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.
incautar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to seize, to confiscate · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | incauto |
| tú | incautas |
| él/ella/Ud. | incauta |
| nosotros | incautamos |
| vosotros | incautáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | incautan |
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 |
| tú | incautaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | incautó |
| nosotros | incautamos |
| vosotros | incautasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | incautaron |
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 |
| tú | incautabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | incautaba |
| nosotros | incautábamos |
| vosotros | incautabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | incautaban |
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 |
| tú | incautarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | incautará |
| nosotros | incautaremos |
| vosotros | incautaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | incautarán |
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 |
| tú | incautarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | incautaría |
| nosotros | incautaríamos |
| vosotros | incautaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | incautarían |
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 |
| tú | incautes |
| él/ella/Ud. | incaute |
| nosotros | incautemos |
| vosotros | incautéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | incauten |
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 | - |
| tú | incauta |
| él/ella/Ud. | incaute |
| nosotros | incautemos |
| vosotros | incautad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | incauten |
Es probable que se incauten de los documentos ilegales.
It is likely that they will seize the illegal documents.
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Example sentences
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La policía se incautó de varias toneladas de droga.
The police seized several tons of drugs.
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Las autoridades incautaron los bienes del sospechoso.
The authorities confiscated the suspect's assets.
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Es probable que se incauten de los documentos ilegales.
It is likely that they will seize the illegal documents.
Common phrases with incautar
- incautarse de bienes to seize assets
- incautar mercancía ilegal to confiscate illegal merchandise
- la policía se incautó de las pruebas the police seized the evidence