-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate incautar in Spanish

to seize, to confiscate

incautar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1571 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "La policía se incautó de varias toneladas de droga." (The police seized several tons of drugs.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incauto
incautas
él/ella/Ud. incauta
nosotros incautamos
vosotros incautáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. incautan
Example

Yo incauto todos los días.

I seize, to confiscate every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incauté
incautaste
él/ella/Ud. incautó
nosotros incautamos
vosotros incautasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. incautaron
Example

Las autoridades incautaron los bienes del sospechoso.

The authorities confiscated the suspect's assets.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incautaba
incautabas
él/ella/Ud. incautaba
nosotros incautábamos
vosotros incautabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. incautaban
Example

Antes yo incautaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to seize, to confiscate often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incautaré
incautarás
él/ella/Ud. incautará
nosotros incautaremos
vosotros incautaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. incautarán
Example

Mañana yo incautaré.

Tomorrow I will seize, to confiscate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incautaría
incautarías
él/ella/Ud. incautaría
nosotros incautaríamos
vosotros incautaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. incautarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo incautaría.

If I could, I would seize, to confiscate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo incaute
incautes
él/ella/Ud. incaute
nosotros incautemos
vosotros incautéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. incauten
Example

Es probable que se incauten de los documentos ilegales.

It is likely that they will seize the illegal documents.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
incauta
él/ella/Ud. incaute
nosotros incautemos
vosotros incautad
ellos/ellas/Uds. incauten
Example

Es probable que se incauten de los documentos ilegales.

It is likely that they will seize the illegal documents.

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