enriquecer — Spanish conjugation

to enrich

Frequency#1139IrregularReflexiveenriquecerse — to enrich oneself

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoenriquezcoI enrich
enriquecesyou enrich
vosenriquecésyou enrich
él/ella/Ud.enriquecehe/she/it enriches
nosotrosenriquecemoswe enrich
vosotrosenriquecéisyou (pl.) enrich
ellos/ellas/Uds.enriquecenthey enrich

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoenriquecíI enriched
enriquecisteyou enriched
vosenriquecisteyou enriched
él/ella/Ud.enriquecióhe/she/it enriched
nosotrosenriquecimoswe enriched
vosotrosenriquecisteisyou (pl.) enriched
ellos/ellas/Uds.enriquecieronthey enriched

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
yoenriquecía
enriquecías
vosenriquecías
él/ella/Ud.enriquecía
nosotrosenriquecíamos
vosotrosenriquecíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.enriquecían

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?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoenriqueceríaI would enrich
enriqueceríasyou would enrich
vosenriqueceríasyou would enrich
él/ella/Ud.enriqueceríahe/she/it would enrich
nosotrosenriqueceríamoswe would enrich
vosotrosenriqueceríaisyou (pl.) would enrich
ellos/ellas/Uds.enriqueceríanthey would enrich

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoenriqueceréI will enrich
enriquecerásyou will enrich
vosenriquecerásyou will enrich
él/ella/Ud.enriqueceráhe/she/it will enrich
nosotrosenriqueceremoswe will enrich
vosotrosenriqueceréisyou (pl.) will enrich
ellos/ellas/Uds.enriqueceránthey will enrich

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe enriquecidoI have enriched
has enriquecidoyou have enriched
voshas enriquecidoyou have enriched
él/ella/Ud.ha enriquecidohe/she/it has enriched
nosotroshemos enriquecidowe have enriched
vosotroshabéis enriquecidoyou (pl.) have enriched
ellos/ellas/Uds.han enriquecidothey have enriched

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía enriquecidoI had enriched
habías enriquecidoyou had enriched
voshabías enriquecidoyou had enriched
él/ella/Ud.había enriquecidohe/she/it had enriched
nosotroshabíamos enriquecidowe had enriched
vosotroshabíais enriquecidoyou (pl.) had enriched
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían enriquecidothey had enriched

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 enriquecido
habrías enriquecido
voshabrías enriquecido
él/ella/Ud.habría enriquecido
nosotroshabríamos enriquecido
vosotroshabríais enriquecido
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían enriquecido

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré enriquecidoI will have enriched
habrás enriquecidoyou will have enriched
voshabrás enriquecidoyou will have enriched
él/ella/Ud.habrá enriquecidohe/she/it will have enriched
nosotroshabremos enriquecidowe will have enriched
vosotroshabréis enriquecidoyou (pl.) will have enriched
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán enriquecidothey will have enriched

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

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
yoenriquezca
enriquezcas
vosenriquezcas
él/ella/Ud.enriquezca
nosotrosenriquezcamos
vosotrosenriquezcáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.enriquezcan

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
yoenriqueciera
enriquecieras
vosenriquecieras
él/ella/Ud.enriqueciera
nosotrosenriqueciéramos
vosotrosenriquecierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.enriquecieran

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
yoenriqueciese
enriquecieses
vosenriquecieses
él/ella/Ud.enriqueciese
nosotrosenriqueciésemos
vosotrosenriquecieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.enriqueciesen

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 enriquecido
hayas enriquecido
voshayas enriquecido
él/ella/Ud.haya enriquecido
nosotroshayamos enriquecido
vosotroshayáis enriquecido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan enriquecido

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 enriquecido
hubieras enriquecido
voshubieras enriquecido
él/ella/Ud.hubiera enriquecido
nosotroshubiéramos enriquecido
vosotroshubierais enriquecido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran enriquecido

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

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
enriquece
vosenriquecé
él/ella/Ud.enriquezca
nosotrosenriquezcamos
vosotrosenriqueced
ustedesenriquezcan

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 enriquezcas
vosno enriquezcas
él/ella/Ud.no enriquezca
nosotrosno enriquezcamos
vosotrosno enriquezcáis
ustedesno enriquezcan

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 enriqueciendo
estás enriqueciendo
vosestás enriqueciendo
él/ella/Ud.está enriqueciendo
nosotrosestamos enriqueciendo
vosotrosestáis enriqueciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están enriqueciendo

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 enriqueciendo
estuviste enriqueciendo
vosestuviste enriqueciendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo enriqueciendo
nosotrosestuvimos enriqueciendo
vosotrosestuvisteis enriqueciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron enriqueciendo

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 enriqueciendo
estabas enriqueciendo
vosestabas enriqueciendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba enriqueciendo
nosotrosestábamos enriqueciendo
vosotrosestabais enriqueciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban enriqueciendo

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 enriqueciendo
estarías enriqueciendo
vosestarías enriqueciendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría enriqueciendo
nosotrosestaríamos enriqueciendo
vosotrosestaríais enriqueciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían enriqueciendo

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 enriqueciendo
estarás enriqueciendo
vosestarás enriqueciendo
él/ella/Ud.estará enriqueciendo
nosotrosestaremos enriqueciendo
vosotrosestaréis enriqueciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán enriqueciendo