What does 'encostrar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'encostrar' means to coat with a crust. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is encostrar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Encostrar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate encostrar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of encostrar: yo encostro, tú encostras, él/ella/usted encostra, nosotros encostramos, vosotros encostráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encostran.

How do you conjugate encostrar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of encostrar: yo encostré, tú encostraste, él/ella/usted encostró, nosotros encostramos, vosotros encostrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes encostraron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of encostrar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of encostrar: yo encostraba, tú encostrabas, él/ella/usted encostraba, nosotros encostrábamos, vosotros encostrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes encostraban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of encostrar?

The past participle of encostrar is 'encostrado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he encostrado' (I have coat with a crusted), 'has encostrado', 'ha encostrado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of encostrar?

The gerundio of encostrar is 'encostrando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy encostrando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Spanish verb conjugation

Encostrar conjugation

encostrar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning coat with a crust. In the present tense: yo encostro, tú encostras, él/ella encostra, nosotros encostramos, vosotros encostráis, ellos encostran. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: encostrar
Gerundio: encostrando
Meaning: coat with a crust
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 3

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Conjugation tables

Encostrar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	encostrar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	encostrando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar encostrando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	encostro	Yo encostro la tarta del escaparate.I cover the tart in the window with a sugar crust.
tú	encostras	A menudo, tú encostras el hojaldre del desayuno.You often cover the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.
él	encostra	El repostero del hotel encostra la crema del pastel grande.The pastry chef at the hotel covers the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.
nosotros	encostramos	A veces, nosotros encostramos las empanadas del horno.At times, we cover the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
vosotros	encostráis	Vosotros encostráis el pan de la bandeja.You all cover the bread on the tray with a hard crust.
ellos	encostran	Muchas veces, las cocineras del turno encostran todo lo que dejan enfriar.Many times, the cooks on the shift cover everything they leave to cool with a thin crust.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he encostrado	Este año, yo he encostrado el hojaldre del desayuno.This year, I have covered the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.
tú	has encostrado	Últimamente, tú has encostrado la crema del pastel grande.Lately, you have covered the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.
él	ha encostrado	En estos meses, el repostero del hotel ha encostrado las empanadas del horno.In these months, the pastry chef at the hotel has covered the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
nosotros	hemos encostrado	Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos encostrado el pan de la bandeja.So far, we have covered the bread on the tray with a hard crust.
vosotros	habéis encostrado	En estas semanas, vosotros habéis encostrado todo lo que dejan enfriar.In these weeks, you all have covered everything you leave to cool with a thin crust.
ellos	han encostrado	En este tiempo, las cocineras del turno han encostrado la tarta del escaparate.During this time, the cooks on the shift have covered the tart in the window with a sugar crust.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	encostré	Ayer, yo encostré la crema del pastel grande.Yesterday, I covered the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.
tú	encostraste	Hace un rato, tú encostraste las empanadas del horno.A little while ago, you covered the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
él	encostró	Esta mañana, el repostero del hotel encostró el pan de la bandeja.This morning, the pastry chef at the hotel covered the bread on the tray with a hard crust.
nosotros	encostramos	Anoche, nosotros encostramos todo lo que dejan enfriar.Last night, we covered everything we leave to cool with a thin crust.
vosotros	encostrasteis	El sábado, vosotros encostrasteis la tarta del escaparate.On Saturday, you all covered the tart in the window with a sugar crust.
ellos	encostraron	Hace poco, las cocineras del turno encostraron el hojaldre del desayuno.Not long ago, the cooks on the shift covered the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	encostraba	Antes, yo encostraba las empanadas del horno.Before, I used to cover the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
tú	encostrabas	Por entonces, tú encostrabas el pan de la bandeja.Back then, you used to cover the bread on the tray with a hard crust.
él	encostraba	En esa época, el repostero del hotel encostraba todo lo que dejan enfriar.At that time, the pastry chef at the hotel used to cover everything they leave to cool with a thin crust.
nosotros	encostrábamos	Cuando eso era normal, nosotros encostrábamos la tarta del escaparate.When that was normal, we used to cover the tart in the window with a sugar crust.
vosotros	encostrabais	Hace años, vosotros encostrabais el hojaldre del desayuno.Years ago, you all used to cover the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.
ellos	encostraban	En aquellos días, las cocineras del turno encostraban la crema del pastel grande.In those days, the cooks on the shift used to cover the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había encostrado	Cuando llegaste, yo ya había encostrado todo lo que dejan enfriar.When you arrived, I had already covered everything I leave to cool with a thin crust.
tú	habías encostrado	Para entonces, tú ya habías encostrado la tarta del escaparate.By then, you had already covered the tart in the window with a sugar crust.
él	había encostrado	Al volver, el repostero del hotel ya había encostrado el hojaldre del desayuno.When we came back, the pastry chef at the hotel had already covered the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.
nosotros	habíamos encostrado	Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos encostrado la crema del pastel grande.Before talking it through, we had already covered the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.
vosotros	habíais encostrado	Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais encostrado las empanadas del horno.When you looked again, you all had already covered the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
ellos	habían encostrado	Para ese momento, las cocineras del turno ya habían encostrado el pan de la bandeja.By that moment, the cooks on the shift had already covered the bread on the tray with a hard crust.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube encostrado	Apenas yo hube encostrado el pan de la bandeja, todo cambió.As soon as I had covered the bread on the tray with a hard crust, everything changed.
tú	hubiste encostrado	En cuanto tú hubiste encostrado todo lo que dejan enfriar, se notó.The moment you had covered everything you leave to cool with a thin crust, it showed.
él	hubo encostrado	No bien el repostero del hotel hubo encostrado la tarta del escaparate, hubo ruido.As soon as the pastry chef at the hotel had covered the tart in the window with a sugar crust, there was trouble.
nosotros	hubimos encostrado	Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos encostrado el hojaldre del desayuno, seguimos adelante.Once we had covered the breakfast pastry with a thin crust, we moved on.
vosotros	hubisteis encostrado	Apenas vosotros hubisteis encostrado la crema del pastel grande, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had covered the cream on the big cake with browned sugar, you checked the result.
ellos	hubieron encostrado	En cuanto las cocineras del turno hubieron encostrado las empanadas del horno, el ambiente cambió.The moment the cooks on the shift had covered the pies in the oven with a crisp crust, the mood changed.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	encostraré	Mañana, yo encostraré el hojaldre del desayuno.Tomorrow, I will cover the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.
tú	encostrarás	Dentro de poco, tú encostrarás la crema del pastel grande.Soon, you will cover the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.
él	encostrará	Esta tarde, el repostero del hotel encostrará las empanadas del horno.This afternoon, the pastry chef at the hotel will cover the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
nosotros	encostraremos	La semana que viene, nosotros encostraremos el pan de la bandeja.Next week, we will cover the bread on the tray with a hard crust.
vosotros	encostraréis	Pronto, vosotros encostraréis todo lo que dejan enfriar.Before long, you all will cover everything you leave to cool with a thin crust.
ellos	encostrarán	Más adelante, las cocineras del turno encostrarán la tarta del escaparate.Later on, the cooks on the shift will cover the tart in the window with a sugar crust.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré encostrado	Para entonces, yo ya habré encostrado las empanadas del horno.By then, I will already have covered the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
tú	habrás encostrado	Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás encostrado el pan de la bandeja.Before closing time, you will already have covered the bread on the tray with a hard crust.
él	habrá encostrado	Al final del día, el repostero del hotel ya habrá encostrado todo lo que dejan enfriar.By the end of the day, the pastry chef at the hotel will already have covered everything they leave to cool with a thin crust.
nosotros	habremos encostrado	Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos encostrado la tarta del escaparate.By tomorrow, we will already have covered the tart in the window with a sugar crust.
vosotros	habréis encostrado	Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis encostrado el hojaldre del desayuno.Before leaving, you all will already have covered the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.
ellos	habrán encostrado	Para esa hora, las cocineras del turno ya habrán encostrado la crema del pastel grande.By that hour, the cooks on the shift will already have covered the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	encostraría	En un caso así, yo encostraría todo lo que dejan enfriar.In a case like that, I would cover everything I leave to cool with a thin crust.
tú	encostrarías	Con un poco más de tiempo, tú encostrarías la tarta del escaparate.With a little more time, you would cover the tart in the window with a sugar crust.
él	encostraría	En esa situación, el repostero del hotel encostraría el hojaldre del desayuno.In that situation, the pastry chef at the hotel would cover the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.
nosotros	encostraríamos	Con ese panorama, nosotros encostraríamos la crema del pastel grande.With that outlook, we would cover the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.
vosotros	encostraríais	Llegado el caso, vosotros encostraríais las empanadas del horno.If it came to that, you all would cover the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
ellos	encostrarían	En un día así, las cocineras del turno encostrarían el pan de la bandeja.On a day like that, the cooks on the shift would cover the bread on the tray with a hard crust.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría encostrado	En otro momento, yo habría encostrado la crema del pastel grande.At another moment, I would have covered the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.
tú	habrías encostrado	Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías encostrado las empanadas del horno.With a little more margin, you would have covered the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
él	habría encostrado	A esas alturas, el repostero del hotel habría encostrado el pan de la bandeja.By then, the pastry chef at the hotel would have covered the bread on the tray with a hard crust.
nosotros	habríamos encostrado	Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos encostrado todo lo que dejan enfriar.With that turn, we would have covered everything we leave to cool with a thin crust.
vosotros	habríais encostrado	Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais encostrado la tarta del escaparate.At that point, you all would have covered the tart in the window with a sugar crust.
ellos	habrían encostrado	En ese punto, las cocineras del turno habrían encostrado el hojaldre del desayuno.From there, the cooks on the shift would have covered the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	encostre	Es mejor que yo encostre el pan de la bandeja.It is better that I cover the bread on the tray with a hard crust.
tú	encostres	Hace falta que tú encostres todo lo que dejan enfriar.It is necessary that you cover everything you leave to cool with a thin crust.
él	encostre	Conviene que el repostero del hotel encostre la tarta del escaparate.It is wise that the pastry chef at the hotel cover the tart in the window with a sugar crust.
nosotros	encostremos	Importa que nosotros encostremos el hojaldre del desayuno.It matters that we cover the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.
vosotros	encostréis	Puede ser útil que vosotros encostréis la crema del pastel grande.It may help if you all cover the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.
ellos	encostren	Es posible que las cocineras del turno encostren las empanadas del horno.It is possible that the cooks on the shift cover the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya encostrado	Ojalá yo haya encostrado la tarta del escaparate a tiempo.Hopefully I have covered the tart in the window with a sugar crust in time.
tú	hayas encostrado	Puede que tú ya hayas encostrado el hojaldre del desayuno sin contarlo.Maybe you already have covered the breakfast pastry with a thin crust without saying so.
él	haya encostrado	Tal vez el repostero del hotel haya encostrado la crema del pastel grande antes de venir.Perhaps the pastry chef at the hotel has covered the cream on the big cake with browned sugar before coming over.
nosotros	hayamos encostrado	Quizá nosotros ya hayamos encostrado las empanadas del horno por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have covered the pies in the oven with a crisp crust on our own.
vosotros	hayáis encostrado	Es probable que vosotros hayáis encostrado el pan de la bandeja mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have covered the bread on the tray with a hard crust better than expected.
ellos	hayan encostrado	Puede ser que las cocineras del turno ya hayan encostrado todo lo que dejan enfriar desde temprano.It may be that the cooks on the shift already have covered everything they leave to cool with a thin crust since early on.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	encostrara	Si yo encostrara la crema del pastel grande, se notaría enseguida.If I covered the cream on the big cake with browned sugar, it would show right away.
tú	encostraras	Si tú encostraras las empanadas del horno, costaría ocultarlo.If you covered the pies in the oven with a crisp crust, it would be hard to hide.
él	encostrara	Si el repostero del hotel encostrara el pan de la bandeja, daría mucho que hablar.If the pastry chef at the hotel covered the bread on the tray with a hard crust, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	encostráramos	Si nosotros encostráramos todo lo que dejan enfriar, todo iría por otro lado.If we covered everything we leave to cool with a thin crust, everything would go another way.
vosotros	encostrarais	Si vosotros encostrarais la tarta del escaparate, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all covered the tart in the window with a sugar crust, the mood would change.
ellos	encostraran	Si las cocineras del turno encostraran el hojaldre del desayuno, la escena sería otra.If the cooks on the shift covered the breakfast pastry with a thin crust, the whole scene would be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera encostrado	Si yo hubiera encostrado el pan de la bandeja, aún se recordaría.If I had covered the bread on the tray with a hard crust, it would still be remembered.
tú	hubieras encostrado	Si tú hubieras encostrado todo lo que dejan enfriar, eso habría dejado marca.If you had covered everything you leave to cool with a thin crust, that would have left a mark.
él	hubiera encostrado	Si el repostero del hotel hubiera encostrado la tarta del escaparate, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the pastry chef at the hotel had covered the tart in the window with a sugar crust, people would still be talking about it.
nosotros	hubiéramos encostrado	Si nosotros hubiéramos encostrado el hojaldre del desayuno, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had covered the breakfast pastry with a thin crust, the day would have gone another way.
vosotros	hubierais encostrado	Si vosotros hubierais encostrado la crema del pastel grande, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had covered the cream on the big cake with browned sugar, the change would have shown earlier.
ellos	hubieran encostrado	Si las cocineras del turno hubieran encostrado las empanadas del horno, nada habría quedado igual.If the cooks on the shift had covered the pies in the oven with a crisp crust, nothing would have stayed the same.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	encostrare	Si yo encostrare el hojaldre del desayuno, se notará enseguida.If I cover the breakfast pastry with a thin crust, it will show right away.
tú	encostrares	Si tú encostrares la crema del pastel grande, costará ignorarlo.If you cover the cream on the big cake with browned sugar, it will be hard to ignore.
él	encostrare	Si el repostero del hotel encostrare las empanadas del horno, dará mucho que hablar.If the pastry chef at the hotel covers the pies in the oven with a crisp crust, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	encostráremos	Si nosotros encostráremos el pan de la bandeja, todo irá por otro camino.If we cover the bread on the tray with a hard crust, everything will go another way.
vosotros	encostrareis	Si vosotros encostrareis todo lo que dejan enfriar, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all cover everything you leave to cool with a thin crust, the mood will change fast.
ellos	encostraren	Si las cocineras del turno encostraren la tarta del escaparate, la escena será distinta.If the cooks on the shift cover the tart in the window with a sugar crust, the whole scene will be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere encostrado	Cuando yo hubiere encostrado las empanadas del horno, ya se notará.When I have covered the pies in the oven with a crisp crust, it will already show.
tú	hubieres encostrado	En cuanto tú hubieres encostrado el pan de la bandeja, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have covered the bread on the tray with a hard crust, it will be hard not to see.
él	hubiere encostrado	Cuando el repostero del hotel hubiere encostrado todo lo que dejan enfriar, se verá de inmediato.When the pastry chef at the hotel has covered everything they leave to cool with a thin crust, it will show at once.
nosotros	hubiéremos encostrado	Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos encostrado la tarta del escaparate, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have covered the tart in the window with a sugar crust, everything will move differently.
vosotros	hubiereis encostrado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis encostrado el hojaldre del desayuno, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have covered the breakfast pastry with a thin crust, the mood will sound different.
ellos	hubieren encostrado	En cuanto las cocineras del turno hubieren encostrado la crema del pastel grande, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the cooks on the shift have covered the cream on the big cake with browned sugar, the change will be clear.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	encostra	encostra la tarta del escaparate.Cover the tart in the window with a sugar crust.
él	encostre	Que el repostero del hotel encostre el hojaldre del desayuno.Let the pastry chef at the hotel cover the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.
nosotros	encostremos	encostremos la crema del pastel grande.Cover the cream on the big cake with browned sugar.
vosotros	encostrad	encostrad las empanadas del horno.Cover the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
ellos	encostren	Que las cocineras del turno encostren el pan de la bandeja.Let the cooks on the shift cover the bread on the tray with a hard crust.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no encostres	No no encostres las empanadas del horno.Do not cover the pies in the oven with a crisp crust.
él	no encostre	Que el repostero del hotel no no encostre el pan de la bandeja.Let the pastry chef at the hotel not cover the bread on the tray with a hard crust.
nosotros	no encostremos	No no encostremos todo lo que dejan enfriar.Let us not cover everything we leave to cool with a thin crust.
vosotros	no encostréis	No no encostréis la tarta del escaparate.Do not cover the tart in the window with a sugar crust.
ellos	no encostren	Que las cocineras del turno no no encostren el hojaldre del desayuno.Let the cooks on the shift not cover the breakfast pastry with a thin crust.

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Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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