englobar — Spanish conjugation

to encompass.

Frequency#1717Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanish
yoenglobo
englobas
vosenglobás
él/ella/Ud.engloba
nosotrosenglobamos
vosotrosenglobáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.engloban

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanish
yoenglobé
englobaste
vosenglobaste
él/ella/Ud.englobó
nosotrosenglobamos
vosotrosenglobasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.englobaron

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoenglobaba
englobabas
vosenglobabas
él/ella/Ud.englobaba
nosotrosenglobábamos
vosotrosenglobabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.englobaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanish
yoenglobaría
englobarías
vosenglobarías
él/ella/Ud.englobaría
nosotrosenglobaríamos
vosotrosenglobaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.englobarían

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanish
yoenglobaré
englobarás
vosenglobarás
él/ella/Ud.englobará
nosotrosenglobaremos
vosotrosenglobaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.englobarán

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanish
yohe englobado
has englobado
voshas englobado
él/ella/Ud.ha englobado
nosotroshemos englobado
vosotroshabéis englobado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han englobado

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanish
yohabía englobado
habías englobado
voshabías englobado
él/ella/Ud.había englobado
nosotroshabíamos englobado
vosotroshabíais englobado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían englobado

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría englobado
habrías englobado
voshabrías englobado
él/ella/Ud.habría englobado
nosotroshabríamos englobado
vosotroshabríais englobado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían englobado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanish
yohabré englobado
habrás englobado
voshabrás englobado
él/ella/Ud.habrá englobado
nosotroshabremos englobado
vosotroshabréis englobado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán englobado

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoenglobe
englobes
vosenglobes
él/ella/Ud.englobe
nosotrosenglobemos
vosotrosenglobéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.engloben

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoenglobara
englobaras
vosenglobaras
él/ella/Ud.englobara
nosotrosenglobáramos
vosotrosenglobarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.englobaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoenglobase
englobases
vosenglobases
él/ella/Ud.englobase
nosotrosenglobásemos
vosotrosenglobaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.englobasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya englobado
hayas englobado
voshayas englobado
él/ella/Ud.haya englobado
nosotroshayamos englobado
vosotroshayáis englobado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan englobado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera englobado
hubieras englobado
voshubieras englobado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera englobado
nosotroshubiéramos englobado
vosotroshubierais englobado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran englobado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
engloba
vosenglobá
él/ella/Ud.englobe
nosotrosenglobemos
vosotrosenglobad
ustedesengloben

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no englobes
vosno englobes
él/ella/Ud.no englobe
nosotrosno englobemos
vosotrosno englobéis
ustedesno engloben

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy englobando
estás englobando
vosestás englobando
él/ella/Ud.está englobando
nosotrosestamos englobando
vosotrosestáis englobando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están englobando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve englobando
estuviste englobando
vosestuviste englobando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo englobando
nosotrosestuvimos englobando
vosotrosestuvisteis englobando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron englobando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba englobando
estabas englobando
vosestabas englobando
él/ella/Ud.estaba englobando
nosotrosestábamos englobando
vosotrosestabais englobando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban englobando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría englobando
estarías englobando
vosestarías englobando
él/ella/Ud.estaría englobando
nosotrosestaríamos englobando
vosotrosestaríais englobando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían englobando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré englobando
estarás englobando
vosestarás englobando
él/ella/Ud.estará englobando
nosotrosestaremos englobando
vosotrosestaréis englobando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán englobando