Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | encelar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | encelando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar encelando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Encelar conjugation
encelar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning make jealous. In the present tense: yo encelo, tú encelas, él/ella encela, nosotros encelamos, vosotros enceláis, ellos encelan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- encelar
- Gerundio
- encelando
- Meaning
- make jealous
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Encelar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encelo | Yo encelo a mi pareja con mensajes a medianoche.I make jealous my partner with midnight messages. |
| tú | encelas | A menudo, tú encelas al vecino con ese coche nuevo.You often make jealous the neighbor with that new car. |
| él | encela | La cantante del bar encela a medio local con una sonrisa larga.The singer at the bar makes jealous half the room with one long smile. |
| nosotros | encelamos | A veces, nosotros encelamos a nuestros amigos con fotos del viaje.At times, we make jealous our friends with photos from the trip. |
| vosotros | enceláis | Vosotros enceláis a la mesa de al lado sin querer.You all make jealous the table next to you without meaning to. |
| ellos | encelan | Muchas veces, los rumores de la oficina encelan al grupo entero con comparaciones tontas.Many times, the office rumors make jealous the whole group with silly comparisons. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he encelado | Este año, yo he encelado al grupo entero con comparaciones tontas.This year, I have made jealous the whole group with silly comparisons. |
| tú | has encelado | Últimamente, tú has encelado a tu hermano con el premio del concurso.Lately, you have made jealous your brother with the contest prize. |
| él | ha encelado | En estos meses, la cantante del bar ha encelado a la otra banda con un aplauso extra.In these months, the singer at the bar has made jealous the other band with one extra round of applause. |
| nosotros | hemos encelado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos encelado a media clase con una felicitación pública.So far, we have made jealous half the class with public praise. |
| vosotros | habéis encelado | En estas semanas, vosotros habéis encelado a la novia del cantante con rumores feos.In these weeks, you all have made jealous the singer's girlfriend with ugly rumors. |
| ellos | han encelado | En este tiempo, los rumores de la oficina han encelado a tu prima con ese vestido brillante.During this time, the office rumors have made jealous your cousin with that shiny dress. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encelé | Ayer, yo encelé a tu prima con ese vestido brillante.Yesterday, I made jealous your cousin with that shiny dress. |
| tú | encelaste | Hace un rato, tú encelaste al equipo rival con la copa en alto.A little while ago, you made jealous the rival team with the trophy held high. |
| él | enceló | Esta mañana, la cantante del bar enceló a todo el taller con un ascenso rápido.This morning, the singer at the bar made jealous the whole workshop with a quick promotion. |
| nosotros | encelamos | Anoche, nosotros encelamos a los hermanos con herencias mal contadas.Last night, we made jealous the siblings with badly explained inheritances. |
| vosotros | encelasteis | El sábado, vosotros encelasteis a la fila del fondo con entradas gratis.On Saturday, you all made jealous the back row with free tickets. |
| ellos | encelaron | Hace poco, los rumores de la oficina encelaron a los socios con favores visibles.Not long ago, the office rumors made jealous the business partners with visible favors. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encelaba | Antes, yo encelaba a los socios con favores visibles.Before, I used to make jealous the business partners with visible favors. |
| tú | encelabas | Por entonces, tú encelabas al público con una atención especial.Back then, you used to make jealous the audience with special attention. |
| él | encelaba | En esa época, la cantante del bar encelaba a la oficina con elogios repetidos.At that time, the singer at the bar used to make jealous the office with repeated praise. |
| nosotros | encelábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros encelábamos a mi pareja con mensajes a medianoche.When that was normal, we used to make jealous my partner with midnight messages. |
| vosotros | encelabais | Hace años, vosotros encelabais al vecino con ese coche nuevo.Years ago, you all used to make jealous the neighbor with that new car. |
| ellos | encelaban | En aquellos días, los rumores de la oficina encelaban a medio local con una sonrisa larga.In those days, the office rumors used to make jealous half the room with one long smile. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había encelado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había encelado a medio local con una sonrisa larga.When you arrived, I had already made jealous half the room with one long smile. |
| tú | habías encelado | Para entonces, tú ya habías encelado a nuestros amigos con fotos del viaje.By then, you had already made jealous our friends with photos from the trip. |
| él | había encelado | Al volver, la cantante del bar ya había encelado a la mesa de al lado sin querer.When we came back, the singer at the bar had already made jealous the table next to you without meaning to. |
| nosotros | habíamos encelado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos encelado al grupo entero con comparaciones tontas.Before talking it through, we had already made jealous the whole group with silly comparisons. |
| vosotros | habíais encelado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais encelado a tu hermano con el premio del concurso.When you looked again, you all had already made jealous your brother with the contest prize. |
| ellos | habían encelado | Para ese momento, los rumores de la oficina ya habían encelado a la otra banda con un aplauso extra.By that moment, the office rumors had already made jealous the other band with one extra round of applause. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube encelado | Apenas yo hube encelado a la otra banda con un aplauso extra, todo cambió.As soon as I had made jealous the other band with one extra round of applause, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste encelado | En cuanto tú hubiste encelado a media clase con una felicitación pública, se notó.The moment you had made jealous half the class with public praise, it showed. |
| él | hubo encelado | No bien la cantante del bar hubo encelado a la novia del cantante con rumores feos, hubo ruido.As soon as the singer at the bar had made jealous the singer's girlfriend with ugly rumors, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos encelado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos encelado a tu prima con ese vestido brillante, seguimos adelante.Once we had made jealous your cousin with that shiny dress, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis encelado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis encelado al equipo rival con la copa en alto, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had made jealous the rival team with the trophy held high, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron encelado | En cuanto los rumores de la oficina hubieron encelado a todo el taller con un ascenso rápido, el ambiente cambió.The moment the office rumors had made jealous the whole workshop with a quick promotion, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encelaré | Mañana, yo encelaré a todo el taller con un ascenso rápido.Tomorrow, I will make jealous the whole workshop with a quick promotion. |
| tú | encelarás | Dentro de poco, tú encelarás a los hermanos con herencias mal contadas.Soon, you will make jealous the siblings with badly explained inheritances. |
| él | encelará | Esta tarde, la cantante del bar encelará a la fila del fondo con entradas gratis.This afternoon, the singer at the bar will make jealous the back row with free tickets. |
| nosotros | encelaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros encelaremos a los socios con favores visibles.Next week, we will make jealous the business partners with visible favors. |
| vosotros | encelaréis | Pronto, vosotros encelaréis al público con una atención especial.Before long, you all will make jealous the audience with special attention. |
| ellos | encelarán | Más adelante, los rumores de la oficina encelarán a la oficina con elogios repetidos.Later on, the office rumors will make jealous the office with repeated praise. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré encelado | Para entonces, yo ya habré encelado a la oficina con elogios repetidos.By then, I will already have made jealous the office with repeated praise. |
| tú | habrás encelado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás encelado a mi pareja con mensajes a medianoche.Before closing time, you will already have made jealous my partner with midnight messages. |
| él | habrá encelado | Al final del día, la cantante del bar ya habrá encelado al vecino con ese coche nuevo.By the end of the day, the singer at the bar will already have made jealous the neighbor with that new car. |
| nosotros | habremos encelado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos encelado a medio local con una sonrisa larga.By tomorrow, we will already have made jealous half the room with one long smile. |
| vosotros | habréis encelado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis encelado a nuestros amigos con fotos del viaje.Before leaving, you all will already have made jealous our friends with photos from the trip. |
| ellos | habrán encelado | Para esa hora, los rumores de la oficina ya habrán encelado a la mesa de al lado sin querer.By that hour, the office rumors will already have made jealous the table next to you without meaning to. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encelaría | En un caso así, yo encelaría a la mesa de al lado sin querer.In a case like that, I would make jealous the table next to you without meaning to. |
| tú | encelarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú encelarías al grupo entero con comparaciones tontas.With a little more time, you would make jealous the whole group with silly comparisons. |
| él | encelaría | En esa situación, la cantante del bar encelaría a tu hermano con el premio del concurso.In that situation, the singer at the bar would make jealous your brother with the contest prize. |
| nosotros | encelaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros encelaríamos a la otra banda con un aplauso extra.With that outlook, we would make jealous the other band with one extra round of applause. |
| vosotros | encelaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros encelaríais a media clase con una felicitación pública.If it came to that, you all would make jealous half the class with public praise. |
| ellos | encelarían | En un día así, los rumores de la oficina encelarían a la novia del cantante con rumores feos.On a day like that, the office rumors would make jealous the singer's girlfriend with ugly rumors. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría encelado | En otro momento, yo habría encelado a la novia del cantante con rumores feos.At another moment, I would have made jealous the singer's girlfriend with ugly rumors. |
| tú | habrías encelado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías encelado a tu prima con ese vestido brillante.With a little more margin, you would have made jealous your cousin with that shiny dress. |
| él | habría encelado | A esas alturas, la cantante del bar habría encelado al equipo rival con la copa en alto.By then, the singer at the bar would have made jealous the rival team with the trophy held high. |
| nosotros | habríamos encelado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos encelado a todo el taller con un ascenso rápido.With that turn, we would have made jealous the whole workshop with a quick promotion. |
| vosotros | habríais encelado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais encelado a los hermanos con herencias mal contadas.At that point, you all would have made jealous the siblings with badly explained inheritances. |
| ellos | habrían encelado | En ese punto, los rumores de la oficina habrían encelado a la fila del fondo con entradas gratis.From there, the office rumors would have made jealous the back row with free tickets. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encele | Es mejor que yo encele a la fila del fondo con entradas gratis.It is better that I make jealous the back row with free tickets. |
| tú | enceles | Hace falta que tú enceles a los socios con favores visibles.It is necessary that you make jealous the business partners with visible favors. |
| él | encele | Conviene que la cantante del bar encele al público con una atención especial.It is wise that the singer at the bar make jealous the audience with special attention. |
| nosotros | encelemos | Importa que nosotros encelemos a la oficina con elogios repetidos.It matters that we make jealous the office with repeated praise. |
| vosotros | enceléis | Puede ser útil que vosotros enceléis a mi pareja con mensajes a medianoche.It may help if you all make jealous my partner with midnight messages. |
| ellos | encelen | Es posible que los rumores de la oficina encelen al vecino con ese coche nuevo.It is possible that the office rumors make jealous the neighbor with that new car. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya encelado | Ojalá yo haya encelado al vecino con ese coche nuevo a tiempo.Hopefully I have made jealous the neighbor with that new car in time. |
| tú | hayas encelado | Puede que tú ya hayas encelado a medio local con una sonrisa larga sin contarlo.Maybe you already have made jealous half the room with one long smile without saying so. |
| él | haya encelado | Tal vez la cantante del bar haya encelado a nuestros amigos con fotos del viaje antes de venir.Perhaps the singer at the bar has made jealous our friends with photos from the trip before coming over. |
| nosotros | hayamos encelado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos encelado a la mesa de al lado sin querer por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have made jealous the table next to you without meaning to on our own. |
| vosotros | hayáis encelado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis encelado al grupo entero con comparaciones tontas mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have made jealous the whole group with silly comparisons better than expected. |
| ellos | hayan encelado | Puede ser que los rumores de la oficina ya hayan encelado a tu hermano con el premio del concurso desde temprano.It may be that the office rumors already have made jealous your brother with the contest prize since early on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encelara | Si yo encelara a tu hermano con el premio del concurso, se notaría enseguida.If I made jealous your brother with the contest prize, it would show right away. |
| tú | encelaras | Si tú encelaras a la otra banda con un aplauso extra, costaría ocultarlo.If you made jealous the other band with one extra round of applause, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | encelara | Si la cantante del bar encelara a media clase con una felicitación pública, daría mucho que hablar.If the singer at the bar made jealous half the class with public praise, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | enceláramos | Si nosotros enceláramos a la novia del cantante con rumores feos, todo iría por otro lado.If we made jealous the singer's girlfriend with ugly rumors, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | encelarais | Si vosotros encelarais a tu prima con ese vestido brillante, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all made jealous your cousin with that shiny dress, the mood would change. |
| ellos | encelaran | Si los rumores de la oficina encelaran al equipo rival con la copa en alto, la escena sería otra.If the office rumors made jealous the rival team with the trophy held high, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera encelado | Si yo hubiera encelado al equipo rival con la copa en alto, aún se recordaría.If I had made jealous the rival team with the trophy held high, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras encelado | Si tú hubieras encelado a todo el taller con un ascenso rápido, eso habría dejado marca.If you had made jealous the whole workshop with a quick promotion, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera encelado | Si la cantante del bar hubiera encelado a los hermanos con herencias mal contadas, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the singer at the bar had made jealous the siblings with badly explained inheritances, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos encelado | Si nosotros hubiéramos encelado a la fila del fondo con entradas gratis, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had made jealous the back row with free tickets, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais encelado | Si vosotros hubierais encelado a los socios con favores visibles, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had made jealous the business partners with visible favors, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran encelado | Si los rumores de la oficina hubieran encelado al público con una atención especial, nada habría quedado igual.If the office rumors had made jealous the audience with special attention, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | encelare | Si yo encelare al público con una atención especial, se notará enseguida.If I make jealous the audience with special attention, it will show right away. |
| tú | encelares | Si tú encelares a la oficina con elogios repetidos, costará ignorarlo.If you make jealous the office with repeated praise, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | encelare | Si la cantante del bar encelare a mi pareja con mensajes a medianoche, dará mucho que hablar.If the singer at the bar makes jealous my partner with midnight messages, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | enceláremos | Si nosotros enceláremos al vecino con ese coche nuevo, todo irá por otro camino.If we make jealous the neighbor with that new car, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | encelareis | Si vosotros encelareis a medio local con una sonrisa larga, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all make jealous half the room with one long smile, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | encelaren | Si los rumores de la oficina encelaren a nuestros amigos con fotos del viaje, la escena será distinta.If the office rumors make jealous our friends with photos from the trip, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere encelado | Cuando yo hubiere encelado a nuestros amigos con fotos del viaje, ya se notará.When I have made jealous our friends with photos from the trip, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres encelado | En cuanto tú hubieres encelado a la mesa de al lado sin querer, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have made jealous the table next to you without meaning to, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere encelado | Cuando la cantante del bar hubiere encelado al grupo entero con comparaciones tontas, se verá de inmediato.When the singer at the bar has made jealous the whole group with silly comparisons, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos encelado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos encelado a tu hermano con el premio del concurso, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have made jealous your brother with the contest prize, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis encelado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis encelado a la otra banda con un aplauso extra, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have made jealous the other band with one extra round of applause, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren encelado | En cuanto los rumores de la oficina hubieren encelado a media clase con una felicitación pública, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the office rumors have made jealous half the class with public praise, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | encela | encela a la novia del cantante con rumores feos.Make jealous the singer's girlfriend with ugly rumors. |
| él | encele | Que la cantante del bar encele a tu prima con ese vestido brillante.Let the singer at the bar make jealous your cousin with that shiny dress. |
| nosotros | encelemos | encelemos al equipo rival con la copa en alto.Make jealous the rival team with the trophy held high. |
| vosotros | encelad | encelad a todo el taller con un ascenso rápido.Make jealous the whole workshop with a quick promotion. |
| ellos | encelen | Que los rumores de la oficina encelen a los hermanos con herencias mal contadas.Let the office rumors make jealous the siblings with badly explained inheritances. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no enceles | No no enceles a la fila del fondo con entradas gratis.Do not make jealous the back row with free tickets. |
| él | no encele | Que la cantante del bar no no encele a los socios con favores visibles.Let the singer at the bar not make jealous the business partners with visible favors. |
| nosotros | no encelemos | No no encelemos al público con una atención especial.Let us not make jealous the audience with special attention. |
| vosotros | no enceléis | No no enceléis a la oficina con elogios repetidos.Do not make jealous the office with repeated praise. |
| ellos | no encelen | Que los rumores de la oficina no no encelen a mi pareja con mensajes a medianoche.Let the office rumors not make jealous my partner with midnight messages. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a mi pareja con mensajes a medianoche.
I make jealous my partner with midnight messages.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'encelar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'encelar' means to make jealous. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is encelar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Encelar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate encelar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of encelar: yo encelo, tú encelas, él/ella/usted encela, nosotros encelamos, vosotros enceláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encelan.
- How do you conjugate encelar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of encelar: yo encelé, tú encelaste, él/ella/usted enceló, nosotros encelamos, vosotros encelasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encelaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of encelar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of encelar: yo encelaba, tú encelabas, él/ella/usted encelaba, nosotros encelábamos, vosotros encelabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes encelaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of encelar?
- The past participle of encelar is 'encelado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he encelado' (I have make jealoused), 'has encelado', 'ha encelado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of encelar?
- The gerundio of encelar is 'encelando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy encelando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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