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Conjugate encomendar in Spanish

to entrust

encomendar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #1339 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Le encomendaron la tarea más difícil del proyecto." (They entrusted him with the most difficult task of the project.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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⚡ Irregular verb — encomendar (stem-changing-e-ie) does not follow standard -ar patterns. Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.

Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo encomiendo *
encomiendas *
él/ella/Ud. encomienda *
nosotros encomendamos
vosotros encomendáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. encomiendan *
Example

Me encomiendo a Dios antes de cada viaje.

I commend myself to God before every trip.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo encomendé
encomendaste
él/ella/Ud. encomendó
nosotros encomendamos
vosotros encomendasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. encomendaron
Example

Le encomendaron la tarea más difícil del proyecto.

They entrusted him with the most difficult task of the project.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo encomendaba
encomendabas
él/ella/Ud. encomendaba
nosotros encomendábamos
vosotros encomendabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. encomendaban
Example

Antes yo encomendaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to entrust often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo encomendaré
encomendarás
él/ella/Ud. encomendará
nosotros encomendaremos
vosotros encomendaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. encomendarán
Example

Mañana yo encomendaré.

Tomorrow I will entrust.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo encomendaría
encomendarías
él/ella/Ud. encomendaría
nosotros encomendaríamos
vosotros encomendaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. encomendarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo encomendaría.

If I could, I would entrust.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo encomiende *
encomiendes *
él/ella/Ud. encomiende *
nosotros encomendemos
vosotros encomendéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. encomienden *
Example

Espero que tú encomiendes.

I hope that you entrust.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
encomienda *
él/ella/Ud. encomiende *
nosotros encomendemos
vosotros encomendad
ellos/ellas/Uds. encomienden *
Example

¡Encomienda!

Entrust!

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