-ar verb irregular · stem-changing-e-ie Advanced

encomendar — Preterite (Pretérito)

to entrust

The preterite conjugation of encomendar (irregular stem-changing-e-ie, ranked #1339). Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

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

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar preterite pattern.

Example sentence

Le encomendaron la tarea más difícil del proyecto.

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

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