I am going to fight |
| Tú | te vas a enfrentar | you are going to fight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a enfrentar | s/he is going to fight |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a enfrentar | we are going to fight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a enfrentar | you (plural) are going to fight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a enfrentar | they are going to fight |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive enfrentar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of enfrentarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me enfrentaré”, meaning “I will fight”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfrentaré | I will fight |
| Tú | te enfrentarás | you will fight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfrentará | s/he will fight |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfrentaremos | we will fight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfrentaréis | you (plural) will fight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfrentarán | they will fight |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive enfrentar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of enfrentarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me enfrentaría”, meaning “I would fight”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfrentaría | I would fight |
| Tú | te enfrentarías | you would fight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfrentaría | s/he would fight |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfrentaríamos | we would fight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfrentaríais | you (plural) would fight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfrentarían | they would fight |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive enfrentar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of enfrentarse 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, “me he enfrentado”, meaning “I have fought”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he enfrentado | I have fought |
| Tú | te has enfrentado | you have fought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha enfrentado | s/he has fought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos enfrentado | we have fought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis enfrentado | you (plural) have fought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han enfrentado | they have fought |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle enfrentado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of enfrentarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había enfrentado”, meaning “I had fought”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había enfrentado | I had fought |
| Tú | te habías enfrentado | you had fought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había enfrentado | s/he had fought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos enfrentado | we had fought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais enfrentado | you (plural) had fought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían enfrentado | they had fought |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle enfrentado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of enfrentarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré enfrentado”, meaning “I will have fought”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré enfrentado | I will have fought |
| Tú | te habrás enfrentado | you will have fought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá enfrentado | s/he will have fought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos enfrentado | we will have fought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis enfrentado | you (plural) will have fought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán enfrentado | they will have fought |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle enfrentado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of enfrentarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría enfrentado”, meaning “I would have fought”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría enfrentado | I would have fought |
| Tú | te habrías enfrentado | you would have fought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría enfrentado | s/he would have fought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos enfrentado | we would have fought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais enfrentado | you (plural) would have fought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían enfrentado | they would have fought |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle enfrentado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Subjunctive tenses of Enfrentarse
Enfrentarse 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, “me enfrente”, meaning “I fight”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfrente | I fight |
| Tú | te enfrentes | you fight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfrente | s/he fights |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfrentemos | we fight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfrentéis | you (plural) fight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfrenten | they fight |
How it’s built: Regular: stem enfrent- plus the -ar subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse 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, “me enfrentara”, meaning “I fought”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfrentara | I fought |
| Tú | te enfrentaras | you fought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfrentara | s/he fought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfrentáramos | we fought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfrentarais | you (plural) fought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfrentaran | they fought |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, enfrentaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (enfrentáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse 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, “me enfrentare”, meaning “I will fight”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me enfrentare | I will fight |
| Tú | te enfrentares | you will fight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se enfrentare | s/he will fight |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos enfrentáremos | we will fight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os enfrentareis | you (plural) will fight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se enfrentaren | they will fight |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, enfrentaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (enfrentáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse 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, “me haya enfrentado”, meaning “I have fought”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya enfrentado | I have fought |
| Tú | te hayas enfrentado | you have fought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya enfrentado | s/he has fought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos enfrentado | we have fought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis enfrentado | you (plural) have fought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan enfrentado | they have fought |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle enfrentado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse 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, “me hubiera enfrentado”, meaning “I had fought”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera enfrentado | I had fought |
| Tú | te hubieras enfrentado | you had fought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera enfrentado | s/he had fought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos enfrentado | we had fought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais enfrentado | you (plural) had fought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran enfrentado | they had fought |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle enfrentado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Enfrentarse 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, “me hubiere enfrentado”, meaning “I will have fought”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere enfrentado | I will have fought |
| Tú | te hubieres enfrentado | you will have fought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere enfrentado | s/he will have fought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos enfrentado | we will have fought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis enfrentado | you (plural) will have fought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren enfrentado | they will have fought |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle enfrentado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Imperative tenses of Enfrentarse
Enfrentarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “enfréntese”, meaning “(to you formal) fight!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | enfréntate | (to you) fight! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enfréntese | (to you formal) fight! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enfrentémonos | let's fight! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enfrentaos | (to you plural) fight! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enfréntense | (to you plural formal) fight! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (enfréntate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (enfréntese, enfréntense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (enfrentémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (enfrentaos).
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Enfrentarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se enfrente”, meaning “(to you formal) don't fight!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te enfrentes | (to you) don't fight! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se enfrente | (to you formal) don't fight! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos enfrentemos | let's not fight! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os enfrentéis | (to you plural) don't fight! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se enfrenten | (to you plural formal) don't fight! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te enfrentes, no se enfrente, no nos enfrentemos, no os enfrentéis, no se enfrenten.
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Frequently asked questions about Enfrentarse
Is enfrentarse a regular or irregular verb?
Enfrentarse is a fully regular -AR reflexive verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate enfrentarse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), enfrentarse is conjugated as: yo me enfrento, tú te enfrentas, él/ella/usted se enfrenta, nosotros nos enfrentamos, vosotros os enfrentáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se enfrentan. 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 enfrentarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), enfrentarse is conjugated as: yo me enfrenté, tú te enfrentaste, él/ella/usted se enfrentó, nosotros nos enfrentamos, vosotros os enfrentasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se enfrentaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate enfrentarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), enfrentarse is conjugated as: yo me enfrentaba, tú te enfrentabas, él/ella/usted se enfrentaba, nosotros nos enfrentábamos, vosotros os enfrentabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se enfrentaban. 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 enfrentarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), enfrentarse is conjugated as: yo me enfrentaré, tú te enfrentarás, él/ella/usted se enfrentará, nosotros nos enfrentaremos, vosotros os enfrentaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se enfrentarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate enfrentarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), enfrentarse is conjugated as: yo me enfrente, tú te enfrentes, él/ella/usted se enfrente, nosotros nos enfrentemos, vosotros os enfrentéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se enfrenten. 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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