encantar
to delight, to lovePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | encantoI delight | nosotros | encantamoswe delight |
| tú | encantasyou delight | vosotros | encantáisyou all delight |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantahe/she delights | ellos/Uds. | encantanthey delight |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he encantadoI have delighted | nosotros | hemos encantadowe have delighted |
| tú | has encantadoyou have delighted | vosotros | habéis encantadoyou all have delighted |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha encantadohe/she has delighted | ellos/Uds. | han encantadothey have delighted |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | encante(that) I delight | nosotros | encantemos(that) we delight |
| tú | encantes(that) you delight | vosotros | encantéis(that) you all delight |
| él/ella/Ud. | encante(that) he/she delights | ellos/Uds. | encanten(that) they delight |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya encantado(that) I have delighted | nosotros | hayamos encantado(that) we have delighted |
| tú | hayas encantado(that) you have delighted | vosotros | hayáis encantado(that) you all have delighted |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya encantado(that) he/she has delighted | ellos/Uds. | hayan encantado(that) they have delighted |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | encantéI delighted | nosotros | encantamoswe delighted |
| tú | encantasteyou delighted | vosotros | encantasteisyou all delighted |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantóhe/she delighted | ellos/Uds. | encantaronthey delighted |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | encantabaI used to delight | nosotros | encantábamoswe used to delight |
| tú | encantabasyou used to delight | vosotros | encantabaisyou all used to delight |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantabahe/she used to delight | ellos/Uds. | encantabanthey used to delight |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había encantadoI had delighted | nosotros | habíamos encantadowe had delighted |
| tú | habías encantadoyou had delighted | vosotros | habíais encantadoyou all had delighted |
| él/ella/Ud. | había encantadohe/she had delighted | ellos/Uds. | habían encantadothey had delighted |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | encantara(that) I delighted | nosotros | encantáramos(that) we delighted |
| tú | encantaras(that) you delighted | vosotros | encantarais(that) you all delighted |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantara(that) he/she delighted | ellos/Uds. | encantaran(that) they delighted |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | encantase(that) I delighted | nosotros | encantásemos(that) we delighted |
| tú | encantases(that) you delighted | vosotros | encantaseis(that) you all delighted |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantase(that) he/she delighted | ellos/Uds. | encantasen(that) they delighted |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera encantado(that) I had delighted | nosotros | hubiéramos encantado(that) we had delighted |
| tú | hubieras encantado(that) you had delighted | vosotros | hubierais encantado(that) you all had delighted |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera encantado(that) he/she had delighted | ellos/Uds. | hubieran encantado(that) they had delighted |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube encantadoI had delighted | nosotros | hubimos encantadowe had delighted |
| tú | hubiste encantadoyou had delighted | vosotros | hubisteis encantadoyou all had delighted |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo encantadohe/she had delighted | ellos/Uds. | hubieron encantadothey had delighted |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | encantaréI will delight | nosotros | encantaremoswe will delight |
| tú | encantarásyou will delight | vosotros | encantaréisyou all will delight |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantaráhe/she will delight | ellos/Uds. | encantaránthey will delight |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | encantaríaI would delight | nosotros | encantaríamoswe would delight |
| tú | encantaríasyou would delight | vosotros | encantaríaisyou all would delight |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantaríahe/she would delight | ellos/Uds. | encantaríanthey would delight |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré encantadoI will have delighted | nosotros | habremos encantadowe will have delighted |
| tú | habrás encantadoyou will have delighted | vosotros | habréis encantadoyou all will have delighted |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá encantadohe/she will have delighted | ellos/Uds. | habrán encantadothey will have delighted |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría encantadoI would have delighted | nosotros | habríamos encantadowe would have delighted |
| tú | habrías encantadoyou would have delighted | vosotros | habríais encantadoyou all would have delighted |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría encantadohe/she would have delighted | ellos/Uds. | habrían encantadothey would have delighted |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | encantare(should) I delight | nosotros | encantáremos(should) we delight |
| tú | encantares(should) you delight | vosotros | encantareis(should) you all delight |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantare(should) he/she delight | ellos/Uds. | encantaren(should) they delight |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | encantemoslet's delight |
| tú | encantadelight! | vosotros | encantaddelight! |
| él/ella/Ud. | encantedelight! | ellos/Uds. | encantendelight! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no encantemoslet's not delight |
| tú | no encantesdon't delight | vosotros | no encantéisdon't delight |
| él/ella/Ud. | no encantedon't delight | ellos/Uds. | no encantendon't delight |
