How to conjugate Enseñar in Spanish
To teach, to show Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Enseñar
- Enseñar in the Indicative Present
- Enseñar in the Indicative Preterite
- Enseñar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Enseñar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Enseñar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Enseñar in the Indicative Future
- Enseñar in the Indicative Conditional
- Enseñar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Enseñar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Enseñar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Enseñar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Enseñar
- Imperative tenses of Enseñar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Enseñar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Enseñar is the Spanish verb for "to teach, to show". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to enseñar include: demostrar, mostrar, instruir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | enseñar | to teach, to show |
| Past participle | enseñado | taught |
| Gerund | enseñando | teaching |
Indicative Tenses of Enseñar
Enseñar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of enseñar 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, "enseño", meaning "I teach".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enseño | I teach |
| Tú | enseñas | you teach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enseña | s/he teaches, you (formal) teach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enseñamos | we teach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enseñáis | you (plural) teach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enseñan | they teach, |
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Enseñar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of enseñar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "enseñé", meaning "I taught".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enseñé | I taught |
| Tú | enseñaste | you taught |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enseñó | s/he taught, you (formal) taught |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enseñamos | we taught |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enseñasteis | you (plural) taught |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enseñaron | they taught, |
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Enseñar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of enseñar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "enseñaba", meaning "I used to teach".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enseñaba | I used to teach |
| Tú | enseñabas | you used to teach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enseñaba | s/he used to teach, you (formal) used to teach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enseñábamos | we used to teach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enseñabais | you (plural) used to teach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enseñaban | they used to teach, |
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Enseñar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of enseñar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy enseñando", meaning "I am teaching".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy enseñando | I am teaching |
| Tú | estás enseñando | you are teaching |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está enseñando | s/he is teaching, you (formal) are teaching |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos enseñando | we are teaching |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis enseñando | you (plural) are teaching |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están enseñando | they are teaching, |
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Enseñar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of enseñar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a enseñar", meaning "I am going to teach".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a enseñar | I am going to teach |
| Tú | vas a enseñar | you are going to teach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a enseñar | s/he is going to teach, you (formal) are going to teach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a enseñar | we are going to teach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a enseñar | you (plural) are going to teach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a enseñar | they are going to teach, |
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Enseñar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of enseñar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "enseñaré", meaning "I will teach".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enseñaré | I will teach |
| Tú | enseñarás | you will teach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enseñará | s/he will teach, you (formal) will teach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enseñaremos | we will teach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enseñaréis | you (plural) will teach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enseñarán | they will teach, |
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Enseñar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of enseñar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "enseñaría", meaning "I would teach".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enseñaría | I would teach |
| Tú | enseñarías | you would teach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enseñaría | s/he would teach, you (formal) would teach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enseñaríamos | we would teach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enseñaríais | you (plural) would teach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enseñarían | they would teach, |
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Enseñar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of enseñar 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 enseñado", meaning "I have taught".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he enseñado | I have taught |
| Tú | has enseñado | you have taught |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha enseñado | s/he has taught, you (formal) have taught |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos enseñado | we have taught |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis enseñado | you (plural) have taught |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han enseñado | they have taught, |
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Enseñar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of enseñar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había enseñado", meaning "I had taught".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había enseñado | I had taught |
| Tú | habías enseñado | you had taught |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había enseñado | s/he had taught, you (formal) had taught |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos enseñado | we had taught |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais enseñado | you (plural) had taught |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían enseñado | they had taught, |
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Enseñar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of enseñar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré enseñado", meaning "I will have taught".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré enseñado | I will have taught |
| Tú | habrás enseñado | you will have taught |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá enseñado | s/he will have taught, you (formal) will have taught |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos enseñado | we will have taught |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis enseñado | you (plural) will have taught |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán enseñado | they will have taught, |
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Enseñar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of enseñar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría enseñado", meaning "I would have taught".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría enseñado | I would have taught |
| Tú | habrías enseñado | you would have taught |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría enseñado | s/he would have taught, you (formal) would have taught |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos enseñado | we would have taught |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais enseñado | you (plural) would have taught |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían enseñado | they would have taught, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Enseñar
Enseñar 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, "enseñe", meaning "I teach".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enseñe | I teach |
| Tú | enseñes | you teach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enseñe | s/he teaches, you (formal) teach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enseñemos | we teach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enseñéis | you (plural) teach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enseñen | they teach, |
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Enseñar 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, "enseñara", meaning "I taught".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enseñara | I taught |
| Tú | enseñaras | you taught |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enseñara | s/he taught, you (formal) taught |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enseñáramos | we taught |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enseñarais | you (plural) taught |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enseñaran | they taught, |
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Enseñar 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, "enseñare", meaning "I will teach".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | enseñare | I will teach |
| Tú | enseñares | you will teach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enseñare | s/he will teach, you (formal) will teach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enseñáremos | we will teach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enseñareis | you (plural) will teach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enseñaren | they will teach, |
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Enseñar 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 enseñado", meaning "I have taught".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya enseñado | I have taught |
| Tú | hayas enseñado | you have taught |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya enseñado | s/he has taught, you (formal) have taught |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos enseñado | we have taught |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis enseñado | you (plural) have taught |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan enseñado | they have taught, |
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Enseñar 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 enseñado", meaning "I had taught".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera enseñado | I had taught |
| Tú | hubieras enseñado | you had taught |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera enseñado | s/he had taught, you (formal) had taught |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos enseñado | we had taught |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais enseñado | you (plural) had taught |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran enseñado | they had taught, |
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Enseñar 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 enseñado", meaning "I will have taught".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere enseñado | I will have taught |
| Tú | hubieres enseñado | you will have taught |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere enseñado | s/he will have taught, you (formal) will have taught |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos enseñado | we will have taught |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis enseñado | you (plural) will have taught |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren enseñado | they will have taught, |
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Imperative Tenses of Enseñar
Enseñar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "enseñe", meaning "(to you formal) teach!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | enseña | (to you) teach! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | enseñe | (to you formal) teach! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | enseñemos | let's teach! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | enseñad | (to you plural) teach! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | enseñen | (to you plural formal) teach! |
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Enseñar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no enseñe", meaning "(to you formal) don't teach!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no enseñes | (to you) don't teach! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no enseñe | (to you formal) don't teach! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no enseñemos | let's not teach! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no enseñéis | (to you plural) don't teach! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no enseñen | (to you plural formal) don't teach! |
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